Researchers from South Korea, Case Western Reserve University and University of North Texas have discovered an inexpensive and easily produced catalyst that performs better than platinum in oxygen-reduction reactions.
Materials Science
Jun 5, 2013
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When NASA's Mars Pathfinder touched down in 1997, it had five cameras: two on a mast that popped up from the lander, and three on NASA's first rover, Sojourner.
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2017
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(Phys.org) —Hello readers—we'd like to try something new here at Phys.org and Medical Xpress: offer a weekly summary every Monday highlighting what we feel are the most important stories of the past week. Here, then, ...
News of anti-vaxxer movements, demands to teach creationism in schools as science, and dubious claims for the health-giving properties of strange diets is enough to make you wonder if some people have forgotten or forsaken ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2015
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding a simple, scalable way to pattern graphene for future electronics applications is one of the biggest challenges facing graphene researchers. While lithography has been widely used to create graphene ...
Quantum computers offer the potential to solve computational problems that are beyond the reach of classical computers. As an example, the Canadian company Xanadu recently claimed that its quantum computer has been able ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 24, 2022
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Plants have long been known as the lungs of the earth, but a new finding has found they may also play a role in electrifying the atmosphere.
Environment
Mar 21, 2012
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The Nobel Prize in chemistry went to two researchers Wednesday for a gene-editing tool that has revolutionized science by providing a way to alter DNA, the code of life—technology already being used to try to cure a host ...
Biochemistry
Oct 7, 2020
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The stage is now set for superconductivity to branch out and meet some of the biggest challenges facing humanity today.
Superconductivity
Sep 16, 2013
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From biotechnology to digital media, from energy to cloud computing, almost every job area today is strongly affected, if not entirely reshaped, by scientific and technological advancements. Still, according to surveys, young ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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