Fuel, animal feed, other major carbon-rich products could have a sustainable replacement with the help of a new approach to processing a plant biomass material produced naturally by plants during photosynthesis. Called lignocellulose, ...
Biotechnology
Mar 11, 2020
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The first demonstration of graphene double quantum dots in which it is possible to control the number of electrons down to zero has been reported in Nano Letters. Far from an abstract academic stunt, the results could prove ...
Near-infrared spectroscopy provides absorption spectrum unique to substances so that discrimination of gas species becomes possible. Miniaturization of spectrometers is thus required to realize compact gas sensors for monitoring ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 11, 2020
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When it rains in San Diego, waterways such as the San Diego River and its Alvarado Creek tributary often experience bacterial pollution that is ultimately carried to the ocean. This is a public health threat for swimmers, ...
Environment
Mar 11, 2020
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Aging is an inevitable part of life, yet some species are aging very differently than others, even than very similar ones.
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 11, 2020
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Same-sex marriage may have been given the green (or rainbow) light in Australia in 2017, but it appears there are still some entrenched attitudes in society when it comes to same-sex parenting.
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2020
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Birds alighting on driveways and baby bunnies munching on lawn grass should keep something in mind: Beware the house cat.
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2020
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A small team of researchers at the University of California has developed a theory to explain the shape of tears of wine. They have written a paper describing their theory and uploaded it to the arXiv preprint server—it ...
More information about the effects human activities have on Southeast Asian coral reefs has been revealed, with researchers looking at how large-scale global pressures, combined with the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 11, 2020
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If freshly bought bananas are stored in a full fruit basket, then they won't stay yellow very long. Just a few days later, the crooked fruits take on a brownish color and are more likely to be thrown away than be eaten. The ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 11, 2020
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