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New evidence of how and when the Milky Way came together

Posted: 17 May 2021 09:49 AM PDT

New research provides the best evidence to date into the timing of how our early Milky Way came together, including the merger with a key satellite galaxy. Using relatively new methods in astronomy, the researchers were able to identify the most precise ages currently possible for a sample of about a hundred red giant stars in the galaxy.

New technology converts waste plastics to jet fuel in an hour

Posted: 17 May 2021 09:49 AM PDT

Researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and more cost effective to reuse plastics. The researchers in their reaction were able to convert 90% of plastic to jet fuel and other valuable hydrocarbon products within an hour at moderate temperatures and to easily fine-tune the process to create the products that they want.

Supermassive black holes devour gas just like their petite counterparts

Posted: 17 May 2021 09:49 AM PDT

Supermassive black holes devour stellar material just like their more petite counterparts, a new study finds.

New numerical method makes simulating landslide tsunamis possible

Posted: 17 May 2021 07:26 AM PDT

Researchers have developed a new numerical method that paves the way for simulating landslide tsunamis.

Future sparkles for diamond-based quantum technology

Posted: 17 May 2021 07:26 AM PDT

Two research breakthroughs are poised to accelerate the development of synthetic diamond-based quantum technology.

Above the noise: Nanopore sensing

Posted: 14 May 2021 10:41 AM PDT

Researchers use deep learning to reduce noise in the electrical current data collected from nanopores, which may lead to higher precision measurements when working with very tiny experiments or medical diagnostics.