Heavy iron isotopes leaking from Earth's core
Earth's molten core may be leaking iron, according to researchers who analyzed how iron behaves inside our planet.
Earth Sciences
Apr 13, 2020
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News tagged with iron core
Iron nanorobots show their true mettle
Drug-coated iron nanowires that can be guided to the site of a tumor using an external magnetic field before activating a three-step cancer-killing mechanism could provide an effective option for cancer therapy.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 28, 2020
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Researchers generate ultra-short spin waves in an astoundingly simple material
Due to its potential to make computers faster and smartphones more efficient, spintronics is considered a promising concept for the future of electronics. In a collaboration including the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent ...
General Physics
Mar 28, 2019
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Subducting slabs of the Earth's crust may generate unusual features spotted near the core
Nearly 1,800 miles below the earth's surface, there are large odd structures lurking at the base of the mantle, sitting just above the core. The mantle is a thick layer of hot, mostly plastic rock that surrounds the core; ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2018
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Dense metal planets like Mercury are probably rare in the universe
The planet Mercury, the closet planet to our Sun, is something of an exercise in extremes. It's days last longer than it's years and at any given time, it's sun-facing side is scorching hot while its dark side is freezing ...
Space Exploration
Sep 6, 2018
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A huge hydrogen generator at the Earth's core-mantle boundary
Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen is a major theme in the development of clean, abundant energy source. A new study led by an international research group revealed that when water meets the iron core of the Earth, ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 27, 2017
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Mysterious deep-Earth seismic signature explained
New research on oxygen and iron chemistry under the extreme conditions found deep inside the Earth could explain a longstanding seismic mystery called ultralow velocity zones. Published in Nature, the findings could have ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 22, 2017
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When water met iron deep inside the Earth, did it create conditions for life?
Reservoirs of oxygen-rich iron between the Earth's core and mantle could have played a major role in Earth's history, including the breakup of supercontinents, drastic changes in Earth's atmospheric makeup, and the creation ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2017
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Turbulence in planetary cores excited by tides
Veritable shields against high-energy particles, planets' magnetic fields are produced by iron moving in their liquid core. Yet the dominant model for explaining this system does not fit the smallest celestial bodies. Researchers ...
General Physics
Jul 24, 2017
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Probing the possibility of life on super-Earths
Along with its aesthetic function of helping create the glorious Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, the powerful magnetic field surrounding our planet has a fairly important practical value as well: It makes life possible.
Astronomy
Jun 19, 2017
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