Microbes are just about everywhere, from the soil to the air to Arctic ice to oceans, lakes, and rivers—not to mention all over your body and the phone or computer you're using right now.
Astrobiology
Apr 25, 2023
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An easy way of altering compact semiconductor lasers to make them more practical for illumination and holography has been demonstrated by KAUST scientists. The research is published in the journal Optica.
Optics & Photonics
Mar 20, 2023
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A team of researchers led by Prof. Andre Geim from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have discovered that nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst, contrary to general expectations that the carbon sheet is ...
Nanophysics
Mar 14, 2023
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Rare-earth elements, also known as lanthanides, are, contrary to what the name suggests, not rare. They are, however, challenging to purify from the environment. Only in the past few years, it became evident that life has ...
Biochemistry
Mar 1, 2023
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Ants are social insects and the Solenopsis invicta species—known as the fire ant—is no exception. The social interactions of this invasive insect, which comes from South America, are framed within the context of the theory ...
General Physics
Jan 19, 2023
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In a recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal, a pair of researchers led by The Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute in California investigated the potential origin for the thick regolith deposits on Uranus' ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 23, 2022
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Earth's carbon cycle works on a global scale. But it can be affected by the tiniest of organisms: soil microbes. These microbes decompose organic matter like plant litter and dead organisms, and create simple carbon compounds. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2022
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An improved clean and green means of coating materials for efficient wastewater treatment processes is now possible thanks to the Vortex Fluidic Device.
Nanomaterials
Oct 19, 2022
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Insects today are causing unprecedented levels of damage to plants, even as insect numbers decline, according to new research led by University of Wyoming scientists.
Plants & Animals
Oct 10, 2022
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Which organisms survive and which succumb when the climate changes? A small larval fish is providing surprising insight into how the brain reacts when the temperature rises.
Plants & Animals
Sep 29, 2022
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