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Converting raw biomass into natural gas

Researchers discover a new catalytic approach that directly converts raw biomass into natural gas, with a low carbon footprint. Previous natural gas production methods Natural gas can be utilised as fuel for generating electricity, heating, and powering transportation. It is also...
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Genome turned off in CLASSY gene diversifies epigenomes

Researchers from Salk Institute for Biological Studies (SIBS) have discovered that the CLASSY gene family regulates which parts of the genome are turned off in a tissue-specific manner. What is a genome? A genome is responsible for what parts of each...
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Researchers uncover cause for the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction

Florida State University researchers discover that low oxygen and sulphide in the oceans had effected the environmental conditions that characterised the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction (LOME), killing about 85% of the species in the ocean. Florida State University researchers’ analysis...
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Drug-release surfaces created with plasma-based engineering

A research team from Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Italy present technology known as 'plasma-enabled surface engineering' to combat drug-resistant infections. Drug resistant infections The deepening concern over drug-resistant infections, coupled with prevailing hospital-acquired infections from surgical tools, implants, and heavily...
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Study exposes hostile conditions on Earth as life evolved

Researchers have explored the Earths biosphere, UV radiation and Co2 levels using a climate model to analyse the Earth's planetary habitability as life evolved. During long durations of the past 2.4 billion years, researchers have discovered that the Earth may...
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Quantum imaging that is pushing the boundaries of optics

Researchers from the Fraunhofer lighthouse project, QUILT, utilise quantum mechanically entangled light particles to develop quantum optical solutions for wavelength ranges. Quantum mechanically entangled light particles break down the boundaries of conventional optics and allow a glimpse into previously invisible...
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Attempting to achieve invisibility properties with superconducting materials

Researchers have produced a simulation that demonstrates a unique 2D superconducting material that could make light-bending devices cheaper and easier to produce. A new study has been published in the De Gruyter journal, Nanophonics, by lead authors Huanyang Chen at...
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Enhancing knowledge with innovative physics experiments

IN2P3 (CNRS)’s Arnaud Lucotte outlines the role of the Laboratory for Subatomic Physics & Cosmology in numerous physics experiments around the world.
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Darwin’s finches evolve to ward off avian vampire fly

Experts from Flinders University studied Darwin’s finches on Galápagos Islands and found females that spend longer inside the nest can ward off deadly larvae of the introduced avian vampire fly.  Deadly larvae   The avian vampire fly larvae are known to enter...
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Christmas tree nanostructure discovered for ascorbic acid oxidation

A unique nanostructure has been discovered and proved to be highly effective in the ascorbic acid oxidation process.   Fabrication process  Nanostructured metal is known to have both physical and chemical properties, which has inspired scientific interest for this to be used...
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