Doctors working to confirm mesothelioma diagnoses are often challenged by the rarity of the disease and the diverse ways that it can manifest. But a study published in the journal Nature Communications details work done by a group of…
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Best of the Week: Wearables Technology, FT-IR Spectroscopic Imaging
This week, Spectroscopy published a variety of articles highlighting recent studies in several application areas. Key techniques highlighted in these articles include near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR)…
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How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel
In 1977, two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched toward the unknown. Nearly fifty years later, they remain alive at the edge of interstellar space, still whispering faint signals back to Earth. That longevity is not due to solar panels…
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Growing weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field puts astronauts at risk
A weak spot in Earth’s protective magnetic field is growing larger, according to a decade of measurements.
The European Space Agency’s Swarm trio of satellites has found that a weak region in Earth’s magnetic field, known as the South…
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Science reaches new heights at the Pic du Midi de Bigorre with the support of EU funding
At 2,877 metres above sea level, the Pic du Midi de Bigorre in the French Pyrenees has long been a symbol of scientific discovery. Now, its Observatory, part of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier),…
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Deep ‘scratches’ and craters on Mars tell the tale of a Red Planet ice age
Mars may have had its own version of an Ice Age that reshaped parts of the Red Planet and carved deep “scratches” in its surface that remain visible today.
New high-resolution images from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express orbiter…
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Giant North American ‘hell pigs’ could crunch bones like lions 30 million years ago, tooth analysis reveals
Giant North American “hell pigs” may have munched on bones around 30 million years ago, while their smaller counterparts ripped through softer material, like flesh, new research finds.
The “hell pigs,” scientifically known as Archaeotherium…
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