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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.”
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.
MIT unveils manta ray-inspired water filter design for industrial plants
Manta rays are filter feeders, sifting plankton from seawater as they swim.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
The research involved analyzing skin samples from 17 ruby octopuses.
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.
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
The model shows that quantum effects cause an event horizon to form around a naked singularity, hiding it from view.
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.
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.
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.