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The team of researchers behind a landmark study on predatory journals has now outlined the first…
Humidity switches molecular diode off and on
An international group of scientists from Leiden, Delft, Bern and Chuo has developed the first switchable…
Subnanometer-scale channels in 2-D materials could point toward future electronics, solar cells
"Two-dimensional materials"—materials deposited in layers that are only a few atoms thick—are promising for both high-performance…
Collisions after moon formation remodeled early Earth
Southwest Research Institute scientists recently modeled the protracted period of bombardment following the Moon's formation, when…
Understanding the climate impact of natural atmospheric particles
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Leeds, has quantified the relationship between…
Researchers use nanoparticles to target, kill endometrial cancer
Tumor-targeting nanoparticles loaded with a drug that makes cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy's toxicity could…
Moon’s explosive birth drove iron deep into Earth’s core
Our moon was made by the Big Splash, an impact that we thought left iron deposits…
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has a hidden ‘conveyer belt’ of heat
Frigid Europa may be warmed by a layer under its crust that moves heat and ice…
Jupiter’s icy moon Europa has a hidden ‘conveyer belt’ of heat
Frigid Europa may be warmed by a layer under its crust that moves heat and ice…