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Europe’s first deep-space optical communication link
The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully established a transmission-reception optical link with NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC)…
NASA Selects Instruments for Artemis Lunar Terrain Vehicle
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US Export Controls on AI Chips Boost Domestic Innovation in China
The discussion around advanced chips for artificial intelligence, driven by billions in investment, dreams of artificial general intelligence,…
New AI tool predicts lithium metal anode failures from just two early cycles
Lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are a promising technology for next-generation energy storage, offering higher energy density than traditional…
High glucose levels in people with diabetes linked to tripling of eye disease risk
Older people with diabetes who do not keep blood sugar levels low are three times more likely to…
Teaching lasers to self-correct in high-precision patterned laser micro-grooving
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INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS TO CONVENE IN JERUSALEM
World’s Largest Space Conference to Meet October 12-16The 66th annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2015 will take place in Jerusalem on October 12-16th. The Israel Space Agency will host the IAC, which serves as the premier international event where members of the space industry, agencies, and academia convene under one roof for a week of intense meetings […]
PolyU kicks off the 6th University Scholars Leadership Symposium
The Symposium is designed for promising young leaders who are committed to taking a leadership role in making the world a better place. The theme of this year is “Enrich,…
Single gene regulates Casparian strip formation
Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Aberdeen University have identified the master switch for formation of the Casparian strip, a special structure in the root that plays an important…
Acetic acid as a proton shuttle in gold chemistry
Scientists in Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow have studied the mechanism of gold-mediated transformation of acetylenic molecules. A recently published study by Ananikov and co-workers gives a vivid example of…
