Aluminum oxide or alumina is the fruit fly of materials science: thoroughly researched and well-understood. This compound, ...

Researchers with the schools of science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are exploring new ways to ...

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The mineral suggests Mars may have been active for longer than we thought, with potential implications for life on the Red ...

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New measurements of the galaxy at the heart of the “Cosmic Horseshoe” indicate that it could house the most massive object ...

A team of chemists and physicists at Columbia University have discovered that atomic orbitals, not just a material's ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled its Reactor Pilot Program – also known as the 10 Reactor Fleet Program – in ...

Quantum sensors can be used in medical technologies, navigation systems, and more, but they're too expensive for most people.

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Hot off the success of his horror film Weapons, director Zach Cregger has revealed more details about his upcoming adaptation ...