The 2017 Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to Kip Thorne, Rainer Weiss, and Barry Barish, “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and…
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Climatic conditions and accompanying glacial/periglacial processes have been suggested to vary on Mars during the Late Amazonian epoch (~1.0 Ga to present). While evidence for…
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The term “Autophagy”, originating from the Greek words “auto” (meaning self) and “phagy” (meaning eat) is the evolutionarily conserved physiological process that maintains the protein…
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Viruses are small parasites that can only replicate inside the living cells of hosts. A virus is typically composed of enzymes that are protected in…
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Triacetone triperoxide (TATP) is a powerful explosive without military use because it is very sensitive to mechanical shock and so very difficult to safely handling,…
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The development of luminescent materials has revolutionized human society, increased global productivity and improved the quality of life in dramatic fashion. Phosphorescent materials hold great…
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The current atmosphere of Mars is tenuous, with a surface pressure only about 3% of Earth’s, and consisting mostly of carbon dioxide. Almost no liquid…
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Just below in the periodic table, there are some elements usually considered as laboratory curiosities. However in this new century, the elements of the first…
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Engineered materials consisting of specific patterns of nano- or microparticles embedded in a matrix can exhibit unique mechanical, electrical, thermal, acoustic, and/or electromagnetic properties, which…
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To reliably access the integrity of a material or the structures made of it, we need to know the geometry and size of flaws buried…
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The oceans have the capacity to slow down climate change by absorbing the atmospheric CO2 emitted by human activities. Australian scientists now question the role…
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