Dawn Maneuvering to Third Science Orbit
NASA's Dawn spacecraft is using its ion propulsion system to descend to its third mapping orbit at Ceres, and all systems are operating well. The spiral maneuvering over the next five weeks will tak ... more
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After 85-year search, massless particle with promise for next-generation electronics found
An international team led by Princeton University scientists has discovered Weyl fermions, an elusive massless particle theorized 85 years ago. The particle could give rise to faster and more effici ... more
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Floor by floor search for flood victims in Brazil's Porto Alegre
First ever cyclone confronts flood-hit Kenya
Dams strain as water, death toll keep rising in south Brazil
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Bristol researchers revisit two-ball bounce problem
As any high-schooler will attest, there is no shortage of ways to demonstrate the frustrating complexities of physics. But one problem stands out as a favorite for showcasing physics' counterintuities - the two-ball bounce problem. ... more
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Weyl points: Wanted for 86 years
Weyl points, the 3D analogues of the structures that make graphene exceptional, were theoretically predicted in 1929. Today, an international team of Physicists from MIT and Zhejiang University, fou ... more
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Hitchhiking robot begins journey across U.S.
Canada's first hitchhiking robot began its journey across the U.S. Friday and has already landed its first ride. ... more
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Bringing back the magic in metamaterials
A single drop of blood is teeming with microorganisms--imagine if we could see them, and even nanometer-sized viruses, with the naked eye. That's a real possibility with what scientists call a "perf ... more
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'White graphene' structures can take the heat
Three-dimensional structures of boron nitride might be the right stuff to keep small electronics cool, according to scientists at Rice University. Rice researchers Rouzbeh Shahsavari and Navid Sakha ... more
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