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Gather Moon rocks for us, NASA urges private companies
NASA on Thursday announced it was in the market for Moon rocks, and wants to pay…
Study finds humans are behind costly, increasing risk of wildfire to millions of homes
People are starting almost all the wildfires that threaten U.S. homes, according to an innovative new…
Researcher creates an ultra-simple inexpensive method to fabricate optical fiber
A novel process to fabricate special optical fiber that is far simpler, faster and cheaper than…
Quirky response to magnetism presents quantum physics mystery
The search is on to discover new states of matter, and possibly new ways of encoding,…
Phasing quantum annealers into experiments from nonequilibrium physics
It is established that matter can transition between different phases when certain parameters, such as temperature,…
Atomic-level insights help to reduce degradation in fuel cells and extend their lifetime
Vehicles powered by polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are energy-efficient and eco-friendly, but despite increasing…
New machine learning-assisted method rapidly classifies quantum sources
For quantum optical technologies to become more practical, there is a need for large-scale integration of…
New Hubble data suggests there is an ingredient missing from current dark matter theories
Observations by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT)…
Multiphase buffering by ammonia explains wide range of atmospheric aerosol acidity
Aerosols are tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in the air. They influence the climate by…