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Study of mesosiderite zircons suggests Vesta was struck by a very large rock
A team of researchers from Australia, Switzerland and Japan has found evidence suggesting that the asteroid…
Driverless cars are going to disrupt the airline industry
As driverless cars become more capable and more common, they will change people’s travel habits not…
A platform for Africa's mobile innovators
Sam Gikandi ’05 SM ’06 and Eston Kimani ’05 have always believed in the potential of…
Climate catastrophe has happened before—and it's teaching us about the future
Predicting how animals, plants and humans might cope with climate catastrophe over the coming decades and…
LED-ing the way: A clean and convenient method to oxidize plastic surfaces for industry
Polypropylene (PP) is everywhere, being one of the most widely used plastics in human life. A…
Direct atom-resolved imaging of magnetic materials
In conventional electron microscopes, performing atomic-resolution observations of magnetic materials is particularly difficult because high magnetic…
Big brands break pledge to not destroy forests: report
A rainforest area the size of Spain will have been destroyed by firms growing consumer staples…
Study examines why student-athletes access fewer academic supports, services
The NCAA is quick to point out that the word “student” comes first in the term…
Hypersonic matterwaves for ultrafast atomtronics
Atomtronics manipulates atoms much in the way that electronics manipulates electrons. It carries the promise of…