Graphene Investing Grows

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For those who haven't already heard of graphene, the properties of the material can come as somewhat of a shock. While the substance may be made out of the same materials that one finds on the tip of a pencil, it happens to be ten times the strength of ...

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NASA's WISE Mission Finds Lost Asteroid Family Members

Data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have led to a new and improved family tree for asteroids in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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NASA Selects 31 Space Biology Research Proposals

NASA's Space Biology Program will fund 31 proposals to help investigate how cells, plants and animals respond to changes in gravity.

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Teams Prepare For NASA $1.5 Million Robot Challenge

Eleven teams from across the country and around the globe are preparing to compete for $1.5 million during NASA's 2013 Sample Return Robot Challenge, June 5-7 at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass.

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Space miner looks to Kickstarter for funds FTcom - Financial Times

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A company backed by some of Silicon Valley's biggest names has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a space telescope, which it plans to make available ...

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Dark energy dark matter still befuddling scientists | kslcom

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Scientists know what dark energy and dark matter do, but they have no idea ... farther from the center of the Big Bang and gravity had had longer to work ...

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NASA Hosts June 4 Media Briefing on Next Solar Mission Launch

NASA will host a news briefing at 1 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 4, about the upcoming launch of the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission.

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Planetary Resources To Announce Program For The Public With Help From Star ...

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It will deliver a resource to thousands of institutions and researchers in need of greater access to space to further their work and rate of scientific discovery. The company said it will be inviting the public to participate in its asteroid mining ... See all stories on this topic »

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NASA'S Swift Reveals New Phenomenon in a Neutron Star

Astronomers using NASA's Swift X-ray Telescope have observed a spinning neutron star suddenly slowing down, yielding clues they can use to understand these extremely dense objects.

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Mars rat spied by NASA's Curiosity rover | Fox News

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A photo from the Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity rover reveals the dusty orange, rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet -- and captured a dusty orange rodent ...

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Asteroid Miners to Launch World's 1st Crowdfunded Space Telescope ...

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The commercial space firm Planetary Resources aims to launch a crowdfunded space telescope that would be at the service of citizen scientists.

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NASA Hosts News and Social Media Events Around This Week's Asteroid Pass

NASA is inviting members of the media and public to participate in online and television events May 30-31 with NASA officials and experts discussing the agency's asteroid initiative and the Earth flyby of the 1.7-mile-long asteroid 1998 QE2.

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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity: Nine Month Time-Lapse Video of Work in 1 Minute

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The percussion drill in the turret of tools at the end of the robotic arm of the Mars rover Curiosity is positioned in contact with the rock surface in this January 27, 2013 handout image courtesy of NASA. Like Us on Facebook ... See all stories on this topic »

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Lomiko, Graphene Labs and Stony Brook University Collaborate on Graphene ...

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Graphene's remarkable properties, including its high conductivity, mechanical strength, and high specific surface area, make it an ideal electrode material for electrochemical devices used in clean energy applications. Graphene shows promise for ...

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Mining for dark matter in Lead, South Dakota

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One riddle the scientists are trying to resolve is the discord between their celestial observations and textbook theories of gravity. The discord suggests that the universe is hiding "dark matter," which hasn't been observed but is estimated to be five ... See all stories on this topic »

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Private Asteroid Mining Company Unveils New Project Today: How to Watch Live

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A private asteroid mining company will announce a new plan to help humanity explore the universe today (May 29) and you can watch it live. At 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT), Planetary Resources will host a live streamed event that will "announce an ...

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Asteroid Miners Ponder Potential Clients for Space Rock Samples

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Commercial asteroid miners may find an initial market among meteorite collectors but the long-haul customers for returning space rock samples to Earth are more likely to be scientists, deep-space entrepreneurs say. The suggestion that public interest ...

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Quantum dot television

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Quantum dots are now lighting up televisions with fuller, richer colors than flat-panel screens could previously deliver. They debuted in mid-May as "Triluminos technology" on Sony's high-end sets, including a 55 in. model with 2160-line, ultra-HD ... See all stories on this topic »

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Bellevue asteroid mining company picking up some side work, too ...

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Planetary Resources Inc., best known for its plan to mine asteroids and for its ...

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CERN honoured by Prince of Asturias award

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I have the great pleasure to announce that CERN has today received the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, shared with theorists Peter Higgs and François Englert. This award has been given by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, which seeks to encourage and promote scientific and cultural values. Felipe de Borbón, Prince of Asturias and heir to the throne of Spain, is the Honorary President of this foundation since its creation in 1980. On behalf of CERN and the thousands of particle physicists involved in the laboratory’s activities, I graciously accept this prestigious award, which recognizes that science is performed through the collaboration of theory and experiment.

Rolf Heuer, CERN Director-General

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Graphene Allows Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes to Grow on Diamonds

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Rice University and the Honda Research Institute use single-layer graphene to grow forests of nanotubes on virtually anything. The image shows freestanding carbon nanotubes on graphene that has been lifted off of a quartz substrate. One hybrid material ... See all stories on this topic »

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Graphene-Boron Compound Could Revolutionize Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity

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Carbon Boron Compound Could Increase Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity Many Times. Researchers have touted graphene as a game-changing material that could boost the power and energy capacity of a lithium-ion battery. Graphene, a film of carbon atoms ...

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Getting the right ratio improves performance of quantum dots

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Photovoltaics based on quantum dots can be made from abundant and inexpensive materials and can allow for the absorption of light over a wider range of wavelengths (see related story). However, most solar cells developed using quantum dots still have a ...

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Webcast: What do we get from basic research?

Today at the 16th European Strategy Session of Council at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, president of the CERN Council Agnieszka Zalewska will take part in a round-table discussion entitled "What do we get from basic research?"

Other members include Maria Da Graça Carvalho, rapporteur for the European Parliament’s on the Horizon 2020 specific programme, Seán Sherlock, Minister for Research and Innovation of Ireland, Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission, and Jan Van den Biesen, Vice-President for Public R&D at Philips. BBC correspondent Katja Adler will moderate the discussion.

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Members of CERN management are meeting representatives of the European Commission in Brussels this week to discuss the European Strategy for Particle Physics.

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Bellevue asteroid mining company picking up some side work, too

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The satellites, smaller than a person, will make up an orbiting fleet designed to track asteroids and find the most likely candidates for mining. The company's business plan includes finding on asteroids very precious metals that are buried at the ...

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Einstein Meets Broadway with THE WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL, Now thru 6/2

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It's hard to conceive of a Broadway review of quantum mechanics, but the World Science Festival has pulled it off with three sold-out shows at The New Victory Theatre. Think of it as theater meets the most thrilling science lecture! Yes, there is such ...

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Space tourism industry seeks new heights

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Are you looking for an experience that's fun, different and a little out of this world? Do you have some extra cash to play with? Maybe a suborbital flight to the edge of space is in the cards for you. XCOR Aerospace is offering short jaunts about 200 ...

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Space tourism industry seeks new heights - The Daily Breeze

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Are you looking for an experience that s fun, different and a little out of this world? Do you have some extra cash to play with?

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