Wednesday 4 November 2015

A Close-Up of the Sun

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NASA released a video of the sun created from still images taken by its space-based telescope, the Solar Dynamics Observatory. The labor intensive process takes 10 hours to make one minute of video.










via New York Times

Novel 'crumpling' of hybrid nanostructures increases SERS sensitivity

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By 'crumpling' to increase the surface area of graphene-gold nanostructures, researchers have improved the sensitivity of these materials, opening the door to novel opportunities in electronics and optical sensing applications.
via Science Daily

Researcher develops material to create sustainable energy source

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A new article details how this new material efficiently captures sunlight and then, how the energy can be used to break down water into oxygen and hydrogen. This process is known as oxidation, and it is also what happens during photosynthesis when a plant uses light to break down water and carbohydrates, which are the main energy sources for the plant.
via Science Daily

The Great Orion Nebula M42

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Zazzle Space Gifts for young and old

LHC completes proton run for 2015, preps for lead