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Some lunar regolith are better for living off the land on the moon
Between now and the mid-2030s, multiple space agencies hope to send crewed missions to the moon. of These plans all involve establishing bases around the moon's southern polar region, including the Artemis Base Camp and the ...
Space Exploration
Sep 14, 2023
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UN maps out decarbonization of polluting construction sector
The construction sector—the most polluting and difficult to decarbonize—must build less, use more sustainable materials and clean up conventional ones to slash its emissions, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Environment
Sep 12, 2023
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A novel biorefinery process with material and energy circulation by reusing by-products
The research team of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) has designed and developed a novel recycling process for producing biomass-derived chemicals by reusing the by-products of the target product. In ...
Materials Science
Apr 10, 2023
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Researchers build hard, self-healing plastic that can be reshaped and recycled
Rigid plastic is very useful, but difficult to recycle. At least it was, until the discovery of so-called vitrimers. Using those vitrimers, Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have laid the foundation for a new ...
Polymers
Mar 8, 2023
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NASA gathering tools that can assess damage, verify parts made in space
An ensemble of microscopes, medical-style equipment, and other 3D scanners is providing insights that could help human and robotic explorers survive the harsh environments of deep space, the moon, Mars and beyond.
Space Exploration
Mar 8, 2023
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Tree rings and strontium point researchers to the provenance of 400-year-old timber
Tree-ring analysis—so-called dendrochronological analysis—has been part of archaeology for many years and has made it possible for archaeologists to date old wooden objects with great precision. And in many cases, they ...
Archaeology
Mar 3, 2023
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Antimicrobial, air-clearing qualities of architectural biomaterials
Can building materials make indoor air healthier?
Biotechnology
Jan 27, 2023
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Where are the best places to land humans on Mars?
Want to go to Mars? Great, now all you need to do is plan a mission. Figure out where to land, what to bring, and how you're going to live there in the months (or years) between favorable return windows. All this will be ...
Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2022
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Ethiopian crop 'enset' identified as climate coping strategy in drought-prone regions
In a new study published in the journal Plants, People, Planet, scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) of the University of Greenwich, UK, the Alliance of Bioversity International ...
Ecology
Nov 23, 2022
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