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Nitrogen oxides, also known as NOx, form when fossil fuels burn at high temperatures. When emitted from industrial sources such as coal power plants, these pollutants react with other compounds to produce harmful smog. To ...
Biochemistry
Aug 22, 2019
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What will the ecology of the Salish Sea look like in the year 2095?
Earth Sciences
Aug 15, 2019
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The goal of the research, published July 11 in the journal Nature, was to engineer artificial proteins to self-assemble on a crystal surface by creating an exact match between the pattern of amino acids in the protein and ...
Biochemistry
Jul 10, 2019
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An advanced manufacturing process to produce nano structured rods and tubes directly from high-performance aluminum alloy powder—in a single step—was recently demonstrated by researchers from the Pacific Northwest National ...
Engineering
Jun 18, 2019
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A rapidly increasing percentage of the world's population is connected to the global information environment. At the same time, the information environment is enabling social interactions that are radically changing how and ...
Internet
Jun 10, 2019
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Like iron flowing through the blood stream, iron minerals course through the ground. These minerals are used to make steel and other metal alloys used in everything from cell phone components and cars to buildings, industrial ...
Materials Science
Feb 04, 2019
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Medical isotopes are used daily around the world to visualize and diagnose cancer, heart disease and other serious ailments. However, the production of these lifesaving medical isotopes can emit gases that, while posing ...
General Physics
Jan 24, 2019
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Hundreds of surrogate "fish" will be put to work at dams around the world through an agreement between ATS—Advanced Telemetry Systems—and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to improve ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 09, 2019
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Kids lying on their backs in a grassy field might scan the clouds for images—perhaps a fluffy bunny here and a fiery dragon over there. Often, atmospheric scientists do the opposite—they search data images for the clouds ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2018
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When mass casualty incidents occur—shootings, earthquakes, multiple car pile ups—first responders can easily be overwhelmed by the sheer number of victims. When every second counts, monitoring all the victims in a chaotic ...
Engineering
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