Category: 7. Science
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Scientists use light-controlled nanorobots to quickly grow bone cells
A tiny fleet of gold nanorobots is teaching stem cells how to become bone. At the same time, another lab is using gentle pulses of pressure to coax single cells into building mineral and collagen. Together, these two lines of research point to a…
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Key Driver of Extreme Winds on Venus Identified
This article was originally published at Eos. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
Imagine the catastrophic winds of a category 5 hurricane. Now, imagine even faster winds of more than 100…
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Nexdot WL15, a compact and powerful light that fits any gun
Nextorch introduces the new Nexdot WL15 Tactical Weapon Light, a tactical rail-mounted light designed in Germany to meet the needs of law enforcement and military personnel as well as civilians engaged in home and land defense.
Its focused beam…
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now home to dozens of species
When we picture the open Pacific, we imagine endless blue water and not much else. Marine researchers, however, are now seeing something very different: places like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch where plastic waste has built a kind of…
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International Space Station Marks 25 Years of Continuous Habitation
Two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut floated through a hatch into the International Space Station on Thursday, beginning an eight-month stay after arriving on a Russian spacecraft that launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
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Rock your stockings with this guitar-playing Astronaut Star Projector
We absolutely love this Walmart HQinX Astronaut Star Projector, and not just because it’s down to $12 in Walmart’s Black Friday sale. These astronaut star projectors come in many varieties, but someone has decided this particular interstellar…
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Blobs found in Earth’s core hold clues to why and how life began
About 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) below our feet, two enormous patches of strange rock sit above Earth’s core. New computer models now tie these deep structures to slow chemical leaks between the core and mantle that may have helped Earth…
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Electrical charge on objects in optical tweezers can be controlled precisely – Physics World
Electrical charge on objects in optical tweezers can be controlled precisely – Physics World
