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Hubble Steals a Look at a Hungry Giant
Image credit: ESA/NASA
NGC 1222, seen in this image taken with the Wide Field Camera 3 on board the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is a galaxy with a rather...
Researchers discover new material to improve de-icing
Hadi Ghasemi illustrates how a drop of water rolls off his icephobic surface. Credit: Cullen College of Engineering
Icy conditions can be deadly, whether you're...
International engineering team develop self-powered mobile polymers
The research team was able to make the azo-LCN film ascend a 15° incline. Credit: Wie, J. J. et al. Photomotility of polymers. Nat....
Researchers put single molecules in super-fridge
In this test experiment fluorescence light emitted from the discharge can be seen in the center. Credit: Dr. Klaus von Haeften
An international team...
The peculiarities of the huge equatorial jet stream in Saturn’s atmosphere are revealed
The planet Saturn observed using the Wide Field Camera 3 of the Hubble Space Telescope on 30 June, 2015. The box shows the equatorial...
Thawing ice makes the Alps grow
The Alps are steadily "growing" by about one to two millimeters per year. Likewise, the formerly glaciated subcontinents of North America and Scandinavia are...
Scientists analyze repeats in proteins implicated in neurological diseases
A graphic shows the simulated aggregation of proteins implicated in Huntington’s and other neurological diseases.Credit: Mingchen Chen/Rice University
Rice University scientists have uncovered new details...
National MagLab racks up new world record with hybrid magnet
The National MagLab's new series connected hybrid (SCH) magnet successfully broke the record this week during a series of tests conducted by engineers and...
HIV test performed on USB stick
USB stick that tests for HIV. Credit: Imperial College London / DNA Electronics
Scientists have developed a type of HIV test on a USB stick.
The...
Physicists’ prediction of gas ‘droplets’ confirmed
Ground-breaking theoretical work by University of Otago physics researchers showing that under certain conditions gases can form into stable droplets – as liquids do...
Study finds major ocean current is widening as climate warms
UM Rosenstiel School associate scientist Shane Elipot and Professor Lisa Beal alongside oceanographic instruments used during the Ahulhas Current Time Series Experiment. Credit: Diana...
