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Hubble ‘traps’ a vermin galaxy
Credit: Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is famous for its jaw-dropping snapshots of the cosmos. At...
DIY crystal-makers get refurbished online cookbook
Credit: Cormac Toher, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- In response to popular demand, materials scientists at Duke University have resurrected...
JSA Awards Graduate Fellowships for Research at Jefferson Lab
Washington, DC - Jefferson Sciences Associates announced today the award of eight JSA/Jefferson Lab graduate fellowships. The doctoral students will...
Are dense star clusters the origin of the gravitational waves discovered by LIGO?
Astrophysicists everywhere are thrilled about yesterday's news that the LIGO experiment has detected its third set of gravitational waves. Predicted...
UQ physicist builds on Einstein and Galileo’s work
Credit: Image credit: Dr Magdalena Zych Sixteenth century scientist Galileo Galilei threw two spheres of different mass from the top...
Scientists design molecular system for artificial photosynthesis
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Photosynthesis in green plants converts solar energy to stored chemical energy by transforming atmospheric carbon...
New catalytic converter composite reduces rare earth element usage
Credit: Professor Masato Machida Automobiles are facing increasingly strict emissions regulations in an effort to reduce the amount of harmful...
Observation of the phase transition of liquid crystal defects for the first time
Credit: KAIST KAIST researchers observed the phase transition of topological defects formed by liquid crystal (LC) materials for the first...
Lukoil takes interest in geophysical research at Kazan University
His report was titled "Radiophysical Methods for Geophysical Applications". Dr, Latypov talked about equipment for oil well research and in-situ...
DFG Europa-Preis awarded to six winners of the National ‘Jugend forscht’ Competition
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) has awarded its Europa-Preis to six young researchers. They were presented with the...
Configuration and manipulation of soft robotics for on-orbit servicing
Credit: ©Science China Press Traditional rigid-bodied robots have few degrees of freedom and large stiffness, which may bring limitations in...
Bacteria used as factories to produce cancer drugs
Credit: DTU Researchers at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability in Denmark have developed a method of producing P450...
Red light has no effect on bat activity: Less disruption by changing artificial color
Credit: Kamiel Spoelstra / NIOO-KNAW Artificial light at night can have a disruptive effect on bats, but not if the...
Forensic chemical analysis of wood could stop illegal logging
Credit: Image credit: Edgard Espinoza, 2017. Tackling the problem of illegal logging is particularly challenging as it is often nearly...
Queen’s researcher’s ‘miracle material’ discovery could end cracked smart devices
Credit: Queen's University Belfast Currently, most parts of a smart phone are made of silicon and other compounds, which are...
Canadian Institutes of Health Research invests in new brain health research at Baycrest
Credit: Baycrest Health Sciences Baycrest Health Sciences will pursue new avenues in brain health research thanks to support from Canada's...
The part of rice we don’t eat may be highly nutritious
Rice bran, the outer covering of the rice grain, has high nutritional value and is a rich source of proteins,...
ERC Starting Grant for allergy research in the gut
(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) The European Research Council (ERC) will be funding the ALLERGUT...
Sydney Harbor emissions equivalent to 200 cars on the roads
Credit: University of Sydney lead researcher Edwina Tanner The Sydney Harbour is renowned as a beautiful landmark straddling our thriving...
Scientists launch global agenda to curb social, human rights abuses in seafood sector
Credit: Nathan Bennett/University of Washington As the United Nations Oceans Conference convenes in New York, a new paper calls on...
