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Geoscience: Earthquakes Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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When soft spheres make porous media stiffer - When Soft Spheres Make Porous Media Stiffer      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Porous media such as concrete physically represent a spherical packing of different components -- in...

Computer Science: Encryption
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From bits to p-bits: One step closer to probabilistic computing - From Bits to P-Bits: One Step Closer to Probabilistic Computing      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have developed a mathematical description of what happens within tiny magnets as they flu...

Computer Science: Encryption
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A nanoantenna for long-distance, ultra-secure communication - A Nanoantenna for Long-Distance, Ultra-Secure Communication      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have used a nanoantenna to focus light onto a single semiconductor nanobox. This approac...

Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound Physics: General
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Actively reducing noise by ionizing air - Actively Reducing Noise by Ionizing Air      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists show that a thin layer of plasma, created by ionizing air, could be promising as an activ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Endangered deer's prion gene could protect it from chronic wasting disease - Endangered Deer's Prion Gene Could Protect It from Chronic Wasting Disease      (via sciencedaily.com) 

China's Père David's deer was nearly gone in the late 1800s. Just 18 deer -- the very last of their...

Biology: Microbiology
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Prion-like protein found in plants - Prion-like Protein Found in Plants: A New Discovery in the World of Science      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have determined that a plant protein involved in the timing of flowering could in fact be...

Biology: Microbiology
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Protective prion keeps yeast cells from going it alone - Protective Prion: A Savior for Yeast Cells      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team of scientists has added markedly to the job description of prions as agents of change, identi...

Space: Astronomy Space: Astrophysics Space: Exploration Space: The Solar System
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Space dust as Earth's sun shield - Space Dust: Earth's Natural Sun Shield      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Dust launched from the moon's surface or from a space station positioned between Earth and the sun c...

Space: The Solar System
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Fascinating orbits: Celestial bodies surprisingly erratic - Fascinating Orbits: Celestial Bodies Surprisingly Erratic      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers are researching the way in which celestial bodies orbit each other, now and in the futur...

Space: The Solar System
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First experimental evidence for superionic ice - First Experimental Evidence for Superionic Ice      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have provided the first experimental evidence for superionic conduction in water ice at p...

Space: The Solar System
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Topsy-turvy motion creates light switch effect at Uranus - Topsy-Turvy Motion Creates Light Switch Effect at Uranus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Uranus' magnetosphere, the region defined by the planet's magnetic field and the material trapped in...

Space: The Solar System
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Successful filming of fastest aurora flickering - Successful Filming of Fastest Aurora Flickering      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers conducted a 3 year continuous high-speed imaging observation at Poker Flat Research Rang...

Space: The Solar System
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Missing-link in planet evolution found - Missing-Link in Planet Evolution Found      (via sciencedaily.com) 

For the first time ever, astronomers have detected a 1.3 km radius body at the edge of the Solar Sys...

Space: The Solar System
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Hubble detects ghostly glow surrounding our solar system - Hubble Detects Ghostly Glow Surrounding Our Solar System      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Imagine walking into a room at night, turning out all the lights and closing the shades. Yet an eeri...

Space: The Solar System
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Solving the mystery of Pluto's giant blades of ice - Solving the Mystery of Pluto's Giant Blades of Ice      (via sciencedaily.com) 

NASA's New Horizons mission revolutionized our knowledge of Pluto when it flew past that distant wor...