Physical Sciences
With an elephant-friendly alternative to ivory developed by TU Wien and Cubicure, old artefacts can be restored with high precision
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Malvern Panalytical's Aeris is a small-footprint system with a big heart, and even bigger ambitions
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Researchers report novel, environmentally friendly techniques that quickly and safely remove over-paintings on street art
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It's an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials—a phenomenon scientists hope to harness for novel technologies
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Newly clarified reactions point to novel applications for a long-studied lithium-rich battery material
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Mars had dry and wet eras and dried up for good 3 billion years ago
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Findings show fundamental particles called muons behaving in a way that is not predicted by scientists' best theory, the Standard Model of particle physics
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Researchers find the best-performing materials for homemade masks were blackout drapery and sterilization wrap widely used for packing surgical instruments
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Should humans, whose fossil-fueled society is driving climate change, use technology to put the brakes on global warming?
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If developed successfully, a fish-oil based polyurethane could help meet the immense need for more sustainable plastics, says researcher
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While it is already understood that UV-filter compounds have toxic effects on marine organisms, scientists say more work is needed to understand the impact on coral reefs
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Astronomers suspect that the comet most likely never passed close to a star, making it an undisturbed relic of the cloud of gas and dust it formed from
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