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Category: 7. Science
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Virtual Telescope’s WebTV – The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0
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New method for housane synthesis for material and drug development
When developing new drugs, one thing is particularly important: finding and producing the right molecules that can be used as active ingredients. The key elements of some drugs, such as penicillin, are small, tri- or…
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This NASA-made camera photographs the invisible – and the tech is based on an accessory photographers already use
Imagine being given the task of shooting a video of something invisible: Wind. The challenge is both common and integral enough that NASA tasked itself with building a camera up to the task – and it works using polarization.
The Self-Aligned…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover can now locate itself precisely on Mars—here’s how
The technology, dubbed Mars Global Localization, was first used successfully on February 2.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has achieved a major milestone by autonomously pinpointing its exact location on Mars using new…
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See Uranus spin in a brand new video. Scientists get 3D view and unlock secrets of the planet’s atmosphere
Astronomers have mapped the vertical structure of Uranus’s upper atmosphere for the first time ever, and have produced a video showing the gas giant rotating on its axis.
A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to observe Uranus…
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Scientists uncover oxygen-loving ancestor of all complex life
Scientists widely agree that complex life emerged after two very different microbes formed a close partnership. That merger eventually gave rise to plants, animals, and fungi, collectively known as eukaryotes. Yet one key question has lingered…
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Why women are at greater risk for ACL tears
Women athletes are significantly more likely than men to suffer tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a small but crucial structure in the knee whose failure can derail months of a person’s life.
The ACL is one of four major…
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‘Frightening prospect’: What will happen if Antarctica keeps warming? – Euronews.com
- ‘Frightening prospect’: What will happen if Antarctica keeps warming? Euronews.com
- New study identifies sequence of critical thresholds for Antarctic ice basins Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- Scientists reveal best- and…
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures a rare jellyfish galaxy from 8.5 billion years ago
The light from the rare galaxy has challenged conceptions of what the universe would have been like in the early stages.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astrophysicists from the University of Waterloo (UW)…
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Hypoxia rewires red blood cells to clear excess glucose
In a 2023 paper on hypoxia and glucose metabolism, our lab showed how organisms rewire their metabolism to adapt to low oxygen levels-such as those found at high altitudes. One of the most striking observations from that work was a…
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