We are familiar with the space shuttle Challenger disaster and the Apollo 13 explosion in space. However, in …
Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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Alternating solid magnetic fields can be used to generate a new type of spin wave that was previously …
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New insights into the area where the caliph’s palace of Khirbat al-Minya was built on the shores of …
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Technology
Smartphones Promise Satisfaction and Meaning, but Only Deliver More Searching
by Troy OakesUsers of smartphones will be disappointed if they expect their devices and social media to fill their need …
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Space
How do Magnetic Fields Affect Star Formation and High-Energy-Density Lab Experiments?
by Troy OakesThe famous Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebulae — a star nursery — are believed to result …
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Does the existence of life on Earth tell us anything about the probability of abiogenesis — the origin of …
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It was the money that grew on trees. Said to be a gift from the gods, cacao for …
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About two billion years ago, an impactor hurtled toward Earth, crashing into the planet in an area near …
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Space
MICROSCOPE Mission Presents Most Precise Test of General Relativity’s Weak Equivalence Principle
by Troy OakesIn new studies published in Physical Review Letters and a special issue of Classical and Quantum Gravity, a team of researchers …
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NASA’s Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples from features within an area long …