The development of petroleum-based plastics is one of the crowning achievements of the 20th century, but they come with a hefty cost.
Materials Science
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What will the world look like as iconic wild animals such as rhinos and tigers go extinct? Among other impacts: diminished biological diversity, fewer ecotourism job opportunities and the loss of benefits science is only ...
Ecology
Jul 28, 2016
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Researchers at Tomsk State University (Russia) and colleagues are developing measures to protect the Earth from potentially dangerous celestial bodies. With the help of the supercomputer SKIF Cyberia, the scientists simulated ...
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2016
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Among the Central African Republic forager communities, it is older women who suffer the most from the region's ongoing food shortage, according to an anthropologist from Purdue University.
Ecology
Jul 28, 2016
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Kinetic and thermodynamic considerations reported by researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology suggest that thioesters at the heart of many theories on the origin of life are unlikely primordial contributors. The research ...
Biochemistry
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Scientists of Tomsk State University are working on changing physicochemical properties of zeolites using thermal and mechanical treatment. Based on the results of this research, scientists will be able to create a new material ...
Materials Science
Jul 28, 2016
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Currently, the main method of obtaining smooth surfaces in industry is chemical-mechanical or "wet" polishing. However, this has two disadvantages: Most methods leave a residual pattern at the scale of about 1 nm, as well ...
Nanophysics
Jul 28, 2016
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China's Cabinet issued its first rules for ride-hailing and told local officials Thursday to promote the booming industry, confirming the legal status of Uber Technologies Inc. and local competitors following run-ins with ...
Business
Jul 28, 2016
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SoftBank Group Corp., the Japanese technology company that owns U.S. wireless carrier Sprint Corp., reported Thursday a fiscal first quarter profit of 254.2 billion yen ($2.4 billion), up 19 percent from the same period last ...
Business
Jul 28, 2016
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Social media is lighting up with reports from Nevada, Utah and California of a small fireball streaking across the sky.
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2016
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