A sweeping review finds micro- and nanoplastics throughout human tissues and plausible mechanisms of harm, while cautioning ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Meller Optics Inc. in Providence, R.I., is introducing custom fabricated sapphire windows, lenses, and domes for aerospace and military applications that require extreme hardness, ...
A study by Dartmouth researchers proposes a new theory about the origin of dark matter, the mysterious and invisible substance thought to give the universe its shape and structure. The researchers ...
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When rockets fire into space, the insides of their engines become an extreme environment where temperatures soar and tiny particles are thrown around at hypersonic speeds. These particles behave in ...
Four decades after the Chernobyl disaster, scientists have found that radioactive particles released from the reactor remain ...
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