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Students Challenged to Solve Real-World Problems by Participating in NASA OPSPARC 2020
NASA’s OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Promotion and Research Challenge (OPSPARC) lets students channel their inner entrepreneur and…
High-fructose and high-fat diet damages liver mitochondria
High levels of fructose in the diet inhibit the liver’s ability to properly metabolize fat. This…
Shape affects performance of micropillars in heat transfer
A researcher has shown for the first time that the shape of a nanostructure has an…
Why multipartite viruses infect plants rather than animals
Being in between living and non-living, viruses are, in general, strange. Among viruses, multipartite viruses are…
Early warning signals heralded fatal collapse of Krakatau volcano
On 22 December 2018, a flank of the Anak Krakatau plunged into the Sunda strait between…
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Chemists have fabricated for the first time plasmonic color-switchable films of silver nanoparticles. Until now, such…
Just add water: Simple step boosts polymer's ability to filter CO2 from mixed gases
Researchers have found it can significantly boost an existing polymer’s ability to selectively remove carbon dioxide…
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Astroscale and University of Southampton Jointly Advance Business Case for Active Debris Removal Services
Astroscale and University of Southampton Jointly Advance Business Case for Active Debris Removal Services …