Using sunlight to make chemical products has long been a dream of chemical engineers. The problem is that the available sunlight generates too little energy to kick off reactions. However, nature is able to do this. Antenna ...
Materials Science
Dec 21, 2016
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The eggs of some butterfly and moth species vary to give females control over the paternity of their offspring, according to new research published today.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2016
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Researchers from The University of Manchester have taken a major step forward by describing the quantitative modelling of the electronic structure of a family of uranium nitride compounds – a process that could in the future ...
Materials Science
Dec 21, 2016
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New experiments have shown that it is possible for extremely high currents to pass through graphene, a form of carbon. This allows imbalances in electric charge to be rapidly rectified.
Nanomaterials
Dec 21, 2016
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New research indicates that the impact of climate change on biodiversity depends on how much human beings have already affected the environment.
Environment
Dec 21, 2016
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Nanoparticles—those with diameters less than one-thousandth the width of a human hair—are increasingly prevalent in high technology, medicine, and consumer goods. Their characteristics, both desirable and undesirable, ...
Nanophysics
Dec 21, 2016
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is officially asking the public for help heading off a looming threat to information security: quantum computers, which could potentially break the encryption codes ...
Engineering
Dec 21, 2016
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from institutions in Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. has found evidence that suggests increased dolphin familiarity with humans has led to an increase in injury and death to ...
For the first time, geologists from the University of Liège have been able to determine the nature of the minerals present on the surface of Mercury - one of the four telluric planets in our solar system. Their study, published ...
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2016
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Despite dramatic reductions in accident-related fatalities, injuries and damages, as well as significant improvements in transportation efficiency and safety, consumers aren't as excited about the promise of autonomous vehicles ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 21, 2016
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