A research team using new methods to analyze data from NASA's Curiosity rover and its neutron spectrometer Dynamic Albedo of Neutrons, or DAN, on Mars was able to independently verify that fracture halos contained water-rich ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 4, 2023
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Paleontologists from Flinders University are using a micro-CT scanner and 3D printing to reconstruct a small dinosaur preserved as opal for more than 100 million years in white sandstone rocks.
Biotechnology
Aug 29, 2022
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Using just electrostatic charge, common microparticles can spontaneously organize themselves into highly ordered crystalline materials—the equivalent of table salt or opals, according to a new study led by New York University ...
Materials Science
Apr 22, 2020
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Scientists have revealed that fossils from an underground opal mine near Lightning Ridge, outback NSW, include remains from a herd of dinosaurs, among them a new dinosaur species and the world's most complete opalized dinosaur.
Archaeology
Jun 6, 2019
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Silicate glass has many applications, including use as a nuclear waste form to immobilize radioactive elements from spent fuel. However, it has one disadvantage—it corrodes when it comes into contact with aqueous solutions. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 28, 2019
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Scientists have discovered a completely new type of opal formed by a common seaweed which harnesses natural technology by self-assembling a nanostructure of oil droplets to control how light reflects from its cells to display ...
Nanophysics
Apr 17, 2018
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Planetary scientists have discovered pieces of opal in a meteorite found in Antarctica, a result that demonstrates that meteorites delivered water ice to asteroids early in the history of the solar system. Led by Professor ...
Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2016
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The team, led by the University of Cambridge, have invented a way to make such sheets on industrial scales, opening up applications ranging from smart clothing for people or buildings, to banknote security.
Materials Science
Jun 3, 2016
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Scientists have discovered for the first time direct physical evidence of the existence of opals on Mars.
Space Exploration
Jul 7, 2015
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Globally, road and rail networks are expected to increase 60 percent by 2050. Increasingly, countries and funders are requiring such projects to account for and mitigate environmental damage. Mitigation projects, however, ...
Environment
Dec 5, 2014
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