A team of researchers has made significant strides in understanding the mechanisms behind corona discharges at thunderstorm cloud tops, a phenomenon that plays a critical role in the Earth's atmospheric chemistry. Their findings, ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2024
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A team from the Technical University of Berlin, HZB, IMTEK (University of Freiburg) and Siemens Energy has developed a highly efficient alkaline membrane electrolyzer that approaches the performance of established proton-exchange ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 28, 2024
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Climate change presents an unprecedented challenge for European vintners, particularly for the more than 1,000 protected designations of origin. In Italy, these include the production of DOC and DOCG wines, which account ...
Ecology
Oct 28, 2024
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Meat grown in a lab isn't science fiction anymore. Cultured meats have existed for over a decade, and as of 2023, you might even find lab-grown chicken in restaurants (in the U.S., at least). Now, with the literal support ...
Biotechnology
Oct 28, 2024
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Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere reached new record highs in 2023, the UN warned on Monday, with countries falling "miles short" of what is needed to curb devastating global warming.
Environment
Oct 28, 2024
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In the context of quantum mechanics and information, "magic" is a key property of quantum states that describes the extent to which they deviate from so-called stabilizer states. Stabilizer states are a class of states that ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is reviewing a petition sent by San Diego County residents and elected officials asking the federal government to evaluate whether the polluted Tijuana River Valley ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2024
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Operating at altitudes above 99% of the Earth's atmosphere, NASA's ER-2 aircraft is the agency's highest-flying airborne science platform. With its unique ability to observe from as high as 65,000 feet, the ER-2 aircraft ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2024
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After discovering and sampling the "leopard spots" of "Bright Angel," it became apparent that Perseverance's journey of discovery in this region was not yet finished. Approximately 20 sols (Martian days) after driving south ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 28, 2024
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Curiosity is driving along the western edge of the Gediz Vallis channel, heading for a good vantage point before turning westward and leaving the channel behind to explore the canyons beyond. The contact science for "Chuck ...
Planetary Sciences
Oct 28, 2024
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