Engineers' reactor converts gas directly into acetic acid
A sweet new process is making sour more practical.
A sweet new process is making sour more practical.
Materials Science
Jan 11, 2021
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Computer models efficiently and accurately simulate the magnetic responses of ferrofluids by considering only the fluid's surface.
Materials Science
Jan 11, 2021
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Researchers at the University of Chicago have created the first usable computational model of the entire virus responsible for COVID-19—and they are making this model widely available to help advance research during the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2021
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A first-of-its-kind study conducted under the bed of the Dead Sea reveals that a devastating earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale is expected to hit the region in the coming years. The study showed that an earthquake ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 6, 2021
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422
More plants and longer growing seasons in the northern latitudes have converted parts of Alaska, Canada and Siberia to deeper shades of green. Some studies translate this Arctic greening to a greater global carbon uptake. ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2020
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At any given moment in the human body, in about 30 trillion cells, DNA is being "read" into molecules of messenger RNA, the intermediary step between DNA and proteins, in a process called transcription.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 16, 2020
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It typically takes many years of experiments to develop a new medicine. Although vaccines to protect against disease from the novel coronavirus are starting to reach clinics around the world, patients and doctors will still ...
Biotechnology
Dec 16, 2020
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Many people think of composting organic matter as a way of keeping solid waste out of landfills, but a new study from North Carolina State University finds there can be significant environmental benefits associated with using ...
Environment
Dec 14, 2020
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A realtor sends a prospective homebuyer a blurry photograph of a house taken from across the street. The homebuyer can compare it to the real thing—look at the picture, then look at the real house—and see that the bay ...
General Physics
Dec 11, 2020
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A prediction model that considers multiple landslides over time in a given region may improve the accuracy of early warning systems.
Earth Sciences
Dec 10, 2020
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