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Microsoft tops trillion-dollar mark for first time
Microsoft hit the trillion-dollar value mark Thursday for the first time, becoming the third technology giant…
New key stages discovered in how plants prepare to make sex cells for reproduction
Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, too. And for good reason: Sexual reproduction…
Liquid crystals in nanopores produce a surprisingly large negative pressure
Negative pressure governs not only the Universe or the quantum vacuum. This phenomenon, although of a…
Engineers make injectable tissues a reality
A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians…
Using DNA templates to harness the sun’s energy
As the world struggles to meet the increasing demand for energy, coupled with the rising levels…
New ultra metal-poor star discovered
An international team of astronomers has detected a new ultra metal-poor star with the lowest ever…
New Hubble measurements confirm universe is expanding faster than expected
New measurements from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope confirm that the Universe is expanding about 9% faster…
Reindeer adapt to climate change by eating seaweed
The bodies of Svalbard reindeer are extremely well adapted to their arctic home at 79 degrees…
New lens system for brighter, sharper diffraction images
To design and improve energy storage materials, smart devices, and many more technologies, researchers need to…