NASA's New Horizons spacecraft pulled off the most distant exploration of another world Tuesday, skimming past a tiny, icy object 4 billion miles from Earth that looks to be shaped like a bowling pin.
Space Exploration
Jan 1, 2019
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Imagine a micron-sized ball of fluid enclosed in a thin film, similar to the film in soap bubbles, but made up of molecules resembling liquid crystal. These molecules can lower their overall energy by aligning their directions ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 19, 2018
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Following an interdisciplinary approach, researchers in Japan have found new catalysts using unique Heusler alloys. Most studies on catalysts have been conducted by researchers in chemistry. However, catalysts also relate ...
Materials Science
Nov 8, 2018
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A multidisciplinary study by the Computer Biochemistry Research Group of the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) and collaborators have designed small molecules that are able to bond with and inhibit the activity of enzymes in infectious ...
Biochemistry
Nov 8, 2018
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft carried out a short engine burn on Oct. 3 to home in on the location and timing of its New Year's flyby of the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule.
Space Exploration
Oct 5, 2018
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You never know what you're going to see when you visit a world for the first time—particularly when it's on the solar system's most distant frontier – but you can get ready to see it.
Space Exploration
Oct 1, 2018
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With the death of Stephen Hawking, the world has lost an adventurer.
Astronomy
Mar 15, 2018
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Research by an OU molecular physicist has discovered that electrons can control chemical reactions in experiments leading to purer, cheaper chemical products.
Condensed Matter
Oct 17, 2017
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A new generation of higher-powered batteries for phones and cameras could result from ground-breaking research led by scientists at the University of Kent.
Materials Science
May 10, 2017
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Researchers discovered a new snake species in Madagascar and named it "ghost snake" for its pale grey coloration and elusiveness. They found the ghost snake on a recently opened path within the well-traveled Ankarana National ...
Plants & Animals
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