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Aug 14, 2024

What Time is it on the Moon?

New lunar time proposal is a first step for Moon GPS

Illustration shows a spacecraft orbiting the Moon with the Earth visible in the background over the lunar horizon.

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Jul 3, 2024

New Clock is Most Accurate Ever

This atomic timekeeper would lose no more than 1 second if it ran for 30 billion years

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Jun 11, 2024

Tornado Risk Finally Addressed in International Building Code

Tornadoes rip roofs off buildings via physics similar to what makes an airplane fly. The 2024 IBC addresses the challenge.

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Jun 4, 2024

Forgotten Part of Apollo Moon Rockets is Rediscovered

A scientist is astonished by an unexpected find in Saturn V parts pulled from the bottom of the sea

The Saturn V F-1 engine sitting half-buried on the ocean floor

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May 30, 2024

Plastic Recycling’s Persistent Problem … Solved?

How AI could turn trash to cash, keeping plastic out of landfills

Brad Sutliff wears safety glasses as he stands in the lab in front of a computer monitor.

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May 23, 2024

An Inventor’s Advice for Inventors

“Surround yourself with really smart people,” says Laurie E. Locascio, who has a dozen patents and is now director of the National…

NIST biomedical engineer Laurie Locascio wears safety glasses and a lab coat as she places a water sample on a chip.

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May 2, 2024

The Future of Medicine is in Your Poop

Excretory experimentation is laying the groundwork for next-gen treatments and medicines derived from human feces

Illustration shows blender with brown material alongside vials of brown liquid and pills, and a petri dish holding poop.

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Apr 24, 2024

What’s the World’s Hottest Pepper?

This scorcher makes jalapeños seem mild and even beats out the blistering dragon’s breath

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Apr 17, 2024

The Flawed Measurement that Almost Killed Indiana Jones

Indy enters a temple laced with ancient mechanical traps, and then…

A Lego version of Indiana Jones is posed holding a cup representing the Holy Grail.

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Apr 11, 2024

What Does ‘Quantum’ Actually Mean and Why is it Everywhere?

Demystifying the quantum world, revealing its surprising number of everyday uses, and exploring the exotic future potential

A researcher wearing safety glasses reaches into a box of circuitry and other equipment, which emits a green glow.

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