In plants, natural photosynthesis binds carbon dioxide (CO2) to organic compounds, which can then be converted into glucose or starch. These useful molecules can be sequestered, storing the carbon in a solid form. Artificial ...
Biochemistry
Aug 22, 2022
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Metallic glass is an important advanced alloy, holding promise for broad engineering applications. It appears as a solid form in many aspects, with beautiful metal appearance, exceeding elasticity, high strength, and a densely ...
General Physics
Aug 19, 2022
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A vast amount of the powerful greenhouse gas is sequestered as frozen crystals in the world's oceans. Of great concern among experts is the growing risk that, as the Earth warms and ocean temperatures rise, these highly disruptive, ...
Environment
May 4, 2022
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Researchers from the University of Sydney Nano Institute and School of Chemistry have revealed that tiny gas bubbles—nanobubbles just 100 billionths of a meter high—form on surfaces in unexpected situations, providing ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2022
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After decades of uncertainty, researchers have confirmed the existence of lunar carbon dioxide cold traps that could potentially contain solid carbon dioxide. The discovery will likely have a major influence in shaping future ...
Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2021
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Manchester innovation pioneers score world first for sustainable construction with graphene concrete.
Materials Science
May 25, 2021
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Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have mapped the dynamics of a catalyst's active site in three dimensions. This achievement gives researchers new insights into how these catalysts work, and ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 24, 2021
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As a typical representative of air plants, Tillandsia species can absorb moisture from the air with their leaves. Inspired by this hygroscopic foliage, Prof. Chen Tao's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology ...
Materials Science
Aug 19, 2020
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The periodic system contains 118 chemical elements. However, only a few of them, such as hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and silicon, are of major importance in our daily lives. But things become really exciting from a ...
Materials Science
Aug 6, 2020
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Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants is widely considered an essential component of any climate change mitigation plan. Many research efforts focus on developing and deploying carbon capture and sequestration ...
Materials Science
Jul 30, 2019
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