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Nanomaterials Dec 28, 2023

Developing nanocatalysts to overcome limitations of water electrolysis technology

Green hydrogen can be produced through water electrolysis technology, which uses renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen without emitting carbon dioxide. However, the production cost of green hydrogen is ...

Environment Dec 12, 2023

California wants farms to capture methane from cow manure. Neighbors say it's killing them

At a massive dairy farm in the San Joaquin Valley, nearly 14,000 Holstein cows crane their necks through feeding stalls and gnaw leisurely on alfalfa.

Biochemistry Dec 8, 2023

Researcher offers increased understanding of corrosion in lime kilns fired with biofuel

To reduce carbon dioxide emissions from lime kilns, there is a growing interest in introducing bio-based fuels as an alternative to fossil fuels. Naresh Kumar Wagri, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University, ...

Astrobiology Dec 6, 2023

Digging deeper to find life on ocean worlds

In February 2023, researchers from around the country gathered at a NASA-sponsored workshop to discuss the latest developments and a roadmap for a cryobot mission concept to drill through the icy crusts of Europa and Enceladus ...

Environment Nov 22, 2023

Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands

President Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this week after tests on St. Croix revealed levels more than 100 times the limits set by the Environmental Protection ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 17, 2023

Porous platinum matrix shows promise as a new actuator material

Actuators are common machine components that convert energy into movement, like the muscles in the human body, vibrators in mobile phones or electric motors. Ideal actuator materials need good electrochemical properties to ...

Space Exploration Nov 10, 2023

Experiments launching aboard SpaceX-29 will help humans go farther and stay longer in space

The SpaceX-29 commercial resupply spacecraft will deliver numerous physical sciences and space biology experiments, along with other cargo, to the International Space Station. The research aboard this resupply services mission ...

Analytical Chemistry Nov 3, 2023

New approach to water electrolysis for green hydrogen

Recent research into the demanding task of developing catalysts for hydrogen production has made substantial progress.

Analytical Chemistry Oct 30, 2023

3D-printed metals with contrasting properties made using new method

Scientists have developed a new method that can make customized 3D-printed metal parts containing different properties—such as having some regions of the metal stronger than others.

Optics & Photonics Oct 19, 2023

Chaos Raman distributed optical fiber sensing

The timeliness and accuracy of detection technology is directly related to the safety of people's lives and property. In the application of this technology, temperature is a physical quantity that must to be focused on. Compared ...

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