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For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon
The UW–Madison engineers use a solution process to deposit aligned arrays of carbon nanotubes onto 1 inch by 1 inch substrates. The researchers used...
Philae: Lost comet lander is found
Rosetta's lander Philae has been identified in OSIRIS narrow-angle camera images taken on 2 September 2016 from a distance of 2.7 km. The image...
Scientists discover how ‘super enzyme’ speeds up DNA repair
Scientists from the University of Sussex have discovered how an enzyme, known as PARP3, helps to accelerate the repair of DNA.
In the body, mutations can...
First gravitational waves form after 10 million years
This simulation shows how two galaxies merge over a period of 15 million years. The red and the blue dots illustrate the two black...
Brain circuit that drives sleep-wake states, sleep-preparation behavior is identified
Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have identified a brain circuit that's indispensable to the sleep-wake cycle. This same circuit is also a key...
Earth’s carbon points to planetary smashup
The ratio of volatile elements in Earth's mantle suggests that virtually all of the planet's life-giving carbon came from a collision with an embryonic...
NASA’s SDO Witnesses a Double Eclipse
You can tell Earth and the moon’s shadows apart by their edges: Earth’s is fuzzy, while the moon’s is sharp and distinct. This is...
Newly Discovered ‘Blue Whirl’ Fire Tornado Burns Cleaner for Reduced Emissions
Credit: University of Maryland
Fire tornados, or ‘fire whirls,’ pose a powerful and essentially uncontrollable threat to life, property, and the surrounding environment in large...
Jupiter’s north pole unlike anything encountered in solar system
Storm systems and weather activity unlike anything encountered in the solar system are on view in these color images of Jupiter's north polar region...
First stars formed even later than previously thought
Cosmic reionisation. Credit: ESA – C. Carreau
ESA's Planck satellite has revealed that the first stars in the Universe started forming later than previous observations...
London air pollution policies are starting to have impact, but more work to be...
Image Credit: Flickr/Andy Miccone
New research by scientists at King’s College London suggests that air pollution from London’s roads is improving overall but more work...
