Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have produced the first atomic-level structure of an enzyme that selectively cuts carbon-hydrogen bonds—the first and most challenging step in ...
Biotechnology
Mar 30, 2023
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Graphene's 2D nature, single molecule sensitivity, low noise, and high carrier concentration have generated a lot of interest in its application in gas sensors. However, due to its inherent non-selectivity, and huge p-doping ...
Nanomaterials
Mar 17, 2023
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Understanding the elastic properties of solid-state ionic conductors, also known as superionic materials, is a crucial challenge in developing the solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) that could replace the liquid organic electrolytes ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 30, 2023
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are potentially harmful substances known as "forever chemicals" because they are so difficult to destroy. One emerging technique to degrade PFAS involves forcefully grinding them ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 23, 2023
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Non-thermal activation and utilization of methane, the main component of natural gas and a ubiquitous natural carbon resource, are among the global challenges for achieving sustainable society. However, incomplete knowledge ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 20, 2023
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The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the U.K. and the University of Oxford in the U.K. have experimentally confirmed that a cupric oxide exhibits multiferroic state (i.e., ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 9, 2022
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Squeezed states of the electromagnetic field find many important applications in quantum information science and quantum metrology. Dr. Jie Li et al. at Zhejiang University put forward a new mechanism for preparing microwave ...
Quantum Physics
Dec 7, 2022
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Perhaps it's time to replace the canary in a coal mine metaphor with a squirrel in the ground. Because two University of Manitoba studies found that climate change is altering ground squirrels' sperm and feet, and this warns ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2022
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Finding a turkey this holiday season could be difficult because of avian flu outbreaks on farms. Migratory wild birds could be to blame for transmitting the virus to commercial flocks, but no one has looked closely at this ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2022
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In 1842, the famous British researcher Michael Faraday made an amazing observation by chance: A thin layer of water forms on the surface of ice, even though it is well below zero degrees. The temperature is below the melting ...
General Physics
Nov 4, 2022
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