UT Southwestern researchers have identified a four-protein complex that appears to play a key role in generating ribosomes—organelles that serve as protein factories for cells—as well as a surprising part in neurodevelopmental ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2022
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When ITER, the international fusion experiment fires up in 2025, a top priority will be avoiding or mitigating violent disruptions that can seriously damage the giant machine. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Plasma Physics
Feb 11, 2022
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Watch as eight stars skirt a black hole 1 million times the mass of the Sun in these supercomputer simulations. As they approach, all are stretched and deformed by the black hole's gravity. Some are completely pulled apart ...
Astronomy
Nov 26, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taught the world that our supply chains are fragile and vulnerable to disruptions. Panic-buying and product hoarding, like the irrational run on toilet paper in the early stages of pandemic, cause ...
Economics & Business
Nov 24, 2021
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In the race toward practical fusion energy, tokamaks (donut-shaped plasma devices) are the leading concept—they have achieved better confinement and higher plasma temperatures than any other configuration. Two major magnetic ...
Plasma Physics
Nov 8, 2021
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A team of fusion researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used datasets from measurements on the Joint European Torus, or JET, tokamak to model an improved method for quantifying the amount ...
Plasma Physics
Oct 15, 2021
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If an asteroid is determined to be on an Earth-impacting trajectory, scientists typically want to stage a deflection, where the asteroid is gently nudged by a relatively small change in velocity, while keeping the bulk of ...
Space Exploration
Oct 5, 2021
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ESA safeguards Europe's guaranteed access to space through its Future Launchers Preparatory Programme, FLPP.
Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2021
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The speed and scale of the shift to remote online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has really tested students' adaptability. Our study of more than 1,500 students at nine Australian high schools during 2020 found strong ...
Education
Aug 17, 2021
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New research has revealed the obstacles young African migrants face when adapting to life in Australia—with significant barriers leading to high rates of alcohol consumption and poor mental health outcomes often caused ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2021
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