A team of NASA-funded scientists has solved an enduring mystery from the Apollo missions to the moon - the origin of organic matter found in lunar samples returned to Earth. Samples of the lunar soil brought back by the Apollo ...
Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2015
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Oceanic oil spills are tough to clean up. They dye feathers a syrupy sepia and tan fish eggs a toxic tint. The more turbulent the waters, the farther the slick spreads, with inky droplets descending into the briny deep.
Nanomaterials
Oct 11, 2016
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An important type of molecule that helps produce complex organic material has been detected within Titan's hazy upper atmosphere by a UCL-led team as part of the international Cassini-Huygens mission.
Space Exploration
Jul 27, 2017
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Chemists at Boston College have achieved a series of breakthroughs in their efforts to develop an economical means of harnessing artificial photosynthesis by narrowing the voltage gap between the two crucial processes of ...
Materials Science
Oct 11, 2013
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Harvard University researchers have designed more than 1,000 new blue-light emitting molecules for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that could dramatically improve displays for televisions, phones, tablets and more.
Materials Science
Aug 8, 2016
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Stanford scientists have discovered a surprising source for an organic molecule used as an indicator for life on early Earth.
Biochemistry
Oct 20, 2015
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Imperial College London scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve water purification and battery energy storage efforts.
Materials Science
Dec 2, 2019
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Last year, scientists with NASA's Dawn mission announced the detection of organic material—carbon-based compounds that are necessary components for life—exposed in patches on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres. Now, ...
Space Exploration
Jun 13, 2018
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Molecules with the potential to deliver healing power to stressed cells - such as those involved in heart attacks - have been created by University of Oregon researchers.
Materials Science
Dec 30, 2016
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A Rice University laboratory has improved upon its ability to determine molecular structures in three dimensions in ways that challenge long-used standards.
General Physics
Aug 15, 2013
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