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Graphite coating makes perovskite solar cells waterproof
A cheaper, cleaner and more sustainable way of making hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight is step closer thanks to new research from the...
Creating a global map of the protein shape universe
Proteins can provide a detailed look inside the human body and how it protects itself from many diseases. Proteins, which make up about 15%...
Complex geology contributed to Deepwater Horizon disaster, new study finds
A study from The University of Texas at Austin is the first published in a scientific journal to take an in-depth look at the...
New research shows community forest management reduces both deforestation and poverty
Giving local communities in Nepal the opportunity to manage their forests has simultaneously reduced deforestation and poverty in the region, new research has shown.
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Mystery of texture of Guinness beer: Inclination angle of a pint glass is key...
A team of researchers from Osaka University and Kirin Holdings Company, Limited demonstrated that the texture formation in a pint glass of Guinness beer...
Paper wasps capable of behavior that resembles logical reasoning
A new University of Michigan study provides the first evidence of transitive inference, the ability to use known relationships to infer unknown relationships, in...
Move over, silicon switches: There’s a new way to compute
Logic and memory devices, such as the hard drives in computers, now use nanomagnetic mechanisms to store and manipulate information. Unlike silicon transistors, which...
Phytoplankton decline coincides with warming temperatures over the last 150 years
Virtually all marine life depends on the productivity of phytoplankton—microscopic organisms that work tirelessly at the ocean's surface to absorb the carbon dioxide that...
Lead contamination found in baby teeth of children living near Exide battery plant
Airborne lead from recycled car batteries at the Exide plant in Vernon ended up in the baby teeth of children living nearby, a USC...
Global health benefits of climate action offset costs
The price tag for cutting global emissions may seem expensive, until the human toll of deaths from air pollution and climate change are factored...
Quantum computing with graphene plasmons
A novel material that consists of a single sheet of carbon atoms could lead to new designs for optical quantum computers. Physicists from the...
