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A rare blue moon will illuminate the sky on Halloween

The night sky on Halloween will be illuminated by the blue moon, which is the second full moon of the month. Relatively rare events occur on average once every two years, according to NASA’s National Space Science Data Center. Each month has a full moon, but since the lunar cycle …

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Aluminum “Octopods” – Shape Matters for Light-Activated Nanocatalysts

A study of aluminum nanoparticles by Rice University’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics found that octopods (left), sharp-pointed angled six-sided particles, are five times larger than nanocubes (center) and 10 times larger than 14-sided nanocrystals. Credit: Image courtesy of Lin Yuan / Rice University Study: Suggested suggestions on aluminum ‘octopods’ increase the …

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