Gene circuits in live cells can perform complex computations
Living cells are capable of performing complex computations on the environmental signals they encounter.
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Fifty years of moon dust—Surveyor 1 was a Pathfinder for Apollo
Before humans could take their first steps on the moon, that mysterious and forbidding surface had to be reconnoitered by robots. When President John Kennedy set a goal of landing astronauts on the lunar surface in 1961, ...
Space Exploration
Jun 3, 2016
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Science instruments of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successfully installed
With surgical precision, two dozen engineers and technicians successfully installed the package of science instruments of the James Webb Space Telescope into the telescope structure. The package is the collection of cameras ...
Space Exploration
May 25, 2016
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First semi-transparent perovskite modules
Nanoelectronics research center imec, partner in Solliance, presented today the first-ever semi-transparent perovskite PV-module, achieving power conversion efficiencies up to 12%. The technology enables for semi-transparent ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
May 25, 2016
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Pages astronauts followed to land on moon sell for $175,000
Three pages with the step-by-step computer procedures that U.S. astronauts followed to land the Apollo 11 lunar module on the moon's surface in 1969 have sold at auction for $175,000.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2016
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Solliance realizes first up-scaled Perovskite based PV modules with 10% efficiency
Solliance demonstrates a record 10 percent aperture area power conversion efficiency for its up-scaled thin-film perovskite photovoltaic modules. The efficiency was measured on an aperture area of 168 cm2. Twenty-five cells ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 9, 2016
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NASA's 'spaceport of the future' reaches another milestone
NASA has completed a major milestone on its journey to Mars and is ready to begin another phase of work on its spaceport of the future, where the next generation of astronauts will launch to Mars and other deep-space destinations.
Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2016
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One atom can make a difference: Hydrogen-bonding pairing helps design better drugs to neutralize gut
Infections with bacterium Clostridium difficile have rapidly become a significant medical problem in hospitals and long-term care facilities. The bacteria cause diarrhea and life-threatening inflammation of the colon by producing ...
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2016
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NASA marks major milestones for the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just got a little closer to launch with the completion of cryogenic testing on its science cameras and spectrographs and the installation of the final flight mirrors.
Space Exploration
Mar 21, 2016
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James Webb Space Telescope coming together over next two years
The year 2015 marked big progress on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and there are still a number of large milestones before the next generation telescope is launched in 2018. Recently, all of the 18 segments of the Webb ...
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2016
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