A study by Monash scientists has found that a rare earth affects the fate of a key reaction with copper, gold, silver, and uranium mineralisation.
Earth Sciences
Mar 5, 2021
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More than 17,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the southwest of Iceland, in the Reykjanes Peninsula, during the past week. People living in the area have been advised to be extra careful due to dangers of landslides and ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 5, 2021
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Anyone who has owned a smartphone for over a year is most likely aware that its built-in lithium (Li)-ion battery does not hold as much charge as when the device was new. The degradation of Li-ion batteries is a serious issue ...
Polymers
Mar 5, 2021
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A century ago, physicists didn't know about the existence of neutrinos, the most abundant, elusive and ethereal subatomic particles of matter in the universe.
General Physics
Mar 5, 2021
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Researchers have developed an insight that could facilitate production of microscopic carbon nanotubes, structures thousands of times thinner than a human hair used in everything from microchips to sporting goods to pharmaceutical ...
Nanophysics
Mar 5, 2021
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In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) is becoming an increasingly popular topic as space exploration begins to focus on landing on the surface of other bodies in the solar system. ISRU focuses on making things that are needed ...
Space Exploration
Mar 5, 2021
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At 480 million years old, this fossil is the oldest starfish-like creature ever discovered.
Evolution
Mar 5, 2021
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What if mathematicians could have seen COVID-19 coming, or could predict the next outbreak? Is it possible that numbers, manipulated by statistics, might warn of future market fluctuations and environmental disasters, or ...
Mathematics
Mar 5, 2021
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Readers pay attention when social media sites label an article as "unverified" or "suspicious," a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2021
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Smoke from local wildfires can affect the health of Colorado residents, in addition to smoke from fires in forests as far away as California and the Pacific Northwest.
Environment
Mar 5, 2021
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