A new way to get electricity from magnetism

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By showing that a phenomenon dubbed the 'inverse spin Hall effect' works in several organic semiconductors -- including carbon-60 buckyballs -- physicists changed magnetic 'spin current' into electric current. The efficiency of this new power conversion method isn't yet known, but it might find use in future electronic devices including batteries, solar cells and computers.
via Science Daily

HAWC Gamma-ray Observatory reveals new look at the very-high-energy sky

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Today, scientists operating the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-ray Observatory released a new survey of the sky made from the highest energy gamma rays ever observed. The new sky map, which uses data collected since the observatory began running at full capacity last March, offers a deeper understanding of high-energy processes taking place in our galaxy and beyond.
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A space 'spider' watches over young stars

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A nebula known as "the Spider" glows fluorescent green in an infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). The Spider, officially named IC 417, lies near a much smaller object called NGC 1931, not pictured in the image. Together, the two are called "The Spider and the Fly" nebulae. Nebulae are clouds of interstellar gas and dust where stars can form.
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Pensive comet

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Space Science Image of the Week: Suggestive of a face immersed in deep thoughts, this view reveals the complex terrains around Anuket on Rosetta’s comet
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/04/Around_Anuket

The International Space Station over Earth

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