Sunlight is an inexhaustible source of energy, and utilizing sunlight to generate electricity is one of the cornerstones of renewable energy. More than 40% of the sunlight that falls on Earth is in the infrared, visible and ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 13, 2023
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While it has long been known that ultraviolet (UV) light can help kill disease-causing pathogens, the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on how these technologies can rid environments of germs. However, the excimer lamps ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 11, 2023
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Colombia's massive El Cerrejon coal mine has landed in the crosshairs of President Gustavo Petro, who has blamed the open-pit operation for plunging the local Indigenous community into a severe water crisis.
Environment
Sep 8, 2023
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With its millions of visitors every year and the buses, supply trucks, noodle shops and fridge magnets, Japan's Mount Fuji is no longer the peaceful pilgrimage site it once was.
Environment
Sep 8, 2023
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The average American invests US$120,000 throughout their lifetime in pursuit of love, spending significant money on romantic dinners, movie outings and thoughtful gifts, not to mention personal grooming and cosmetic products.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
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In most illegal tree removals, you might see perhaps a handful of trees removed or poisoned. That's why the recent felling and poisoning of 265 old trees in Sydney's Castle Cove has been so breathtaking and appalling.
Ecology
Sep 5, 2023
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The dumping of billions of tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere yearly is already having a devastating impact around the world. This includes widespread flooding and droughts, raging wildfires, ...
Environment
Sep 4, 2023
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Digital information exchange can be safer, cheaper and more environmentally friendly with the help of a new type of random number generator for encryption developed at Linköping University, Sweden. The researchers behind ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 4, 2023
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Climate change education is increasingly seen as an essential part of schooling.
Education
Aug 30, 2023
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When organisms pass their genes on to future generations, they include more than the code spelled out in DNA. Some also pass along chemical markers that instruct cells how to use that code. The passage of these markers to ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2023
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