New research suggests that allowing more Pacific salmon to spawn in coastal streams will not only benefit the natural environment, including grizzly bears, but could also lead to more salmon in the ocean and thus larger salmon ...
Ecology
Apr 10, 2012
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A new Dartmouth College-led study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating to as early as 10,000 years ago. The researchers identified two methods of harvesting rice, ...
Archaeology
Dec 7, 2022
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Combining quantum dots and organic molecules can enable solar cells to capture more of the sun's light.
Nanophysics
Apr 4, 2016
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Researchers have constructed a 226-year history of fire in southern Illinois by looking at fire scars in tree stumps. Their study, the most in-depth fire history reported for the upper Midwest, reveals that changes in the ...
Environment
Mar 14, 2011
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When you're on the go and your smartphone battery is low, in the not-so-distant future, you could charge it simply by plugging it into … your shoe.
Engineering
Feb 4, 2016
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Gallium nitride (GaN) and zinc oxide (ZnO) are among the most technologically relevant semiconducting materials. Gallium nitride is ubiquitous today in optoelectronic elements such as blue lasers (hence the blue-ray disc) ...
Nanophysics
Jan 26, 2011
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CSIRO researchers have discovered a new method growers could use to control when their grapes ripen, without affecting wine quality.
Other
Nov 5, 2010
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A team of international researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently engineered a new artificial leaf that can convert sunlight into fuel with groundbreaking efficiency.
Materials Science
Jan 4, 2017
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Wearable and implantable devices are currently used for a variety of functions, including health tracking and monitoring. However, supplying energy usually requires cumbersome batteries and downtime due to recharging. Now, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 10, 2020
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Battery replacement may soon be a thing of the past. Researchers from A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) are tapping into low frequency vibrations, the most abundant and ubiquitous energy source in the surroundings, ...
Engineering
Feb 6, 2014
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