A chemist from RUDN University as a part of a team of researchers has synthesized new highly active catalysts for the production of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, which is necessary in the production of bulletproof ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 18, 2020
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for shielding electronics in military and space exploration technology from ionizing radiation. The new approach is more cost effective than existing ...
Materials Science
Feb 12, 2020
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Matching cattle to the land available to graze and the nutrition it offers is critical in optimizing production in an operation.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2020
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Bumblebees are the big lifters of the insect world, able to fly back to the hive with almost their own bodyweight in nectar on board. A study published Feb. 5 in Science Advances shows how they do it—and that bees can show ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 5, 2020
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Trees are known for their great, but not unlimited, trunk height and diameter. They have evolved to develop a heavy above-ground biomass, but this integral feature poses a challenge to the trunk's stability.
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2020
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We've all heard, and seen, how a picture paints a thousand words. Now, in a scientific twist on that saying, researchers at the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (National MagLab), ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 24, 2020
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Using novel sensing technology, experts from the University of Nottingham have found that lame sheep adjust how they carry out certain actives, such as walking, standing or lying down, rather than simply reducing the amount ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2020
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Engineered ingestible molecular traps created from mesoporous silica particles (MSPs) introduced to the gut can have an effect on food efficiency and metabolic risk factors. The results from studies on mice, published in ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 14, 2020
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Southeast Asia is a riot of colour and biodiversity. Boasting luxuriant rainforest and thousands of insects and mammals, the region is ripe for a biologist in search of inspiration. But when James Croft, then at Edith Cowan ...
Other
Dec 4, 2019
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Husbands may want to pay careful attention to the messages they send about their wives' weight, according to new research that suggests a husband's perception of his wife being overweight may predict a decrease in her marital ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2019
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