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Experts reveal major holes in international ozone treaty

Experts reveal major holes in international ozone treaty

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A new paper, co-authored by a University of Sussex scientist, has revealed major holes in an international treaty designed to help repair the ozone...
Bacteria could survive travel between Earth and Mars when forming aggregates

Bacteria could survive travel between Earth and Mars when forming aggregates

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Imagine microscopic life-forms, such as bacteria, transported through space, and landing on another planet. The bacteria finding suitable conditions for its survival could then...
Effectiveness of cloth masks depends on type of covering

Effectiveness of cloth masks depends on type of covering

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Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask while out in public has become the recommended practice. However, many still question the effectiveness of...
The mathematical magic of bending grids

The mathematical magic of bending grids

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An amazing construction method for curved structures was developed at TU Wien (Vienna): With a flick of the wrist, flat grids become a 3-D...
Storing information in antiferromagnetic materials

Storing information in antiferromagnetic materials

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Researchers at Mainz University have shown that information can be stored in antiferromagnetic materials and to measure the efficiency of the writing operation People store...
Galactic bar paradox resolved in cosmic dance

Galactic bar paradox resolved in cosmic dance

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New light has been shed on a mysterious and long-standing conundrum at the very heart of our galaxy. The new work offers a potential...
New imaging technique helps resolve nanodomains chemical composition in cell membranes

New imaging technique helps resolve nanodomains, chemical composition in cell membranes

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For those not involved in chemistry or biology, picturing a cell likely brings to mind several discrete, blob-shaped objects; maybe the nucleus, mitochondria, ribosomes...
50 new planets confirmed in machine learning first

50 new planets confirmed in machine learning first

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Fifty potential planets have been confirmed by a new machine learning algorithm developed by University of Warwick scientists. For the first time, astronomers have used...
Researchers develop flat lens a thousand times thinner than a human hair

Researchers develop flat lens a thousand times thinner than a human hair

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A lens that is a thousand times thinner than a human hair has been developed in Brazil by researchers at the University of São...
Fuel cells for hydrogen vehicles are becoming longer lasting

Fuel cells for hydrogen vehicles are becoming longer lasting

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Roughly 1 billion cars and trucks zoom about the world's roadways. Only a few run on hydrogen. This could change after a breakthrough achieved...
Neural networks show potential for identifying gamma rays detected by the Cherenkov telescope array

Neural networks show potential for identifying gamma rays detected by the Cherenkov telescope array

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With the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) that is currently under construction, researchers hope to observe highly energetic gamma rays that could lead to the...