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Category: Physics

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Superconductivity in multi-layered graphene

Posted on February 2, 2023January 19, 2023 by Melisa Yashinski

Scientists discovered superconductivity in structures of four and five layers of graphene where alternating layers are twisted to a “magic…

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    LEDs and smoke detectors could take a big leap forward

    Posted on June 23, 2022October 24, 2022 by Melisa Yashinski

    Scientists develop simple procedure to strain silicon, reaching record strain levels, that will have huge impact in optoelectronic devices…

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      How stars can limit life in the universe

      Posted on October 1, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      For the past few decades, scientists have been looking at planets outside of our solar system to see if they could host life. Now,…

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        Can Artificial Intelligence find new planets for us?

        Posted on November 28, 2019October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        On a clear night you might easily see Jupiter, Mars or other planets from our solar system. This is how astronomers from thousands of years…

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          “Hulk”-like microorganisms in soil can survive high levels of gamma radiation

          Posted on June 19, 2019October 24, 2022 by Mary Sabuda

          In the Marvel Universe, Bruce Banner exposed his body to high doses of gamma radiation during an experiment in his lab. The gamma radiation…

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            Using The Big Bang As A Ruler

            Posted on February 15, 2018October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

            Baryon acoustic oscillations, an artifact remaining from the Big Bang, can be used by scientists to measure cosmological distances…

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              An Interstellar Asteroid Just Flew Through Our Solar System

              Posted on November 16, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

              An asteroid recently came blazing through our solar system and it appears to be an interstellar visitor. The asteroid, dubbed A/2017 U1,…

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                New Cavity Discovered in the Great Pyramid of Egypt

                Posted on November 15, 2017October 24, 2022 by SanjoySom

                An international team of scientists recently detected a new cavity in the 4000 year old Great Pyramid of Egypt! The detection method, muon…

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                  What Protects Exoplanets from Damaging Solar Flares?

                  Posted on November 14, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  Thanks to NASA’s Kepler Mission, over one-thousand potentially habitable exoplanets have been discovered to-date, orbiting around their…

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                    A New Field of Science: Space Pasta and Nuclear Crusts

                    Posted on November 8, 2017October 24, 2022 by CrystalRiley

                    A new field of science is born – astromaterial science. First mentioned in today’s paper, this scientific field studies materials of…

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