Protecting our coasts naturally
As sea levels rise and coastal communities face the threat of erosion and flooding, coastal defence structures, often built with concrete, have become the norm in many parts of the world.
As sea levels rise and coastal communities face the threat of erosion and flooding, coastal defence structures, often built with concrete, have become the norm in many parts of the world.
Environment
Feb 16, 2018
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With the help of artificial intelligence, chemists from the University of Basel in Switzerland have computed the characteristics of about two million crystals made up of four chemical elements. The researchers were able to ...
General Physics
Sep 21, 2016
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New research explains why so many biological networks, including the human brain (a network of neurons), exhibit a hierarchical structure, and will improve attempts to create artificial intelligence. The study, published ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 9, 2016
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An artificial mimic of a key light-sensitive molecule has been made by scientists at the University of Bristol. The work, published in Science, could lead to new ways of building light-sensitive artificial cells.
Biochemistry
Apr 4, 2016
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RMIT University researchers have developed artificial microflowers that self-assemble in water and mimic the natural blooming process, an important step for advances in frontier-edge electronics.
Materials Science
Nov 12, 2015
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Photosystem I (PSI) is one of the two photosystems found in the thylakoid membrane of oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. Its function is to harvest light energy that is utilized to drive a chain of electron transfer reactions, ...
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2015
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Decorating the outside of cells like tiny antenna, a diverse community of sugar molecules acts like a telecommunications system, sending and receiving information, recognizing and responding to foreign molecules and neighboring ...
Biochemistry
May 7, 2015
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A new breed of ultra thin super-material has the potential to cause a technological revolution. "Artificial graphene" should lead to faster, smaller and lighter electronic and optical devices of all kinds, including higher ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 14, 2014
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A team of University of Queensland physicists has transmitted an atom from one location to another inside an electronic chip.
Quantum Physics
Sep 12, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Imagine pulling energy out of thin air. Yi Lu and his colleagues are on that path, in a quest to find alternatives to fossil fuels. The team has designed an enzyme that can harvest the energy of atmospheric ...
Biochemistry
Jun 21, 2013
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