The final installment of the sixth assessment report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was released on March 20. The report warns that the planet has already warmed 1.1°C above pre-industrial ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2023
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A potentially better way to make oxygen for astronauts in space using magnetism has been proposed by an international team of scientists, including a University of Warwick chemist.
Space Exploration
Aug 12, 2022
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Pieces of plastic in the sea, chlorophyll content in bodies of water, the degree of drought in fields—since April 2022, the German environmental satellite EnMAP has been orbiting our Earth and will be collecting myriad ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 1, 2022
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Colloids are mixtures of microscopic particles suspended in fluids—substances that are part solid, part liquid. Colloids are found in products including toothpaste, ketchup, paint and liquid hand soap, and are part of a ...
Soft Matter
Jun 24, 2022
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NASA has selected Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace to advance spacewalking capabilities in low-Earth orbit and at the moon, by buying services that provide astronauts with next generation spacesuit and spacewalk systems ...
Space Exploration
Jun 2, 2022
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Cultured meat could be a game changer for the environment, food security, human health and animal welfare. But some challenges prevent it from reaching its full potential. Now ESA is supporting researchers to explore the ...
Space Exploration
Mar 31, 2022
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A retired microscope and samples from studies on colloids and cellular signaling are among the cargo returning from the International Space Stationaboard the 24th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission. The Dragon ...
Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2022
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Advanced manufacturing experts from Manchester have revealed what human life in space could look like—with a graphene-enhanced space habitat developed to meet anticipated demand for human settlements beyond Earth.
Space Exploration
Nov 2, 2021
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have additively manufactured a lightweight aluminum alloy and demonstrated its ability to resist creep or deformation at 300 degrees Celsius.
Materials Science
Nov 2, 2021
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Researchers have taken an important new step in advancing the performance of resonator fiber optic gyroscopes, a type of fiber optic sensor that senses rotation using only light. Because gyroscopes are the basis of most navigation ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 21, 2020
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