Lithium-oxygen fuel cells boast energy density levels comparable to fossil fuels and are thus seen as a promising candidate for future transportation-related energy needs.
Materials Science
Apr 26, 2017
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The remarkable adaptability of octopus with new evidence showing they can alter the information copied from their DNA is an example of epigenetics: modification of gene expression by factors "above" the DNA.
Evolution
Apr 26, 2017
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When we make big financial decisions, such as buying or selling property or even deciding to accept a new job, we are willing to accept a lower price in the short term rather than 'spend' our time to search longer, new Australian ...
Economics & Business
Apr 26, 2017
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Researchers from France and the University of Arkansas have created an artificial synapse capable of autonomous learning, a component of artificial intelligence. The discovery opens the door to building large networks that ...
General Physics
Apr 26, 2017
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A government oil company in the United Arab Emirates says it has opened the country's first solar-powered gas station in Dubai.
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 26, 2017
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Researchers of the University of Barcelona have led a project to create a diode out of a 1 nm-sized single molecule with high rectification ratios. Diodes, commonly used in in everyday electronic devices, allow current to ...
Nanophysics
Apr 26, 2017
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Like you, me and everyone we know, batteries have a finite lifespan.
Materials Science
Apr 26, 2017
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Thanks to some high-tech improvements, ESA's radio dish in Argentina will be ready to receive the rising torrent of scientific data beamed back by future missions exploring deep in our Solar System.
Space Exploration
Apr 26, 2017
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Membrane proteins make up approximately a quarter of all gene products and are the targets of over 50 percent of all modern pharmaceutical drugs. The inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) proteome plays a central role in maintaining ...
Biochemistry
Apr 26, 2017
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Researchers at U.S. antivirus firm McAfee say the cyberattacks that have hit Saudi Arabia over the past few months are continuing, revealing new details about an unusually disruptive campaign.
Security
Apr 26, 2017
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