Ask many scientists what they believe separates the pursuit of scientific inquiry from most everything else and you’ll get a wide range of open-ended, flowery, idealistic, and nearly altruistic, statements like ”unlock the mysteries of the world”, “the thrill of discovery”, “making a meaningful contribution to society”, or “improving people’s lives”.
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Help to unravel the mysteries of the Universe! With the SixTrack project developed by EPFL, your computer can provide CERN with additional computing power.
Read More »Extreme ultraviolet movies reveal inside story of complex materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new X-ray movie technique using extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses from Artemis (link opens in a new window), one of the world's most advanced lasers, could help unravel the mysteries of phenomena such as magnetism or high-temperature superconductivity. The results are published in the latest edition of Physical Review Letters.
Read More »Did Saturn’s Moon Iapetus Once Have Its Own Moon?
Could a planet have a moon that itself had a smaller moon? A former subsatellite would help explain some of the mysteries of Iapetus, one of Saturn's moons
Read More »Helium raises resolution of whole cell imaging
The ability to obtain an accurate three-dimensional image of an intact cell is critical for unraveling the mysteries of cellular structure and function.
Read More »The Valley of the Khans
For more than 100 years, National Geographic explorers have unraveled the mysteries of the past. Now it's your turn [More]
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