Milky Way's biggest star may have had a different beginning
The current theory of star formation has a problem: it cannot make big stars.
Astronomy
Sep 4, 2013
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Researchers find 70 percent increase in atmospheric hydrogen over the past 150 years
Earth system scientists at UCI studied air trapped in compacted layers of Antarctic ice and snow to come up with some answers and a few new questions about the amount of molecular hydrogen in our planet's atmosphere. H2 is ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2021
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The Future in Two Words: Ionic Liquids
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ionic liquids are molecular solutions that have a wide range of potential applications, including next-generation solar cells, hydrogen fuel cells and lithium batteries.
Materials Science
Nov 13, 2009
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Webb captures a prominent protostar in Perseus
This new Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate details of the Herbig Haro object 797 (HH 797). Herbig-Haro objects are luminous regions surrounding newborn stars (known as ...
Astronomy
Nov 29, 2023
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New method for producing clean hydrogen
Duke University engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications.
Materials Science
May 21, 2013
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New clues about early atmosphere on Mars suggest a wet planet capable of supporting life
New research published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters suggests that Mars was born wet, with a dense atmosphere allowing warm-to-hot oceans for millions of years. To reach this conclusion, researchers developed the ...
Astrobiology
Sep 21, 2022
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A stormy, active sun may have kickstarted life on Earth
The first building blocks of life on Earth may have formed thanks to eruptions from our sun, a new study finds.
Astrobiology
May 2, 2023
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The day the algae died
The P-T mass extinction may have been instigated by populations of algae dying. According to one group of scientists, this die-off of large numbers of relatively simple life forms caused a crash in the ocean's entire food ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2010
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The smallest conceivable switch: Targeted proton transfer within a molecule
For a long time miniaturization has been the magic word in electronics. Dr. Willi Auwaerter and Professor Johannes Barth, together with their team of physicists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), have now presented ...
Nanophysics
Dec 12, 2011
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Water oxidation advance boosts potential for solar fuel
Emory University chemists have developed the most potent homogeneous catalyst known for water oxidation, considered a crucial component for generating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight. The breakthrough, published ...
Materials Science
Mar 11, 2010
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