How can the component elements of an unknown material, such as a meteorite, be determined? X-ray fluorescence analysis can be used to identify an abundance of elements, by irradiating samples with X-rays and analyzing the ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 6, 2023
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The word "exotic" may not spark thoughts of uranium, but Tyler Spano's investigations of exotic phases of uranium are bringing new knowledge to the nuclear nonproliferation industry.
Materials Science
Jan 4, 2023
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The total amount of microplastics deposited on the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to the type and volume of consumption of plastic products by society.
Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2022
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A team of researchers led by Narimane Chatar, a doctoral student at the EDDyLab of the University of Liège (Belgium), has tested the biting efficiency of Smilodon, an extinct genus of carnivore close to the extant felines. ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 8, 2022
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The fossil remains of algae continuously accumulate in marine sediments, and these can be used to reconstruct past oceanic conditions. Molecular fossils, called lipid biomarkers, are of particular importance for this. They ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2022
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A research team co-led by a scientist at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a novel antenna that allows manipulation of the direction, frequency and amplitude of the radiated beam, and is expected to play ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 7, 2022
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Many successful drugs have their origins in natural sources such as plants, fungi, and bacteria, but screening natural products to identify potential drugs remains a difficult undertaking.
Biochemistry
Dec 1, 2022
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The decision to play the 2020–21 college basketball season was a jump ball for NCAA officials, who agonizingly debated what to do.
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2022
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Two psychology researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington have published a new book about how innovative ideas emerge in individual and group environments.
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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For most of U.S. history, sports betting was rare.
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2022
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