A massive young galaxy cluster has been found glowing with super-hot gas billions of years earlier than expected, defying current theories. Scientists suspect powerful supermassive black holes triggered an explosive start, forcing a rethink of…
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“Too Strong to Be Real”: Astronomers Stunned by Boiling Gas in the Early Universe
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Sustainable design of geosynthetics and roof underlayments made from recyclates
Is it possible to recover plastic recyclates from previously unused waste streams in order to produce high-quality fibers and films? How can bio-based polymer fibers be manufactured so as to allow adjustable biodegradability? These are the…
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This ‘marker’ may be more predictive than cholesterol for heart disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the 1950s, risk for heart disease has been partly assessed based on a patient’s…
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Inhalable nanotherapy against advanced melanoma aims for one-two punch
Immune checkpoint molecules play a crucial role in keeping the immune system in balance and preventing an attack on the body’s own cells. Cancer cells can use these checkpoints to hide from the immune system, making them a key focus for…
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Pigs have been island hopping for 50,000 years
Despite not exactly being world-renowned swimmers, pigs have spread across the…
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Smart polymers harden on demand with light or gentle heat activation
Chemists at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have developed a “smart” polymer that could make industrial curing, 3D printing and repairs simpler, safer and more energy-efficient with materials whose properties may be tuned to match the required…
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In Quantum Mechanics, Nothingness Is the Potential To Be Anything
Suppose you want to empty a box. Really, truly empty it. You remove all its visible contents, pump out any gases, and — applying some science-fiction technology — evacuate any unseeable material such as dark matter. According to quantum…
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First maps of the sun’s outer boundary may help predict solar storms
The sun’s outer atmosphere resembles a pufferfish.
That’s what scientists have gleaned from the first verified maps of the shifting boundary between the sun and the rest of the solar system. “The structure is basically this…
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How a rare genetic variant protects some people from developing blood cancers
Blood cancer is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases that affect the blood, bone marrow and lymphatic system. Like most cancers, the cause is usually mutations in the DNA, which are genetic errors that accumulate as we age. However, some…
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Sediments of the Ahr river show recurring high-magnitude flood events
Recurring high-energy flood events are not the exception but the rule in the Ahr Valley in western Germany—and this occurs over periods of centuries to millennia. This is shown in a study recently published in the journal Earth Surface…
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