Activation and Support 07/12/2022 737 views 40 love An innovative instrument supported by ESA to sample the space weather environment in situ is about to join the International Space Station. Langmuir’s Norwegian multi-needle probe, m-NLP, to be installed on the ISS’ European-made Bartolomeo platform, an open ‘porch’ to space, will map the ionospheric plasma surrounding …
An image of cross-field electron transport and plasma detachment from the magnetic nozzle. Credit: Kazunori Takahashi A research group has demonstrated that spontaneously excited plasma waves can be the solution to a problem long associated with magnetic nozzle plasma thrusters, shattering conventional thinking. Details of their research were published in the journal Scientific reports on …
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NEW YORK – A team led by Johns Hopkins University has developed a circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) “fragmentome” and machine learning approach to boost the detection of hepatocellular carcinoma, suggesting the strategy can help monitor people with viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and other risk conditions. “Medical societies around the world recommend …
ABSTRACT breaks down mind-blowing scientific research, future technologies, new discoveries and major breakthroughs. Scientists working on the dream of nuclear fusion, a form of energy that could potentially provide abundant clean energy in the future, have discovered surprising and unexplained behavior among particles in a government lab, a new study reports. The findings hint at …
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The magnetic nozzle RF plasma thruster operated in a Mega hpt vacuum chamber at Tohoku University. Credit: Kazunori Takahashi A researcher at Tohoku University has increased the performance of a high-powered electrodeless plasma thruster, bringing us one step closer to exploring deeper in space. Innovations in ground transportation technologies, such as cars, trains, and planes, …
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