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Silica nanograins form perfect 12 sided cages
Silica nanograins form perfect 12 sided cagesSilica nanograins form perfect 12 sided cages, Published online: 21 June 2018; Researchers have created and imaged a self-assembling silica dodecahedron. Measuring only 11.8nm across, this 'nanocage&#...
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe closes in on asteroid Ryugu – and captures close-ups
A series of pictures from Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe shows views of the asteroid Ryugu during the spacecraft’s approach. The closest views were captured from a distance of about 100 kilometers (62 miles), and reveal craters and boulders on the asteroid...
'Flamingo:' High-powered microscopy coming to a scientist near you
(Morgridge Institute for Research) The Morgridge Institute for Research has developed a portable, shareable light sheet microscope. The project can be mailed to a lab anywhere in the world, configured remotely by Morgridge engineers, and run one to t...
White House lays out updated plan for detecting (and deflecting) killer asteroids
NASA is planning missions to study how to divert a threatening asteroid, including an experiment known as DART, or Double Asteroid Redirection Test. (NASA Illustration)
The White House has issued an updated plan that lays out the roles played by NASA...
NASA Offers New Plan to Detect and Destroy Dangerous Asteroids
The federal government's five-point strategy is a roadmap for dealing with threatening near-Earth objects-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
What's in the House Bills to Address the Opioid Crisis--and What's Not
Lawmakers are considering 57 separate pieces of legislation-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Scripps Research study provides new clues to improving chemotherapies
(Scripps Research Institute) The work has important implications for understanding how human cancer cells develop resistance to natural product-based chemotherapies.
7 tips for a successful camping trip with baby
The secret lies in planning ahead and relaxing once you're there.
CO2 Can Directly Impact Extreme Weather, Research Suggests
Some experts are calling for a cap on CO2 emissions in addition to warming limits-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Army study quantifies changes in stress after meditation
(U.S. Army Research Laboratory) or a thousand years, people have reported feeling better by meditating but there has never been a systematic study that quantified stress and how much stress changes as a direct result of meditation until now.