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Researchers discover star in closest known orbit around black hole
An international team of astronomers has observed evidence of a star that whips around a black hole at a rate...
Visualizing debris disk ‘roller derby’ to understand planetary system evolution
Credit: Erika Nesvold Washington, DC -- When planets first begin to form, the aftermath of the process leaves a ring...
Relativistic electrons uncovered with NASA’s Van Allen probes
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Tom Bridgman Earth's radiation belts, two doughnut-shaped regions of charged particles encircling our planet, were...
NASA’s webb telescope ghostly ‘lights out’ inspection
Credit: Image Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn What happens when the lights are turned out in the enormous clean room that currently...
World-first surveillance strategy shaped by Stirling expertise
Credit: University of Stirling The operation of surveillance cameras is the subject of a new UK strategy, shaped by a...
Quantum movement of electrons in atomic layers shows potential of materials for ele
Credit: Frank Ceballos | University of Kansas LAWRENCE - Common sense might dictate that for an object to move from...
Mapping the effects of crystal defects
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- New research offers insights into how crystal dislocations -- a common type of defect in materials --...
Biochemists develop new way to control cell biology with light
Credit: Robert Campbell Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a new method of controlling biology at the cellular...
Quantum key system could make mobile transactions far more secure
Credit: Iris Choi, Oxford University WASHINGTON -- With the growing popularity of mobile phone apps to pay for purchases at...
Protostar blazes bright, reshaping its stellar nursery
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), T. Hunter; C. Brogan, B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); GLIMPSE, NASA/JPL-Caltech A massive protostar, deeply nestled in its dust-filled...
When the sea ice melts, juvenile polar cod may go hungry
Polar cod fulfil a key role in the Arctic food web, as they are a major source of food for...
Civil society participation key in international forestry programs in Laos
The participation of civil society organisations in the international REDD+ programmes seeking to reduce deforestation, forest degradation and CO² emissions...
Some bed bugs are better climbers than others
Credit: Journal of Economic Entomology Annapolis, MD; March 8, 2017 -- Not all bed bugs are created equal, and some...
Using lasers to create ultra-short pulses
Physicists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have entered new territory with regard to the pulsing of electron beams. Their method...
Drug combination delivered by nanoparticles may help in melanoma treatment
The first of a new class of medication that delivers a combination of drugs by nanoparticle may keep melanoma from...
Killer spirals offer wild ride
Credit: Springer International Publishing AG Øyvind Hammer was first seduced by the spiral's charms 20 years ago while studying fossils...
From space to the streets: New battery model also makes electric cars more reliable
Credit: Oliver Dietze They are able to predict how much the on-board battery will in fact be utilized in the...
CISPA researchers present early warning system for mass cyber attacks
Credit: Manuela Meyer Researchers from the Competence Center for IT Security, CISPA, at the Saarland University have developed a kind...
NTU Singapore and ELID Technology develop robot to wash and paint high-rise buildings
Loading video... Credit: NTU Singapore An innovative robotic system that can clean building exteriors using water jets or give new...
Life origination hydrate theory
Credit: Dr. Elena A. Kadyshevich et al Bentham Science Publishers The LOH-Theory is based on the following original discoveries: highly-concentrated...
