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Explosive volcanic eruption produced rare mineral on Mars

“Researchers publish scenario that explains 2016 discovery by NASA’s Curiosity rover Planetary scientists from Rice University, NASA’s Johnson Space Center and the California Institute of Technology have an answer to a mystery that’s puzzled the Mars research …

First demonstration of a secure quantum network with untrusted quantum devices

“An international team comprising researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and LMU Munich (LMU) have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated a new form of quantum key distribution (QKD) that is secure even if the users are not …

Graphene scientists capture first images of atoms ‘swimming’ in liquid

“Graphene scientists from The University of Manchester have created a novel ‘nano-petri dish’ using two-dimensional (2D) materials to create a new method of observing how atoms move in liquid. Publishing in the journal, Nature, the team led by researchers based …

Heaviest neutron star to date is a ‘black widow’ eating its mate

“A dense, collapsed star spinning at 707 times per second—making it one of the fastest spinning neutron stars in the Milky Way galaxy—has shredded and consumed nearly the entire mass of its stellar companion and, in the process …

Learning some new steps in the energy conversion dance

“At the heart of energy conversion, electrons and protons move in an intricate, coordinated dance. Chemists at Yale and in Sweden say they may have learned the steps to a new, photo-chemical rhumba. The discovery, published in the journal Science …

Los Alamos National Laboratory and SK hynix to demonstrate first-of-a-kind ordered Key-value Store Computational Storage Device

“Los Alamos National Laboratory and SK hynix, a leading semiconductor innovator and memory/flash manufacturer, will demonstrate the world’s first ordered Key Value Store Computational Storage Device (KV-CSD), a result of a collaboration between Los Alamos’ High Performance …

Magnetic quantum material broadens platform for probing next-gen information technologies

“Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutron scattering to determine whether a specific material’s atomic structure could host a novel state of matter called a spiral spin liquid. By tracking tiny magnetic moments …

Micron Ships World’s First 232-Layer NAND, Extends Technology Leadership

“Latest innovations deliver TLC NAND with the highest performance and wafer density, all in the industry’s smallest package Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced that it has begun volume production of the world’s first 232-layer NAND, built …

MIT engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body

“New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs. Ultrasound imaging is a safe and noninvasive window into the body’s workings, providing clinicians with live images of a patient’s internal organs. To capture …

NASA Will Inspire World When It Returns Mars Samples to Earth in 2033

“This advanced mission architecture will include two sample recovery helicopters. NASA has finished the system requirements review for its Mars Sample Return Program, which is nearing completion of the conceptual design phase. During this phase, the program team evaluated and …