The reversible switching of macrocyclic molecules between a liquid and a solid phase upon exposure to vapor has been reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society by researchers at Kanazawa University.
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2019
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The laboratory of researcher Eloísa Herrera has discovered that during the development of the brain's visual areas, the two retinas communicate with each other temporarily through nervous projections. This connection is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2019
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Did you know that up to 80% of the water on the International Space Station is recycled? Astronauts living and working 400 km above our planet might prefer not to think about it, but the water they drink is recycled from ...
Space Exploration
Mar 25, 2019
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The islands of Polynesia stretch over thousands of miles of ocean, presenting a daunting barrier to ancient people before the invention of magnetic compasses and modern navigation equipment.
Archaeology
Mar 25, 2019
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More and more products carry ethical labels such as fair-trade or organic, which consumers usually view positively. Nevertheless, the sales figures of these products often remain low, even though they offer advantages for ...
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2019
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UNSW Engineers want to learn more about the impact of coal mining on wetlands—before and after mining occurs.
Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2019
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University report that a newly engineered catalyst made of gold nanoparticles supported on a metal oxide framework shows breakdown of ammonia impurities in air, with excellent selectivity ...
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2019
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Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that the tunable hydrophobic nature of dense siloxane gels is strongly correlated with their catalytic activity, explicitly demonstrating how molecules with different ...
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2019
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It is known that gas giants around other stars are often located very near their sun. According to accepted theory, these gas planets were formed far away and subsequently migrated to an orbit closer to the star. Now, researchers ...
Astronomy
Mar 25, 2019
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Extra electrons solvated in liquid water, known as hydrated electrons, were first reported 50 years ago. However, their structure is still not well understood. MARVEL researchers at the University of Zurich, ETH and the Swiss ...
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2019
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