Greenland scraps all future oil exploration
Greenland dropped all plans for future oil exploration on environmental grounds, saying the price of extraction was "too high."
Environment
Jul 16, 2021
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A new facet of fuel cell chemistry
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are a promising technology for cleanly converting chemical energy to electrical energy. But their efficiency depends on the rate at which solids and gasses interact at the devices' electrode ...
Materials Science
Jul 16, 2021
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The paradox of a free-electron laser without the laser
A new way of producing coherent light in the ultra-violet spectral region, which points the way to developing brilliant table-top X-ray sources, has been produced in research led at the University of Strathclyde.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 16, 2021
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Race, politics divide Americans on sports issues
Although some people may yearn for sports to be free of political or racial divisiveness, a new study shows how impossible that dream may be.
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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James Webb Space Telescope testing progress continues
Engineers have made considerable progress in checking off NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's final series of tests. Three big milestones have recently been completed, bringing the world's most complex and powerful space ...
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2021
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Hard-boiled eggs and cooperation: How researchers monitor meerkats in the Kalahari
Meerkats love hard-boiled eggs.
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2021
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Activity discovered on largest comet ever found
A newly discovered visitor to the outer edges of our solar system has been shown to be the largest known comet ever, thanks to the rapid response telescopes of Las Cumbres Observatory. The object, which is named Comet C/2014 ...
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2021
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Study highlights long road toward gender parity in the geosciences
Women and people of color remain underrepresented along every step of the tenure track in every academic field in the United States. As a new MIT study shows, progress toward equitable representation for women in academia ...
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2021
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Study evaluates accuracy of tests for Bartonella infection in dogs
A study led by University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Assistant Professor Erin Lashnits provides new insights into how best to diagnose Bartonella infection in dogs, a common flea-borne disease ...
Veterinary medicine
Jul 16, 2021
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New tool changes the game for heterogeneous material modeling
The performance and safety of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) can be attributed to complex electrode microstructures. Microstructure analysis at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) aims to apply in-depth knowledge ...
Materials Science
Jul 16, 2021
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