Tuesday 6 September 2016

Rosetta’s legacy

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Tell us how Rosetta has influenced you and there’s a chance to win ESA prizes
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/What_does_the_Rosetta_mission_mean_to_you

Freddie Mercury Now Races Around the Sun

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An asteroid has been named for the Queen lead singer, who died on 1991.
via New York Times

What does the Rosetta mission mean to you?

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To celebrate the success of Rosetta and to keep a long-lasting record of its impact on the world, we invite you to share your personal experiences and feelings about how the mission has influenced you.


via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Rosetta/What_does_the_Rosetta_mission_mean_to_you

The Whirlpool Galaxy and Beyond

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Earth's carbon points to planetary smashup

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Research suggests that virtually all of Earth's life-giving carbon could have come from a collision about 4.4 billion years ago between Earth and an embryonic planet similar to Mercury.
via Science Daily
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First gravitational waves form after 10 million years

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If two galaxies collide, the merging of their central black holes triggers gravitational waves, which ripple throughout space. An international research team has now calculated that this occurs around 10 million years after the two galaxies merge -- much faster than previously assumed.
via Science Daily
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Getting real with nanotubes

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Carbon nanotubes show potential, but also many challenges, for the manufacture of flexible, wearable electronics, according to a research review.
via Science Daily

Are carbon nanotubes the next in-line for the manufacture of wearable electronics?

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Carbon nanotubes show potential, but also many challenges, for the manufacture of flexible, wearable electronics, according to a new research.
via Science Daily

For first time, carbon nanotube transistors outperform silicon

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For decades, scientists have tried to harness the unique properties of carbon nanotubes to create high-performance electronics that are faster or consume less power. Now, for the first time, materials engineers have created carbon nanotube transistors that outperform state-of-the-art silicon transistors.
via Science Daily