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Researchers achieve breakthrough in process to produce hydrogen fuel

Researchers achieve breakthrough in process to produce hydrogen fuel

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Technion Israel Institute of Technology researchers have cracked the chemical mechanism that will enable development of...
Shielded quantum bits

Shielded quantum bits

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A theoretical concept to realize quantum information processing has been developed by Professor Guido Burkard and his team of physicists at the University of...
First study on climate change impact in Mediterranean

First study on climate change impact in Mediterranean

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As the Mediterranean Basin is experiencing the impact of climate change more than ever, an international network of scientists has worked together to synthesize...
Location of large mystery source of banned ozone depleting substance uncovered

Location of large mystery source of banned ozone depleting substance uncovered

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The compound, carbon tetrachloride, contributes to the destruction of the Earth's ozone layer, which protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation. As a result, the production...
New composite material that can cool itself down under extreme temperatures

New composite material that can cool itself down under extreme temperatures

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A cutting-edge material, inspired by nature, that can regulate its own temperature and could equally be used to treat burns and help space capsules...
Scientists identify protein that controls leaf growth and shape

Scientists identify protein that controls leaf growth and shape

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In autumn, it is not only the colours that catch the eye, but also the different sizes and shapes of leaves. But what makes...
Worlds first biobricks grown from human urine

World’s first biobricks grown from human urine

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The world's first bio-brick grown from human urine has been unveiled by University of Cape Town (UCT) master's student in civil engineering Suzanne Lambert,...
Physicists demonstrate magnetometer that uses quantum effects and machine learning

Physicists demonstrate magnetometer that uses quantum effects and machine learning

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Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Aalto University in Finland, and ETH Zurich have demonstrated a prototype device that uses...
Earths dust cloud satellites confirmed

Earth’s dust cloud satellites confirmed

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A team of Hungarian astronomers and physicists may have confirmed two elusive clouds of dust, in semi-stable points just 400,000 kilometres from Earth. The...
Light bending tech shrinks kilometers long radiation system to millimeter scale

Light-bending tech shrinks kilometers-long radiation system to millimeter scale

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The DESY accelerator facility in Hamburg, Germany, goes on for miles to host a particle making kilometer-long laps at almost the speed of light....
Astronomers confirm collision between two Milky Way satellite galaxies

Astronomers confirm collision between two Milky Way satellite galaxies

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If you're standing in the Southern Hemisphere on a clear night, you can see two luminous clouds offset from the Milky Way. These clouds of...