For the first time, physicists have built a unique topological insulator in which optical and electronic excitations hybridize and flow together. They report their discovery in Nature.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 12, 2018
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The health and balance of the gut microbiota is important in the progression of a bacterial infection, according to new research.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2018
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A bioeconomy uses renewable resources and helps society meet current environmental challenges so consumers need to be aware of the benefits of bio-based products.
Environment
Oct 12, 2018
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Six minutes of free fall, a gentle impact on the asteroid and then 11 minutes of rebounding until coming to rest. That is how, in the early hours of 3 October 2018, the journey of the MASCOT asteroid lander began on Asteroid ...
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2018
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A video recently doing the rounds on Facebook included a segment from the BBC comedy quiz show QI. The video asks which of avocados, almonds, melon, kiwi or butternut squash are suitable for vegans. The answer, at least according ...
Ecology
Oct 12, 2018
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A recent study affiliated with UNIST has introduced a novel catalyst that can significantly enhance the performance of perovskite electrodes in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC).
Materials Science
Oct 12, 2018
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A new study finds that bacteria develop antibiotic resistance up to 100,000 times faster when exposed to the world's most widely used herbicides, Roundup (glyphosate) and Kamba (dicamba) and antibiotics compared to without ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2018
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Ethanol can make an important contribution to climate protection: at TU Wien, a diesel engine has been developed that can run on over 70 percent bioethanol.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 12, 2018
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The past few weeks have been characterized by a growing chorus of political and media voices, many from the West, decrying the Canadian government's proposed environmental assessment legislation, Bill C-69.
Environment
Oct 12, 2018
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Leek orchids don't have many friends. Maybe it's because they lack the drop-dead gorgeous looks of many of their fellow family members. Or perhaps it's because they're always the first to leave the party: as soon as sheep ...
Ecology
Oct 12, 2018
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