Large amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane are being released from an Icelandic glacier, scientists have discovered.
Environment
Nov 20, 2018
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A new technique to study intact parts of cell membranes could revolutionise studies of cancer, metabolic and heart diseases.
Biochemistry
Nov 16, 2018
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Spectrometers—devices that distinguish different wavelengths of light and are used to determine the chemical composition of everything from laboratory materials to distant stars—are large devices with six-figure price ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 23, 2018
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These six infrared images of Saturn's moon Titan represent some of the clearest, most seamless-looking global views of the icy moon's surface produced so far. The views were created using 13 years of data acquired by the ...
Space Exploration
Jul 23, 2018
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft reached its lowest-ever and final orbit around dwarf planet Ceres on June 6 and has been returning thousands of stunning images and other data.
Space Exploration
Jul 2, 2018
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The Himalayan Range includes some of the youngest and most spectacular mountains on Earth, but the rugged landscape that lends it the striking beauty for which it is known can also keep scientists from fully understanding ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 20, 2018
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Every cell in the body contains thousands of different protein molecules and they can change this composition whenever they are induced to perform a particular task or convert into a different cell type. Understanding how ...
Biochemistry
Jun 15, 2018
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Proteins are the worker bees of the cell, mainly ganging up to form macromolecular, multicomponent complexes to perform intricate cellular tasks.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 23, 2018
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Spectral images, which contain more color information than is obtainable with a typical camera, reveal characteristics of tissue and other biological samples that can't be seen by the naked eye. A new smartphone-compatible ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 8, 2017
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The process of extracting natural gas from the earth or transporting it through pipelines can release methane into the atmosphere. Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a greenhouse gas with a warming potential ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 26, 2017
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