Young stars ejecting plasma could give us clues into the Sun’s past Kyoto, Japan — Down here on Earth we don’t usually notice, but the Sun is frequently ejecting huge masses of plasma into space. These are called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). They often occur together with sudden brightenings called flares, and sometimes extend far enough to disturb Earth’s magnetosphere, generating space weather phenomena including auroras or geomagnetic storms, and even damaging power grids on occasion. Scientists believe that when…
Atomic force microscope cantilever tips with integrated heaters are widely used to characterize polymer films in electronics and optical devices,…
Ultrafast laser pulses are used to create features and surface textures in metals, ceramics and other materials for applications including the manufacture of…
Quantum computing—considered the powerhouse of computational tasks—may have applications in areas outside of pure electronics, according to a University of…
UCDs were recognized as a populous and potentially distinct class of stellar systems about a decade ago. But they are still mysterious objects that are…
Reciprocally, a wave in the lattice affects the electrons motion, in analogy to a wave in the sea that pushes a surfer riding it. This interaction results in a…
However, given the vastness of space and the long times between supernovae, astronomers can say with certainty that there is no threatening star close enough…
International team of researchers explain the difficulty of detecting quantum effectsAre there parallel universes? And how will we know? This is one of many…
Biofilms are a versatile class of biocatalysts, as they are able to self-immobilize, to generate high cell density and cell mass, to exhibit resistance against…
The production of economically relevant and functionally active proteins remains to be a challenge. A convenient way to harvest heterologously expressed…
Aqueous Two-Phase Extraction (ATPE) is a process proved efficient for the gentle purification of various biomolecules. Fast mass transfer rates and less damage…
When a meteorite careens toward the dusty surface of the Red Planet, it kicks up dust and can cause avalanching even before the rock from outer space hits the…
Click, click, click, observers manning over 30 major telescopes in 12 countries have been taking pictures of the target white dwarf stars every 20 seconds from…
Frost rejected the idea, but his UChicago successors thought differently. In 1986 they established the first in a series of telescopes at the South Pole to…
Named IGR J17091-3624 after the astronomical coordinates of its sky position, the binary system combines a normal star with a black hole that may weigh less…
Conventional processes for generating biogas require solid or liquid biomass input. This novel process uses gaseous substrates and thereby enhances versatile…
TheTAXA-FIX invention relates to a process for separating and purifying taxanes using liquid-liquid partition chromatography (e.g. FCPC). In this case the…
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