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Environment May 15, 2024

What to know about Dallas water systems and new federal limits on 'forever chemicals'

The city of Dallas' water system meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently announced limits for "forever chemicals." But that doesn't mean the drinking water is free of chemicals, experts say.

Environment May 15, 2024

SoCal air quality officials haven't acted to cut port pollution: They escaped to a desert resort instead

Next time you take in Southern California's notoriously hazy skies and dirty air, remember that smog regulators still aren't using their power to crack down on one of the region's biggest polluters.

Environment May 14, 2024

Petroleum and chlorine mix in water could yield harmful byproducts, says new study

A new study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa shows that chlorine mixed with petroleum in water can potentially produce inadvertent byproducts harmful to human health. The research is published in the journal Chemosphere.

Optics & Photonics May 14, 2024

Researchers elucidate ultrafast laser-induced solid-to-overdense-plasma transitions

The interaction of solids with high-intensity ultra-short laser pulses has enabled major technological breakthroughs over the past half-century. On the one hand, laser ablation of solids offers micromachining and miniaturization ...

Plasma Physics May 14, 2024

Using AI to speed up and improve the most computationally-intensive aspects of plasma physics in fusion

The intricate dance of atoms fusing and releasing energy has fascinated scientists for decades. Now, human ingenuity and artificial intelligence are coming together at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma ...

Cell & Microbiology May 14, 2024

Fetal cells can be traced back to the first day of embryonic development

Though more than 8 million babies have been born through in vitro fertilization (IVF), 70% of IVF implantations fail. As IVF is becoming a more common route to pregnancy in cases of infertility, there is a need for better ...

Bio & Medicine May 13, 2024

Self-assembled Na-doped zinc oxide for the detection of lung cancer biomarker VOCs at low concentrations

Developing high-performance gas sensors for the detection of lung cancer markers at low concentrations is a crucial step towards achieving early lung cancer monitoring through breath tests. Metal oxide semiconductors (MOS) ...

Cell & Microbiology May 13, 2024

A switch for the internal clock: Exploring quantum biology for novel medical therapies

A research collaboration has explored the effects of nuclear magnetic resonance on the internal clock of cells at different times of day and under oxygen deprivation.

Bio & Medicine May 13, 2024

Exploration of individual colorectal cancer cell responses to H₂O₂ eustress

In a recent study published in the journal Science Bulletin, researchers from the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University utilized hopping probe scanning ion conductance microscopy (HPICM) and highly ...

Ecology May 13, 2024

Genetic analyses reveal new viruses on the horizon

Suddenly they appear, and like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In particular, the exchange of genetic ...

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