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Spotting elephants from space: A satellite revolution
Using the highest resolution satellite imagery currently available—Worldview 3—from Maxar Technologies and deep learning, (TensorFlow API, Google Brain) researchers at the University of Oxford...
Atomic-scale nanowires can now be produced at scale
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a way to make self-assembled nanowires of transition metal chalcogenides at scale using chemical vapor deposition. By...
Catalyzing ammonia formation at lower temperatures with ruthenium
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth. While about 80% of earth is nitrogen, it is mostly contained in the atmosphere as gas,...
If a planet has a lot of methane in its atmosphere, life is the...
The ultra-powerful James Webb Space Telescope will launch soon. Once it's deployed and in position at the Earth-Sun Lagrange Point 2, it'll begin work....
Scientists pioneer new method of measuring electricity in cells
Electricity is a key ingredient in living bodies. We know that voltage differences are important in biological systems; they drive the beating of the...
Ancient DNA retells story of Caribbean’s first people, with a few plot twists
The history of the Caribbean's original islanders comes into sharper focus in a new Nature study that combines decades of archaeological work with advancements in genetic...
Remarkable new species of snake found hidden in a biodiversity collection
To be fair, the newly described Waray Dwarf Burrowing Snake (Levitonius mirus) is pretty great at hiding.
In its native habitat, Samar and Leyte islands in...
Quantum wave in helium dimer filmed for the first time
Anyone entering the world of quantum physics must prepare themself for quite a few things unknown in the everyday world: Noble gases form compounds,...
Experiment takes ‘snapshots’ of light, stops light, uses light to change properties of matter
Light travels at a speed of about 300,000,000 meters per second as light particles, photons, or equivalently as electromagnetic field waves. Experiments led by...
Study suggests great earthquakes cause of Arctic warming
tal Margins of the World Ocean. In his paper, the scientist hypothesized that the unexplained abrupt temperature changes could have been triggered by geodynamic factors. Specifically,...
Researchers develop new way to break reciprocity law
An international research team lead by Aalto University has found a new and simple route to break the reciprocity law in the electromagnetic world,...
