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| Hybrid laser-ablation/gas-nozzle propulsion could propel rockets to orbit
Russian scientists have developed a scheme to integrate a laser-ablation propulsion system with the gas nozzles of a rocket for rocket propulsion into orbit. View more >>    |
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Theranostic nanoparticles identify and destroy ovarian cancer cells
The study demonstrates the effectiveness of a nanostructured system for combined near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging of human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) over-expression. View more >> |
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| Seven-core optical fiber transmits 255 Tbit/s over 1 km
A seven-core few-mode optical fiber with compact 3D waveguide multiplexers and frequency-domain equalization can transmit 255 Tbit/s of data over a 1 km fiber span. View more >> |
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For ultrafast lasers, Shasta Crystals is growing CALGO crystals
We are very pleased to announce that our Laser Heated Pedestal Growth technology is allowing us to grow the highest quality CALGO crystals in diameters from 25 microns to 1 mm. View more >> |
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| NASA takes thermal-imaging video of SpaceX in powered descent
The data from these thermal images may provide critical engineering information for future missions to the surface of Mars, according to NASA scientists. View more >> |
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Perovskite also converts solar energy to hydrogen fuel; what next?
By combining a pair of solar cells made with a mineral called perovskite and low cost electrodes, scientists have obtained a 12.3% conversion efficiency from solar energy to hydrogen. View more >> |
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| Metamaterial controls Cerenkov radiation, helping identify high-energy particles
The angle of the Cerenkov light cone provides the particle physicists a measure of the velocity of the particle, which helps them to identify the particle. View more >> |
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Detectors in new visible imaging system sense 36 different colors
Spanish and Italian researchers designed a multispectral imaging system capable of obtaining information from a total of 36 color channels, as opposed to the usual three-color image sensors. View more >> |
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