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Developing telescope mirrors in new way could sharpen our view of universe
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Researchers have created a new method for fabricating the high-precision, ultrathin mirrors needed for high-performance x-ray telescopes using femtosecond laser pulses. The method might assist advance the capabilities of space-based x-ray telescopes that ar
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Technique for asteroid interior decoding could be used to guide asteroid-d
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): With DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, NASA successfully flew a spacecraft directly at the centre of a close asteroid in late September. The stadium-sized space rock was struck by the one-way kamikaze mission, which successfully reset the asteroid
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US returns 307 stolen antiquities, worth nearly USD 4 million, to India
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): After the 15-years of investigation, US authorities returned 307 antiquities that were stolen by multiple smaller trafficking networks to India, valued at nearly 4 million Dollars, according to a press statement released on Monday.
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'Heartbreak High': Hit teen drama renewed for Season 2
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): The hit Australian teen drama series 'Heartbreak High' has been renewed for a second season by Netflix.
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Insect pollination key for rare Wyoming sagebrush species
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): The Laramie chickensage is unusual among the hundreds of species of sagebrush, most of which are primarily pollinated by the wind.
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Scientists uncover new deets on ice formation below the ocean surface
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Scientists have uncovered new details of how ice forming below the ocean surface in Antarctica provides cold dense water that sinks to the seabed in an important aspect of global water circulation.
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Discovery of million years old genes in yeast reveals how parasitic DNA im
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): New research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in collaboration with the National Institute for Biological Sciences in Beijing, China has uncovered a selfish gene family that has survived for over 100 million years - 10 times longer than any
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Research rewrites the evolutionary story of gills
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Well before evolving to help vertebrates breathe underwater, gills played an early and equally important role in regulating the salt and pH balance of blood, according to surprising new research.
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Molecular structure of important receptors in immune system unravelled: Re
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): Researchers publish the three-dimensional structure of the B cell antigen receptor, shedding new light on its composition.
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Methane-eating 'borgs' have been assimilating earth's microbes: Study
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): In Star Trek, the Borg are a ruthless, hive-minded collective that assimilate other beings with the intent of taking over the galaxy. Here on the nonfictional planet Earth, 'Borgs' are DNA packages that could help humans fight climate change.
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Pain relief without side effects and addiction, better than opiates: Study
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): New substances that activate adrenalin receptors instead of opioid receptors have a similar pain-relieving effect to opiates, but without the negative aspects such as respiratory depression and addiction. New findings are a milestone in the development of n
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In order to be less sedentary, one might need a more active friend
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Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): A new mathematical model incorporates the influence of social interactions on community exercise trends, implying that interacting with moderately active people may influence sedentary people to become more active.
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