Density of the column of dust and magnetic fields towards the Orion clouds. Credit: Rezaeikhoshbakht et al., 2020. Using a three-dimensional mapping technique, astronomers in Sweden and Germany have explored a nearby molecular cloud known as Orion A. The new study reveals more details about the structure and nature of …
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Customers wait to enter the JD shoe store at Roosevelt Field Mall. fake pictures NEW YORK – The city has seen a jump in coronavirus infections among young adults as it tries to prevent a further surge in the virus that is reaching new heights in much of the country. …
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A colored scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAID A team led by scientists at Scripps Research discovered a common molecular characteristic found in many of the human antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The scientists, whose study appears July 13 in ScienceThey reviewed data …
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TOKYO – An outbreak of coronavirus cases at United States military bases in Okinawa, Japan has alarmed the island’s local population, who have sometimes disagreed with Americans stationed there, and who have otherwise succeeded in limiting Covid-19. The U.S. Marine Corps, which has about 20,000 soldiers stationed on the island, …
Read More »Little bubbles make a quantum leap
Schematic of a laser-illuminated nano-optical probe investigating a tungsten dyselenide-tensioned nanobubble (WSe2; green and yellow balls), a two-dimensional semiconductor. The only layer of WSe2 is sitting on a layer of boron nitride (blue and gray balls). Credit: Nicholas Borys / Montana State University July 13, 2020 – Columbia Engineering and …
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