The water coming out of your faucet is safe to drink, but that doesn't mean it's completely clean. Chlorine has long been the standard for water treatment, but it often contains trace levels of disinfection byproducts and ...
Environment
Sep 11, 2023
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Astronomers have made a thorough forensic study of a star that was torn apart when it ventured too close to a giant black hole and then had its insides tossed out into space.
Astronomy
Aug 22, 2023
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Melanin is produced within special structures called melanosomes. Melanosomes are found inside melanin-producing pigment cells called melanocytes. Although all humans have the same number of melanocytes, the amount of melanin ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 13, 2023
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In 2004, the public first became acquainted with graphene- a remarkably thin, flexible, and electrically conductive material possessing considerable strength. However, harnessing graphene's potential as a component has presented ...
Nanophysics
Aug 8, 2023
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As an engineering plastic having high transparency and impact resistance, polycarbonate (PC) is employed in eyeglass lenses, camera lenses, DVDs, automobile headlights and bulletproof glass.
Polymers
Aug 8, 2023
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A team of scientists from St Petersburg University, in collaboration with their colleagues from the Scientific-Research Centre "Planeta" and the Keldysh Research Centre, has developed a neural network algorithm for measuring ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 2, 2023
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Bacterial biofilms are clusters of microorganisms that form on wetted surfaces virtually everywhere. They harbor pathogens that compromise water quality, and they can disrupt the operation of many different engineered systems ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 25, 2023
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Benjamin Franklin was so busy as an inventor, publisher, scientist, diplomat and U.S. founding father that it's easy to lose track of his accomplishments.
Economics & Business
Jul 22, 2023
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For the first time, the James Webb Space Telescope has observed the chemical signature of carbon-rich dust grains in the early universe.
Astronomy
Jul 19, 2023
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In the first moments of our universe, countless numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons formed alongside their antimatter counterparts. As the universe expanded and cooled, almost all these matter and antimatter particles ...
General Physics
Jul 6, 2023
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