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X-Rays Reveal New Picture of 'Dinobird' Plumage Patterns
June 11, 2013 — The first complete chemical analysis of feathers from Archaeopteryx, a famous fossil linking dinosaurs and birds, reveals that the feathers of this early bird were patterned -- light in colour, with ... > full story -
Moon Radiation Findings May Reduce Health Risks to Astronauts
June 11, 2013 — Space scientists report that data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show lighter materials like plastics provide effective shielding against the radiation hazards faced by astronauts ... > full story -
'Popcorn' Particle Pathways Promise Better Lithium-Ion Batteries
June 11, 2013 — Researchers have confirmed the particle-by-particle mechanism by which lithium ions move in and out of electrodes made of lithium iron phosphate, findings that could lead to better performance in ... > full story -
Early Data from First Human Study Suggests Radiation-Antibody Combination Is Safe
June 10, 2013 — An experimental treatment that combines a cell-killing radioactive particle with an antibody that homes in on cancer cells is safe in the treatment of cancers spreading through patients’ ... > full story -
Study Examines Cancer Risk from Pediatric Radiation Exposure from CT Scans
June 10, 2013 — According to a study of seven U.S. healthcare systems, the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head, abdomen/pelvis, chest or spine, in children younger than age 14 more than doubled from ... > full story -
Black Holes Abundant Among the Earliest Stars
June 5, 2013 — By comparing infrared and X-ray background signals across the same stretch of sky, astronomers have discovered evidence of a significant number of black holes that accompanied the first stars in the ... > full story -
Giant Planets Offer Help in Faster Research on Material Surfaces
June 5, 2013 — New, fast and accurate algorithm, based on the mathematical formalism used to model processes accompanying interaction of light with gas planet atmospheres, is a major step towards better ... > full story -
Cosmic Rays: Galactic Knee and Extragalactic Ankle
June 3, 2013 — A new experiment has yielded the important result that a characteristic bend in the energy spectrum of high-energy cosmic rays, also called "knee", is located at different energies for light and ... > full story -
Cool Electron Acceleration: Electron Pulses from Laser Accelerator
June 3, 2013 — Physicists have produced electron pulses from a laser accelerator whose individual particles all have nearly the same tuneable ... > full story -
'Population Census' of Galaxies Buried in Dust
May 31, 2013 — Conventional research on distant galaxies have been carried out mainly with visible light and near infrared light. However, it is possible that many galaxies in the universe have been overlooked as ... > full story
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