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NASA Spacecraft Becomes First to Orbit a Dwarf Planet
Mar. 6, 2015 — NASA's Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spacecraft was approximately 38,000 miles (61,000) kilometers from Ceres when it was captured by ... full story -
'Habitable' Planet GJ 581d Previously Dismissed as Noise Probably Does Exist
Mar. 6, 2015 — A new report has dismissed claims made last year that the first super-Earth planet discovered in the habitable zone of a distant star was 'stellar activity masquerading as planets.' The ... full story -
Black Holes and Dark Sector Explained by Quantum Gravity
Mar. 6, 2015 — A quantum version of General Relativity demonstrates that dark energy and dark matter are different manifestations of gravity. The theory calculates the precise value of the cosmological constant, ... full story -
A New Way to Control Information by Mixing Light and Sound
Mar. 6, 2015 — For once, slower is better in a new piece of technology. Scientists have developed a new, radio frequency processing device that allows information to be controlled more effectively, opening the door ... full story -
The Global Energy Challenge: One Billion People Have No Access to Electricity
Mar. 6, 2015 — More than one billion people world-wide have no access to electricity to cook food or light their homes, despite the technology being in place. A study on options for getting more electrical access ... full story -
Researchers Create Artificial Methane Hydrates, Open an Innovative Pathway for Use of New Fuels
Mar. 6, 2015 — A technology that allows the preparation of artificial methane hydrates has been developed by researchers. These researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to prepare methane hydrates in a ... full story -
Moves to Automate Identification of Saimaa Ringed Seals
Mar. 6, 2015 — Moves are being made to automate the identification of Saimaa ringed seals. This would bring new kinds of real-time information on how the extremely endangered species behaves, the movements of ... full story -
Mars: The Planet That Lost an Ocean's Worth of Water
Mar. 5, 2015 — A primitive ocean on Mars held more water than Earth's Arctic Ocean, and covered a greater portion of the planet's surface than the Atlantic Ocean does on Earth, according to new results ... full story -
Hubble Sees Supernova Split Into Four Images by Cosmic Lens
Mar. 5, 2015 — Astronomers have spotted for the first time a distant supernova split into four images. The multiple images of the exploding star are caused by the powerful gravity of a foreground elliptical galaxy ... full story -
Biomolecular Force Generation Based on Principle of a Gas Spring
Mar. 5, 2015 — The mechanical basis of mitosis has only been understood in fragments so far. Now scientists have been able to add another piece to the puzzle of cell biological ... full story -
Breakthrough in Nonlinear Optics Research
Mar. 5, 2015 — A method to selectively enhance or inhibit optical nonlinearities in a chip-scale device has been developed by scientists. To achieve their result the scientists investigated a specific optical ... full story -
Reliance on Smartphones Linked to Lazy Thinking
Mar. 5, 2015 — Our smartphones help us find a phone number quickly, provide us with instant directions and recommend restaurants, but new research indicates that this convenience at our fingertips is making it easy ... full story -
Magnetic Material Attracts Attention for Cancer Therapy
Mar. 5, 2015 — An extraordinary self-regulating heating effect that can be achieved in a particular type of magnetic material may open the doors to a new strategy for hyperthermia cancer treatment, researchers say. ... full story -
Einstein Put to the Test: Satellite Mission on Dark Energy and Theory of Gravitation
Mar. 5, 2015 — Physicists have gained new insights into dark energy and the theory of gravitation by analyzing data from the "Planck" satellite mission of the European Space Agency (ESA). Their results ... full story -
Chemists Develop 'Looking Glass' for Spotting Sound Molecular Structures
Mar. 5, 2015 — Chemists have developed a computational approach for determining the viability and suitability of complex molecular structures -- an advancement that could aid in the development of pharmaceuticals ... full story -
Protecting Crops from Radiation-Contaminated Soil
Mar. 5, 2015 — A chemical compound that prevents plants from taking up cesium, thus protecting them -- and us -- from the harmful effects of soil contaminated with radiocesium, has been discovered by ... full story -
Semi-Artificial Chloroplasts to Manufacture Biotechnologically Relevant Products
Mar. 5, 2015 — An international research team wants to create semi-artificial chloroplasts for the manufacture of biotechnologically relevant products. For this purpose, they aim to modify the photosynthetic ... full story -
Space Technology Investigates Large-Scale Changes to Africa's Climate
Mar. 5, 2015 — Researchers have mapped climate and human impacts on Africa's land resources using satellite mapping ... full story -
Security in a Smart World
Mar. 5, 2015 — More stable power grids and quicker accident care: When used properly, digital data may be of high benefit. However, electronic processing also facilitates data abuse. For this reason, scientists ... full story -
Breakthrough in Energy Harvesting Could Power 'Life on Mars'
Mar. 5, 2015 — Martian colonists could use an innovative new technique to harvest energy from carbon dioxide thanks to new research. The research proposes a new kind of engine for producing energy based on the ... full story
- NASA spacecraft becomes first to orbit a dwarf planet
- 'Habitable' planet GJ 581d previously dismissed as noise probably does exist
- Black holes and dark sector explained by quantum gravity
- A new way to control information by mixing light and sound
- The global energy challenge: One billion people have no access to electricity
- Researchers create artificial methane hydrates, open an innovative pathway for use of new fuels
- Moves to automate identification of Saimaa ringed seals
- Mars: The planet that lost an ocean's worth of water
- Hubble sees supernova split into four images by cosmic lens
- Biomolecular force generation based on principle of a gas spring
- Breakthrough in nonlinear optics research
- Reliance on smartphones linked to lazy thinking
- Magnetic material attracts attention for cancer therapy
- Einstein put to the test: Satellite mission on dark energy and theory of gravitation
- Chemists develop 'looking glass' for spotting sound molecular structures
- Protecting crops from radiation-contaminated soil
- Semi-artificial chloroplasts to manufacture biotechnologically relevant products
- Space technology investigates large-scale changes to Africa's climate
- Security in a smart world
- Breakthrough in energy harvesting could power 'life on Mars'
- Printing custom touch-sensitive displays yourself
- Medical nanoparticles: local treatment of lung cancer
- Rapid changes observed in a comet’s plasma tail
- Big box stores could ditch the grid, use natural gas fuel cells instead
- New materials discovered to detect neutrons emitted by radioactive materials
- New research could lead to more efficient electrical energy storage
- Metabolic path to improved biofuel production
- Strength in numbers: First-ever quantum device that detects and corrects its own errors
- Galactic 'rain' explains why some galaxies are better at creating stars
- Why isn't the universe as bright as it should be?
- Planet 'reared' by four parent stars
- X-ray imaging of a single virus in 3-D
- Treatment guidelines for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma outlined
- Taking madness out of March Madness
- Making night vision, thermal imaging affordable
- Single site on Mars advanced for 2016 NASA lander
- New models yield clearer picture of emissions' true costs
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
- Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices
- Pennies reveal new insights on nature of randomness
- Twitter helps smokers kick the habit, study finds
- Determining recipes for some of the world's oldest preserved beers
- Kids and robots learn to write together
- How big data can be used to understand major events
- Basis for cadmium toxicity uncovered
- Where you live could mean 'greener' alternatives do more harm than good
- Simulating the potential spread of measles
- Genetic data can help predict how pine forests will cope with climate change
- Twitter chatter predicts health insurance marketplace enrollment
- NASA Ames reproduces the building blocks of life in laboratory
- Testing to diagnose power event in Mars rover
- Flexible sensors turn skin into a touch-sensitive interaction space for mobile devices
- New approach to analysis of unresolved controversy over nuclear power
- Solar cells to get growth boost, price cut
- What happens if we all drive electrical vehicles?
- Cities have a memory and interact with their neighbors
- Robots for stroke rehabilitation
- Lightning plus volcanic ash make glass
- First scientific publication from data collected at National Synchrotron Light Source II
- New tech could significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions
- Far from home: Wayward star cluster is both tiny and distant
- Researchers discover new material to produce clean energy
- Understanding electric car 'range anxiety' could be key to wider acceptance
- Float like a mosquito: Mechanical logic may inspire aquatic robots, better boats
- Flower-like magnetic nanoparticles target difficult tumors
- Pressure is on to find the cause for vision changes in space
- Cloudy, with a wisp of liquid rock: Clouds around exoplanets analyzed
- Step change for screening could boost biofuels
- UK cities including London not as 'smart' as global counterparts
- Modeling chimp behavior? Try using laws that govern matter
- The rub with friction: News rules of friction at the microscopic level
- Networks of micro-drones: What can they be expected to do?
- Computer simulator will improve radiation therapy for cancer patients, experts say
- MR spectroscopy shows precancerous breast changes in women with BRCA gene
- Towards dust-free wood combustion
- New data on the nature of dark matter
- Graphene Research: Electrons Moving along Defined Snake States
- Breakthrough in particle control creates special half-vortex rotation
- The taming of magnetic vortices: A unified theory for skyrmion-materials
- Reading speed harnessed to automatically control text display rates
- What are the factors influencing which conservation news get shared or liked in Twitter, Facebook?
- Magnetic vortices in nanodisks reveal information
- New technique improves forecasts for Canada's prized salmon fishery
- Electrically conductive concrete to clear snow and ice from runways
- Giant virus revealed in 3-D using X-ray laser
- Glass coating improves battery performance
- Weld inspection technology to be commercialized
- Water in smog may reveal pollution sources
- Perfect NCAA bracket? Near impossible: Mathematician says
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Pens filled with high-tech inks for do-it-yourself sensors
- Democratizing synthetic biology
- Black phosphorus is new 'wonder material' for improving optical communication
- Forbidden atomic transitions: Controlling matter 1,000 times more precisely using high-resolution spectroscopy
- Google Glass shows promising uses in plastic surgery
- Core work: Iron vapor gives clues to formation of Earth and moon
- Swarmies shuffle through field tests
- Old-looking galaxy in a young universe: Astronomers find dust in the early universe
- NASA spacecraft nears historic dwarf planet arrival
- Important step towards quantum computing: Metals at atomic scale
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