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Volatiles
Volatiles are substances that can be quickly and easily vaporized. Examples of volatile substances include nitrogen, carbon dioxide, ammonia, methane, and water.
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OCT 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
During the July 14th historic fly-by of New Horizons past Pluto, NASA made sure all of New Horizons’ sensors were ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
In July, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto, and scientists grasped at the opportunity to take some hi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2015Technology
Modern computers use electrical signals (electrons) to move information where it needs to go. Computer processors handle ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2015Earth & The Environment
Solar energy is the perfect energy source, except for one thing: you can’t store it, at least, you couldn’t ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 26, 2015Microbiology
White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the cold-loving fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has devastated bat populations ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 23, 2015Cancer
A non-invasive breath test designed in the United Kingdom could save 10,000 lives per year by diagnosing the early signs ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 05, 2015Plants & Animals
In China, it's about the numbers. Not math skills, but just sheer numbers. Most recent figures put the country's populat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
In case you didn't know, or didn't remember, NASA has a probe orbiting Mercury called Messenger. If you did know, or rem ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 24, 2015Microbiology
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum produces chemical compounds called terpenes that give off odors that attract ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 19, 2015Neuroscience
Bill Murray, he of the notoriously spontaneous behavior that usually delights, was asked at the premier of the film St. ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 19, 2015Space & Astronomy
Earth doesn't have a monopoly on celestial light shows in the night sky. Mars has them, too.
NASA's MAVEN spa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 09, 2015Videos
Amazing short video about our sun. Though it is sedate in comparison with other stars, our sun is a volatile neighbor, a ...Written By: Robert WoodardJAN 10, 2014Technology
Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) is a potentially revolutionary technology in the manufacturing of microelec ...
OCT 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
During the July 14th historic fly-by of New Horizons past Pluto, NASA made sure all of New Horizons’ sensors were
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In July, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto, and scientists grasped at the opportunity to take some hi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2015
Technology
Modern computers use electrical signals (electrons) to move information where it needs to go. Computer processors handle
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2015
Earth & The Environment
Solar energy is the perfect energy source, except for one thing: you can’t store it, at least, you couldn’t
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUN 26, 2015
Microbiology
White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the cold-loving fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has devastated bat populations
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 23, 2015
Cancer
A non-invasive breath test designed in the United Kingdom could save 10,000 lives per year by diagnosing the early signs
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 05, 2015
Plants & Animals
In China, it's about the numbers. Not math skills, but just sheer numbers. Most recent figures put the country's populat
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 29, 2015
Space & Astronomy
In case you didn't know, or didn't remember, NASA has a probe orbiting Mercury called Messenger. If you did know, or rem
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
APR 27, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 24, 2015
Microbiology
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum produces chemical compounds called terpenes that give off odors that attract
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Bill Murray, he of the notoriously spontaneous behavior that usually delights, was asked at the premier of the film St.
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 19, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Earth doesn't have a monopoly on celestial light shows in the night sky. Mars has them, too.
NASA's MAVEN spa ...
NASA's MAVEN spa ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 09, 2015
Videos
Amazing short video about our sun. Though it is sedate in comparison with other stars, our sun is a volatile neighbor, a
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
JAN 10, 2014
Technology
Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) is a potentially revolutionary technology in the manufacturing of microelec
...