Rice University scientists have developed an easy and affordable tool to count and characterize nanoparticles. …
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Shock waves created in the lab mimic astrophysical particle accelerators powered by exploding stars
When stars explode as supernovas, they produce shock waves in the plasma surrounding them. So powerful…
Marine energy devices likely pose minimal impacts to marine life, report shows
Marine scientists from around the world spent the last four years reviewing numerous studies and other…
Physicists study mirror nuclei for precision theory test
It’s not often in nuclear physics that you can clearly get both sides of the story,…
Researchers develop ultra-sensitive device for detecting magnetic fields
A team of Brown University physicists has developed a new type of compact, ultra-sensitive magnetometer. The…
Researchers shed light on new enzymatic reaction
Researchers have identified key ingredients for producing high-value chemical compounds in an environmentally friendly fashion: repurposed…
You are what you eat is as important for fish as it is for people
There is truth in the saying “you are what you eat”; even more so if you…
Researchers build better rock models
Once you crush, cut or fracture a rock, there are no do-overs. It’s a fact that…
Engineers put tens of thousands of artificial brain synapses on a single chip
MIT engineers have designed a “brain-on-a-chip,” smaller than a piece of confetti, that is made from…
Scientists engineer one protein to fight cancer and regenerate neurons
Our lungs, bones, blood vessels and other major organs are made up of cells, and one…