Monday 28 November 2016

Researchers explore new 2D materials that could make devices faster, smaller, and efficient

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A new study by an international team of researchers highlights how manipulation of 2D materials could make our modern day devices faster, smaller, and better.
via Science Daily

A Conversation With: C. Megan Urry, Peering Into Universe, Spots Bias on the Ground

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The first woman to head the Yale physics department — she specializes in the study of black holes — has continued to combat gender inequities in science.
via New York Times

Timing the shadow of a potentially habitable extrasolar planet paves the way to search for alien life

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Scientists have observed the transit of a potentially Earth-like extrasolar planet known as K2-3d. A transit is a phenomenon in which a planet passes in front of its parent star, blocking a small amount of light from the star, like a shadow of the planet. While transits have previously been observed for thousands of other extrasolar planets, K2-3d is important because there is a possibility that it might harbor extraterrestrial life.
via Science Daily
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A new ring to slow down antimatter

Space’s Trash Collector? A Japanese Entrepreneur Wants the Job

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A start-up company called Astroscale is dedicated to cleaning up some of humanity’s hardest-to-reach rubbish, and its plans include a small satellite with an adhesive glue.
via New York Times

Arp 240: A Bridge between Spiral Galaxies from Hubble

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Mars labyrinth

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Space Science Image of the Week: This labyrinth-like scene on Mars may point to a former ocean and an icy subsurface
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/11/Adamas_Labyrinthus