A theorized but never-before detected property of quantum matter has now been spotted in the lab. …read more Source:: Science
Day: June 11, 2018
Experiments trace interstellar dust back to solar system’s formation
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Experiments have helped to confirm that samples of interplanetary particles — collected from Earth’s upper atmosphere and believed to originate from comets — contain dust leftover from the initial formation …read more Source:: Science
Volcanic activity, declining ocean oxygen triggered mass extinction of ancient organisms
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Global climate change, fueled by skyrocketing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, is siphoning oxygen from today’s oceans at an alarming pace — so fast that scientists aren’t entirely sure how …read more Source:: Science
Fueling a deep-sea ecosystem
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Miles beneath the ocean’s surface in the dark abyss, vast communities of subseafloor microbes at deep-sea hot springs are converting chemicals into energy that allows deep-sea life to survive — …read more Source:: Science
Device attaches to damaged heart, enabling delivery of multiple therapy doses
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A team of researchers is hoping to halt the progression from heart attack to heart failure with a small device called ‘Therepi.’ The device contains a reservoir that attaches directly …read more Source:: Science
MOF material offers selective, reversible and repeatable capture of toxic atmospheric gas
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Scientists have developed a metal-organic framework material with a selective, fully reversible and repeatable capability to remove atmospheric nitrogen dioxide gas in ambient conditions. The discovery, confirmed by researchers using …read more Source:: Science
Diamond dust shimmering around distant stars
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Some of the tiniest diamonds in the universe — bits of crystalline carbon hundreds of thousands of times smaller than a grain of sand — have been detected swirling around …read more Source:: Science