[ad_1] Want more young women in science and technology? Give them a video game controller. According to a new study from the University of Surrey, girls who play video games are more …
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[ad_1] NASA has selected the names of 21 new unofficial constellations. The discovery of new constellations was made using NASA's Fermi Gamma-Ray space telescope. Most of them bear the names of characters …
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[ad_1] This fall, two space exploration missions devoted to the study of asteroids will get into the heart of the matter: the Japanese Hayabusa2, and the American OSIRIS-REx. As French and German …
Read More »The Piranha, 150 million years old, is the oldest known fish that feeds on flesh
[ad_1] The oldest example of carnivorous fish has been identified. An ancient bony fish that lived about 150 million years ago had distinctive pointy teeth like the piranha of modern times. The …
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[ad_1] People with better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications . The study builds on a recent theory that the …
Read More »Welcome to the space! The BepiColombo spacecraft en route to Mercury Snap 1st Photo
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Read More »China wants to build a false moon to illuminate the streets of the city
[ad_1] . The satellite will shine "Eight times brighter" than the real moon to replace for street lights. Shutterstock / taffpixture China wants to build an artificial moon "eight times brighter than …
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Read More »A new ceramic composite material makes the production of solar energy cheaper: study
[ad_1] By: PTI | Washington | Posted: October 21, 2018 2:04:17 PM Mechanical tests and corrosion tests have shown that the composite material could be adapted to successfully withstand the higher temperature …
Read More »Soon, solar panels will produce electricity in cloudy weather and at night
[ad_1] Scientists have developed a material that can be used to harvest electricity from the heat of the sun, paving the way for cheaper solar power generation on cloudy days and at …
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