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[ad_1] Electron microscopy image of a dense droplet of hydrogen-producing algae cells. Scale bar, 10 micrometers. Credit: Prof Xin Huang, Harbin Institute of Technology Scientists have built tiny microbial factories out of droplets that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in the air. The findings of the international research team based in … Read more
[ad_1] The surface of the Sun is a turbulent dance of gravity, plasma and magnetic fields. Much like the weather on Earth, its behavior can seem unpredictable, but there are patterns to be found when you look closely. The first model observed on the solar surface was that of sunspots. Sunspots were noticed by a … Read more
[ad_1] A new respectably large sunspot has rotated in sight on the face of the Sun, which would be interesting in any case since the Sun has been very calm for years. But what makes it even more remarkable is that solar scientists predicted that it would happen, even when that place was on the … Read more
[ad_1] In the dusty desert town of Woomera in the southern Australian desert, scientists are getting ready. On December 6, 2020, after six years in space, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft will finally return to Earth. It carries with it an incredibly rare, valuable and hard-earned cargo – at least 100 milligrams of … Read more
[ad_1] Leaf-cutter ants owe their name to their Herculean exploits: they bite foliage and carry unwieldy pieces, like green flags several times their size, long distances to their colonies. There, they chew the leaves to feed the underground mushroom farms. Along the way, the insects brave all kinds of predators and regularly engage in wars … Read more
[ad_1] Dark energy is the name of the strange force that causes the universe to speed up over time, rather than slowing down. Dark matter is particles that do not absorb, reflect or emit light, which makes them undetectable; they represent 85% of the matter of the universe and a quarter of its mass. The … Read more
[ad_1] The first space launch system (SLS) booster segment was stacked on the mobile launcher at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida earlier this week in preparation for its maiden flight, NASA said Tuesday. A total of 10 segments will form the two solid rocket boosters ahead of its first liftoff, which is expected to … Read more
[ad_1] The first space launch system (SLS) booster segment was stacked on the mobile launcher at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida earlier this week in preparation for its maiden flight, NASA said Tuesday. A total of 10 segments will form the two solid rocket boosters ahead of its first liftoff, which is expected to … Read more
[ad_1] Credit: Public domain Pixabay / CC0 Mahesh Bandi, physicist in the Nonlinear and Unbalanced Physics Unit, OIST Graduate University, Onna, Okinawa, has found a way to produce N95-type respiratory filters that are cheaper and faster than conventional approaches. In his article published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, he describes the technique he … Read more