NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is on September 26 – after travelingfor 10 months with a trajectory aiming at a small rock in the name of planetary salvationresearch – made contact…
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A case study reveals the ecological impact of water-soluble polymers
Graphic abstract. Credit: Total Environmental Science (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157608 Water-soluble synthetic polymers (WSSP) are found in many everyday products. What the consequences are when these plastics enter rivers, lakes and oceans are…
Pig vomit toxin is the key to the Martian meteorite mystery
A Glasgow-based science sleuth may have helped solve a century-old mystery surrounding the discovery of a Martian meteorite thanks to a toxin that makes pigs vomit. The Lafayette meteorite was found in…
NASA’s James Webb Telescope captures rare view of merging galaxies
Now that we have a powerful lens pointed at the deepest regions of the universe, our definition of “surprise” has changed slightly when it comes to astronomy photos. It’s no longer surprising,…
New technology developed for single cell analysis
The single-cell electrorotation microfluidic device uses an electric field to probe the properties of the cell. Credit: Texas A&M Engineering The ability to analyze the properties of individual cells is vital to…
Carbonized polymer dots enhance the stability and flexibility of the quasi-2D perovskite photodetector
a, Via carbonized temperature control, the length of the polymer chains can be regulated. CPDs exhibit high viscoelasticity as shown. b, The results of the DFT calculation show a coordination effect between…
How to solve a problem like a proton? Crush it, then rebuild it with machine learning
A look at the HERA tunnel: Berkeley Lab scientists have developed new machine learning algorithms to speed up the analysis of data collected decades ago by HERA, the world’s most powerful electron-proton…
Balancing risk and reward in planetary exploration: researchers develop a new approach to conduct automated research in space
NASA’s Mars rovers strive to make groundbreaking scientific discoveries as they traverse the Martian landscape. At the same time, the crews operating the rovers are doing everything they can to protect them…
The space station just took evasive action to avoid glaring space debris
Humanity has a serious space debris problem. On the evening of October 24, NASA announced a maneuver to give the International Space Station “an additional measure of distance” from a piece of…
Hairy snail discovered in 99 million year old amber
Discovered in 99 million year old amber: Archaeocyclotus brevivillosus sp. Nov. 1 credit International researchers, including Dr. Adrienne Jochum of Senckenberg, have discovered a new species of land snail in a piece…