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The nanoparticles were discovered accidentally on the rough surfaces of a reactor designed to grow carbon nanotubes A nanoparticle shaped like a spiky ball, with magnetic properties, has been uncovered in a new method of synthesising carbon nanotubes by physicists at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Kent. Carbon nanotubes are hollow,

Platinum works well as a catalyst in hydrogen fuel cells, but it has at least two drawbacks: It is expensive, and it degrades over time. Brown chemists have engineered a cheaper and more durable catalyst using graphene, cobalt, and cobalt-oxide — the best nonplatinum catalyst yet. Their report appears in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

A mystery that has stumped scientists for decades might be one step closer to solution after ESA tracking stations carefully record signals from NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it swings by Earth today. NASA’s deep-space probe will zip past to within 561 km at 19:21 GMT as it picks up a gravitational speed boost to help

Calgary scientists say they have revolutionized stem cell production and have found a way to create the super cells without the risk of cancer.   A pair of researchers at the University of Calgary have created a device that allows them to produce millions of cells which can then be reprogrammed to make stem cells.

A COMBINATION of aspirin and fish oil could be the best way to tackle chronic diseases such as arthritis, scientists have found. The two work together to combat the inflammation responsible for a host of devastating illnesses, from heart disease and cancer to arthritis and Alzheimer’s. Both low-dose aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids from fish

Sleeve attaches directly around the heart Harvard University and Boston Children’s Hospital researchers have developed a customizable soft robot that fits around a heart and helps it beat, potentially opening new treatment options for people suffering from heart failure. The soft robotic sleeve twists and compresses in synch with a beating heart, augmenting cardiovascular functions

A new global cropland map combines multiple satellite data sources, reconciled using crowdsourced accuracy checks, to provide an improved record of total cropland extent as well as field size around the world Knowing where agricultural land is located is crucial for regional and global food security planning, and information on field size offers valuable insight

This is a great breakthrough The brightest gamma ray beam ever created — more than a thousand billion times more brilliant than the sun — has been produced in research led at the University of Strathclyde, and could open up new possibilities for medicine. Physicists have discovered that ultra-short duration laser pulses can interact with