Super powerful quantum computing relies on quantum bits, aka qubits, which are the equivalent of the classical bits used in today's computers. SQUIDs are being investigated for the development of qubits. However, system noise ...
Quantum Physics
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Plants evolved over millions of years into an environment that has dramatically changed in the last 150 years since the Industrial Revolution began: carbon dioxide levels have increased 50 percent, and the average global ...
Biochemistry
Nov 1, 2017
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It is at a temperature of −70 °C that water molecules at the surface of ice make the most bonds with each other. AMOLF researchers, together with an international team of colleagues, describe this in an article in Physical ...
General Physics
Oct 3, 2017
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There are various metal enzymes in the human body. Metal enzymes interact with active oxygen, which is chemically more reactive than normal, to form metal-reactive oxygen species. These metal-reactive oxygen species participate ...
Materials Science
Sep 29, 2017
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UCLA physicists have pioneered a method for creating a unique new molecule that could eventually have applications in medicine, food science and other fields. Their research, which also shows how chemical reactions can be ...
Materials Science
Sep 14, 2017
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Rice University chemists have produced a catalyst based on laser-induced graphene that splits water into hydrogen on one side and oxygen on the other side. They said the inexpensive material may be a practical component in ...
Materials Science
Aug 4, 2017
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Producing biofuels like ethanol from plant materials requires various enzymes to break down the cellulosic fibers. Scientists using neutron scattering have identified the specifics of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction that could ...
Biochemistry
Jun 28, 2017
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Vital to life on this planet, oxygen has a sinister and ravenous side that harms plants and biofuel production. That's why the Department of Energy's Office of Science supports research to tame oxygen's dark side.
Biotechnology
Jun 20, 2017
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Combustion is often a rapid process, as in the case of fire. How can cells control the burning process so well? The question has long puzzled researchers. Using bacteria from hot springs, researchers from Stockholm University ...
Biochemistry
Jun 20, 2017
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While using X-rays to study the early stages of a chemical process that can reformulate carbon dioxide into more useful compounds, including liquid fuels, researchers were surprised when the experiment taught them something ...
Materials Science
Jun 12, 2017
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