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Image: Fusion model hot off the wall

Fusion model hot off the wall

Source: Kyoto   Posted: 8/11/23

Predicting molecular rotational temperature for enhanced plasma recombination
Image: How atomic nuclei vibrate

How atomic nuclei vibrate

Source: HHU DE   Posted: 8/8/23

Physicists have measured the wave-like vibration of atomic nuclei with an unprecedented level of precision.
Image: Stunning discovery: Metals can heal themselves

Stunning discovery: Metals can heal themselves

Source: Sandia   Posted: 8/3/23

Microscopic cracks vanish in experiments, revealing possibility of self-healing machines
Image: Evidence of Diverse Organic Material on Mars

Evidence of Diverse Organic Material on Mars

Source: UFL   Posted: 8/1/23

Scientists, including UF astrobiologist Amy Williams, gain vital insights into Mars’ history and potential for supporting life
Image: First 'ghost particle' image of Milky Way galaxy captured by scientists

First 'ghost particle' image of Milky Way galaxy captured by scientists

Source: NSF   Posted: 7/30/23

Elusive neutrinos reveal a portrait of our galaxy unlike any before.
Image: Magma on Mars likely

Magma on Mars likely

Source: ETH   Posted: 11/15/22

Researchers report that seismic signals indicate vulcanism still plays an active role in shaping the Martian surface.
Image: Gratzel solar cells achieve a new record

Gratzel solar cells achieve a new record

Source: EPFL   Posted: 11/13/22

Scientists at EPFL have increased the power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (
Image: Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours

Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours

Source: NASA   Posted: 11/10/22

Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours, Simulations Reveal
Image: The Most Precise Accounting Yet of Dark Energy and Dark Matter

The Most Precise Accounting Yet of Dark Energy and Dark Matter

Source: Harvard   Posted: 11/8/22

Astrophysicists have performed a powerful new analysis that places the most precise limits yet on the composition and evolution of the universe.
Image: Scientists discover material that can be made like a plastic but conducts like metal

Scientists discover material that can be made like a plastic but conducts like metal

Source: UChicago   Posted: 11/7/22

Scientists with the University of Chicago have discovered a way to create a material that can be made like a plastic, but conducts electricity more like a metal.
Image: Stunning Meteoroid Impact Detected on Mars

Stunning Meteoroid Impact Detected on Mars

Source: NASA/JPL   Posted: 11/4/22

The agency’s lander felt the ground shake during the impact while cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the yawning new crater from space.
Image: Building with nanoparticles, from the bottom up

Building with nanoparticles, from the bottom up

Source: MIT   Posted: 11/2/22

Researchers develop a technique for precisely arranging nanoscale particles on a surface, such as a silicon chip, that doesn’t damage the material.

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