Sunday 4 December 2016

Relationships between chemicals found on comets

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A new study has revealed similarities and relationships between certain types of chemicals found on 30 different comets, which vary widely in their overall composition compared to one another. The research is part of ongoing investigations into these primordial bodies, which contain material largely unchanged from the birth of the solar system some 4.6 billion years ago.
via Science Daily
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Flying start for world's first graphene-enhanced aircraft

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Prospero, the first model aircraft to incorporate a graphene skinned wing, was successfully flown at the Farnborough International Air Show in the UK earlier this year. The flight sets an example of how graphene might be used within the aerospace sector.
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Physicists decipher electronic properties of materials in work that may change transistors

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Physicists have published new findings examining the electrical properties of materials that could be harnessed for next-generation transistors and electronics.
via Science Daily