Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist.
Astronomy
Aug 1, 2018
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What makes it possible for our eyes to see? It stems from a reaction that occurs when photons come into contact with a protein in our eyes, called rhodopsin, which adsorbs the photons making up light.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 31, 2018
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Like small-scale Legos clicking into place, nature autonomously puts together microscopic building blocks. Living systems are biochemical machines that excel at building and moving their parts. Just as machines need energy ...
General Physics
Jul 24, 2018
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Ghent University researchers used computer simulations to discover a new material that efficiently produces chemical building blocks for fuels and plastics without using crude oil.The reaction takes place in a material with ...
Materials Science
Jul 10, 2018
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In one of the older Star Wars movies, Jedi master Yoda instructs his apprentice, Luke, on the ways of the Force in a series of now-iconic scenes. The Force, Yoda says, is an energy field that penetrates us, that surrounds ...
Biotechnology
Jul 10, 2018
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Every living organism expresses fine cellular protrusions known as cilia. Flagellates need them to move, roundworms to find food, and sperm to move towards the egg. Cilia form fine protective hairs in the lungs and play a ...
Biochemistry
Jul 6, 2018
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VRE4EIC, an H2020 European research project, has released a series of video tutorials. Short online videos explain how to build a virtual research environment (VRE) or to enhance an existing VRE.
Engineering
Jun 27, 2018
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A new family of enzymes has been discovered which paves the way to convert plant waste into sustainable and high-value products such as nylon, plastics, chemicals, and fuels.
Materials Science
Jun 27, 2018
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Have you ever wanted to help build a galaxy? Now's your chance.
Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2018
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Synthetic polymers are ubiquitous—nylon, polyester, Teflon and epoxy, to name just a few—and these polymers are all long, linear structures that tangle into imprecise structures. Chemists have long dreamed of making polymers ...
Polymers
Jun 21, 2018
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