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The moon’s “long-lost twin” may have been found

[ad_1] Scientists from the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium in Northern Ireland have found that the asteroid has a very similar composition to that of the Moon. The space debris that follows the planets in their orbits is known as “trojans”. They remain trapped within the gravitational pull of the planets, …

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A hundred thousand times improvement in silicon non-linearity

[ad_1] Light scattering intensity in a Silicon Mie resonator as a function of the excitation force with resonator sizes of 100, 170 and 190 nm. The solid red lines show the corresponding linear responses. Credit: Osaka University A team of researchers led by Osaka University and National Taiwan University has …

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The new technique extends the new generation lithium metal batteries

[ad_1] Lithium metal batteries exhibit microstructural growth when cycling into conventional lithium battery electrolyte (left). Adding potassium ions to the electrolyte modulates degradation during battery operation, preventing the growth of microstructures and leading to safer, longer-lasting batteries (right). Credit: Lauren Marbella / Columbia Engineering Electric vehicles (EVs) hold great promise …

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Know Your Team … One! – NASA Johnson

[ad_1] Know Your Team … One!NASA Johnson SpaceX Crew-1 astronaut mission for NASA: real-time updatesSpace.com Humans have lived on the ISS for 20 years – here are the most interesting discoveries we have madePopular science After 20 years in orbit, the ISS is nearing retirement. Here’s what could replace itScienceAlert …

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