Didymos is spinning so quickly that rocks are detaching at its equator and going into orbit
Asteroid Didymos is spitting rocks out into space.
Planetary Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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News tagged with smaller particles
Strawberry fields forever? Strawberry production leaves long-term plastic pollution, research finds
Researchers have found that the plastic mulch used to support the growth of Californian strawberries sheds large quantities of plastic mulch fragments. These particles have been shown to negatively impact soil qualities, ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 9, 2023
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Meteorites show transport of material in early solar system
New studies of a rare type of meteorite show that material from close to the Sun reached the outer solar system even as the planet Jupiter cleared a gap in the disk of dust and gas from which the planets formed. The results, ...
Astronomy
Sep 8, 2020
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Tiny particles can switch back and forth between phases
Three years ago, when Richard Robinson, associate professor of materials science and engineering, was on sabbatical at Hebrew University in Israel, he asked a graduate student to send him some nanoparticles of a specific ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 15, 2019
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Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan's subtropical ocean
Research conducted in the Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has revealed the presence of small microplastics in the ocean ...
Environment
Dec 24, 2020
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Joy Division: 40 years on from 'Unknown Pleasures,' astronomers revisit the pulsar from the iconic album cover
The English rock band Joy Division released their debut studio album "Unknown Pleasures" 40 years ago. The front cover doesn't feature any words, only a now iconic black and white data graph showing 80 wiggly lines representing ...
Astronomy
Jul 12, 2019
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Diffusing wave paradox may be used to design micro-robotics
Amoeba are unusual creatures that form when a dispersed population of cells spontaneously comes together and reorganizes itself into a multicellular macroscopic organism. To do this, a few leader cells emit chemical pulses ...
Random matrix theory approaches the mystery of the neutrino mass
When any matter is divided into smaller and smaller pieces, eventually all you are left with—when it cannot be divided any further—is a particle. Currently, there are 12 different known elementary particles, which in ...
General Physics
Apr 6, 2023
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Study finds electrical fields can throw a curveball
MIT researchers have discovered a phenomenon that could be harnessed to control the movement of tiny particles floating in suspension. This approach, which requires simply applying an external electric field, may ultimately ...
Nanophysics
May 26, 2020
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3-D printed sensors could make breath tests for diabetes possible
The production of highly sensitive sensors is a complex process: It requires many steps and the almost dust-free environment of special cleanrooms. A research team from Materials Science at Kiel University (CAU) and from ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 27, 2020
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