India conducts twin trial of Prithvi-II missile
Defense researchers in India successfully test-fired two Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missiles at a rest range in Chandipur. ... more
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Researchers targeting mysteries of deep Earth
A mineral far below the Earth's surface may hold the key to how much water is stored in the planet, a Florida State University researcher says. In a paper published this week in the Proceedings of t ... more
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EarthCARE satellite prepares for upcoming launch
Lightning, downpours kill 65 in Pakistan, as April rain doubles historical average
Dubai reels from floods chaos after record rains
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Diaphragm much older than expected
"Evolution has brought up some weird animals, such as the caseids." says Dr. Markus Lambertz, zoologist at the University of Bonn and the Museum Koenig. Caseids are "mammal-like" reptiles that lived ... more
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A new perovskite could lead the next generation of data storage
EPFL scientists have developed a new perovskite material with unique properties that can be used to build next-generation hard drives. As we generate more and more data, we need storage systems, e.g ... more
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Bringing silicon to life
A new study is the first to show that living organisms can be persuaded to make silicon-carbon bonds - something only chemists had done before. Scientists at Caltech "bred" a bacterial protein to ma ... more
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Supersonic spray yields new nanomaterial for bendable, wearable electronics
A new, ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has been produced by a cheap and simple method devised by an international team of nanomaterials researchers ... more
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Uncovering the secrets of friction on graphene
Graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon in sheets just one atom in thick, has been the subject of widespread research, in large part because of its unique combination of strength, electrical cond ... more
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