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11/27/2024
Pollutants into power: Breakthrough US tech turns CO2 into clean energy source

Pollutants into power: Breakthrough US tech turns CO2 into clean energy source

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a new catalyst that can boost the chemical reaction called “dry reforming of methane.”

Mrigakshi Dixit

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11/26/2024
Extinct hominid from 200,000 year ago in China is likely new human species

Extinct hominid from 200,000 year ago in China is likely new human species

It’s time to reorganize our understanding of the first humans, according to research heads Christopher Bae and Wu Xiujie.

Maria Mocerino

19 hours ago

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MIT unveils manta ray-inspired water filter design for industrial plants

MIT unveils manta ray-inspired water filter design for industrial plants

Manta rays are filter feeders, sifting plankton from seawater as they swim.

Mrigakshi Dixit

20 hours ago

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World’s largest worm lizards’ teeth crushed snail shells 50 million years ago 

World’s largest worm lizards’ teeth crushed snail shells 50 million years ago 

This massive amphisbaenian likely lived on the ground surface, preying on snails with its formidable jaws.

Maria Mocerino

a day ago

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Japan’s superalloys withstand 1112°F test to protect nuclear fusion reactors 

Japan’s superalloys withstand 1112°F test to protect nuclear fusion reactors 

Using metallurgical analysis, electron microscopy and spectroscopy, researchers studied the microstructure details of protective oxide layer of ODS alloys SP10 and NF12.

Ameya Paleja

a day ago

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink to trial game-changing brain-chip to control robot arm

Elon Musk’s Neuralink to trial game-changing brain-chip to control robot arm

Elon Musk’s startup also added that it will allow participants of its ongoing PRIME study to join the new CONVOY feasibility test.

Plant sex secrets: 150-million-year-old shrub unlocks flower reproductive evolution

Plant sex secrets: 150-million-year-old shrub unlocks flower reproductive evolution

Plants exhibit a range of reproductive strategies: some are strictly male or female, some possess both male and female organs (hermaphroditic), and others can change sex during their lifetime.

Kapil Kajal

a day ago

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11/25/2024
CERN’s ELISA: World’s first mini proton accelerator to study cave art

CERN’s ELISA: World’s first mini proton accelerator to study cave art

The accelerator’s 2 MeV proton beam ensures the sample remains preserved during analysis.

Ameya Paleja

2 days ago

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The neutrino frontier: How tiny particles could answer big questions about the cosmos

The neutrino frontier: How tiny particles could answer big questions about the cosmos

In 2023, IceCube scientists confirmed high-energy neutrinos from the Milky Way, ushering in a new era of multi-messenger astronomy.

Maria Bolevich

2 days ago

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Neural guards: Markers of sexual rejection discovered in female mammals

Neural guards: Markers of sexual rejection discovered in female mammals

The team honed in on the VMH, a brain region critical for social and reproductive behaviors, particularly its anterior section.

Srishti Gupta

2 days ago

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Adorable heart-shaped shellfish could unlock secret to faster, cheaper internet

Adorable heart-shaped shellfish could unlock secret to faster, cheaper internet

The researchers suggest that their findings could inspire advancements in fiber optic cable technology.

Mrigakshi Dixit

2 days ago

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11/24/2024
Ratting out poachers: Rats take on illegal wildlife trade by sniffing out elephant tusks

Ratting out poachers: Rats take on illegal wildlife trade by sniffing out elephant tusks

African giant pouched rats were trained to detect the scent of pangolin scales, elephant ivory, rhino horn, and African blackwood.

A reaction that only measured protons detected neutrons for the first time

A reaction that only measured protons detected neutrons for the first time

For the last 10 years, scientists have been working on a neutron detector. Finally, they tested it, and it worked like magic.

Octopus color change uses as much energy as a human jogging 25 minutes

Octopus color change uses as much energy as a human jogging 25 minutes

The research involved analyzing skin samples from 17 ruby octopuses.

Bojan Stojkovski

3 days ago

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First sweet tooth behavior in large carnivores: Ethiopian wolves enjoy nectar

First sweet tooth behavior in large carnivores: Ethiopian wolves enjoy nectar

Researchers are uncovering new insights about these endangered creatures, highlighting the intricate interactions in the highlands’ delicate ecosystem.

Gairika Mitra

3 days ago

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11/23/2024
Exceptional quantum gate with 99.9% fidelity promises errorless computing

Exceptional quantum gate with 99.9% fidelity promises errorless computing

Double-transmon coupler is no longer just a concept, scientists make the first-ever quantum gate based on a real DTC.

‘Cosmic censorship’ confirmed: New quantum model unlocks black hole singularities

‘Cosmic censorship’ confirmed: New quantum model unlocks black hole singularities

The model shows that quantum effects cause an event horizon to form around a naked singularity, hiding it from view.

11/22/2024
Coatings supercharge high-performance engines, now they are getting better

Coatings supercharge high-performance engines, now they are getting better

Specialized coatings help keep astronauts keep safe and save millions every year for machine industry.

Ameya Paleja

5 days ago

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Bite of hope: Malaria vaccine delivered by gene-edited mosquito kills infection by 89%

Bite of hope: Malaria vaccine delivered by gene-edited mosquito kills infection by 89%

This technique gave the immune system a powerful boost, shielding people from the disease.

Mrigakshi Dixit

5 days ago

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11/21/2024
Scientists recreate dinosaur calls by modeling Duck-billed dinosaur’s crest

Scientists recreate dinosaur calls by modeling Duck-billed dinosaur’s crest

The team particularly focused on parasaurolophus, a duck-billed dinosaur that lived 70 million to 80 million years ago. 

Mrigakshi Dixit

6 days ago

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