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Invention
New technology gives a glimpse of solar fuel generation in action
A chemical reaction close-up.
Science
A new pathway for carbon chemistry to evolve in space
Study reveals radical wrinkle in forming complex carbon molecules in space.
Environment
Amazon rainforest absorbing less carbon than expected
A new study finds that insufficient nutrient supply has not been properly accounted for in ecosystem models.
Technology
Drones will fly for days with this new technology
Thermophotovoltaic power conversion utilizes thermal radiation from a local heat source to generate electricity in a photovoltaic cell. On a solar cell, the addition...
Science
Pulsed electron beams shed light on plastics production
The proliferation of plastic products in the last several decades has been extraordinary. Quite simply, humans are addicted to this nearly indestructible material. Over...
Science
Beaches near Hiroshima littered with glassy beads from atomic bomb blast
Fallout debris from nuclear explosions consists of spherules and aerodynamically-shaped glasses, created aerially by high-velocity quenching processes involving materials melted and vaporized at temperatures...
Space
New method to provide a clearer window into dark universe
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is thought to be leftover radiation from the Big Bang or the time when the universe began. Also known...
Space
The Making of the Largest 3D Map of the Universe
DESI, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, will mobilize 5,000 swiveling robots – each one pointing a thin strand of fiber-optic cable – to gather...
Space
Dark Energy Instrument’s Lenses See the Night Sky for the First Time
On April 1, the dome of the Mayall Telescope near Tucson, Arizona, opened to the night sky, and starlight poured through the assembly of...
Science
When semiconductors stick together, materials go quantum
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, which are only one atom thick, resemble nanosized building blocks that can be stacked arbitrarily to frame little gadgets. At the...