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Magnetism earth defends astronauts
Space science

Magnetism earth defends astronauts

Astronauts exploring the moon will be protected from the flow of electrons from the sun when the moon is in the earth's magnetic field for about 7 consecutive days each…

December 17, 2018
The photo revealed the mosquito's feet and scales
Biology

The photo revealed the mosquito's feet and scales

A photograph of a mosquito footage from a scanning electron microscope of Steve Gschmeissner photographer fevered on social network Reddit with more than 32,000 likes, L…

December 17, 2018
Detection of bacteria 'eat' electrons
Biology

Detection of bacteria 'eat' electrons

Researchers have shown that a common bacterium can use natural conductivity to pull electrons from minerals deep in the soil and in sediment while bacteria remain on the…

December 17, 2018
Plants under a microscope
Biology

Plants under a microscope

In the book Micro World (Microcosmos), author Brandon Broll (London, England) presents many pictures of the biological world looking through a microscope. The photos bel…

December 17, 2018
Use bacteria to produce biofuels
Biology

Use bacteria to produce biofuels

The ability to turn CO2 into methane with electric current from some species of bacteria can help humans create huge renewable sources of renewable energy.

December 17, 2018
Bacteria decipher mysterious human body
Biology

Bacteria decipher mysterious human body

Great ideas come in small shape. In the case of Shewanella bacteria, they are micro-packed. But this microscopic bacterium can hold the key to producing alternative ener…

December 17, 2018
3D virus image has the biggest resolution ever
Biology

3D virus image has the biggest resolution ever

Wen Jiang, an assistant professor of biological sciences at Purdue University, led the team to use a single electronic cold microscope technique to get 3D images of viru…

December 17, 2018
Microbial energy cells
Biology

Microbial energy cells

Every year, an average of 33 billion gallons of domestic wastewater must be treated preliminary before being discharged into the river. If only the electricity is calcul…

December 16, 2018
Strangely, fingerprints are like humans
Animal world

Strangely, fingerprints are like humans

Scientists believe that the characteristics of koalas have developed primarily during their recent evolution, because their close relatives, such as kangaroos or kangaro…

December 16, 2018
Spintronic components - single electron transistors
Scientific application

Spintronic components - single electron transistors

In the past few years, spintronics technology (new generation electronic components that control the spin current of electrons) has grown dramatically. Spintronic is a c…

December 16, 2018
Application of Electron Spin to create Maser
Scientific application

Application of Electron Spin to create Maser

Most lasers operate at infrared and visible wavelengths, but the first laser, built in 1954, is actually a maser - using microwaves. September 15 in Physical Review Lett…

December 16, 2018