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Data storage using individual molecules
Researchers from the University of Basel have reported a new method that allows the physical state of just a few atoms or molecules within...
Scientists invent easier, cheaper way to measure gravity
The world has one official kilogram against which all other country's kilograms are measured and scales calibrated.
It lives in France, where the world's official...
‘Treasure trove’ of dinosaur footprints found in southern England
More than 85 well-preserved dinosaur footprints—made by at least seven different species—have been uncovered in East Sussex, representing the most diverse and detailed collection...
Laser-pointing system could help tiny satellites transmit data to Earth
A new laser-pointing platform developed at MIT may help launch miniature satellites into the high-rate data game.
Since 1998, almost 2,000 shoebox-sized satellites known as...
Scientists dismiss the idea of travel through wormholes
A RUDN employee and Brazilian colleagues have called into question the concept of using stable wormholes as portals to different points of space-time. The...
Magic number colloidal clusters
Complexity in nature often results from self-assembly, and is considered particularly robust. Compact clusters of elemental particles can be shown to be of practical...
Horned dinosaur Crittendenceratops discovered in Arizona
Palentologists are announcing a new dinosaur discovery in the southwest United States. Crittendenceratops krzyzanowskii is a new ceratopsid (horned) dinosaur from 73-million-year-old (Late Cretaceous)...
A young star caught forming like a planet
Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit around...
Tangled magnetic fields power cosmic particle accelerators
Magnetic field lines tangled like spaghetti in a bowl might be behind the most powerful particle accelerators in the universe. That's the result of...
Scientists overhaul corn domestication story with multidisciplinary analysis
Smithsonian scientists and collaborators are revising the history of one of the world's most important crops. Drawing on genetic and archaeological evidence, researchers have...
Team invents method to shrink objects to the nanoscale
MIT researchers have invented a way to fabricate nanoscale 3-D objects of nearly any shape. They can also pattern the objects with a variety...
