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04/13/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New research simplifies the process of harvesting solar energy to generate fuels
Harvesting hydrogen gas from water is going to be a much cheaper process thanks to the findings of New York-based researchers. They found a way to make the water splitting process much simpler, which could increase the overall efficiency of hydrogen fuel production and save on expended catalysts. As its name implies, water splitting is a method where the […]
04/13/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Could this organic molecule be the building block of all life?
The organic compound glycolonitrile was recently spotted within the stellar material surrounding a well-documented young star. Its presence in the early history of the star could help researchers determine just how it and other similar organic molecules ended up on Earth, thereby leading to the development of life as we know it. Glycolonitrile is a […]
04/11/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New space theory hypothesizes how life on Earth began – by “swallowing” another planet
The leading theory behind the creation of the moon could also explain the eventual emergence of life on Earth. Texas-based researchers claimed that the unknown celestial body which hit our home planet in the distant past also deposited the ingredients necessary for life. An ancient collision with an object the size of Mars is believed to have ripped out a large chunk […]
04/09/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Barbules and velcro: Researchers study birds for inspiration to develop new adhesives and aerospace materials
Do you remember the times when your younger child self toyed with the feather of a bird? When you ran your fingers along its barbs and watched the disturbed parts return to their original positions? Researchers do, and they used the shape of the barbules of a feather to develop new adhesives and aerospace materials. It has been 20 years since […]
04/07/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New discoveries on a widely-studied material changes how scientists view polymers
Every year, more than a thousand research teams publish the results of their individual investigations into the properties and potential uses of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT). But the latest Swedish study suggests that all of those earlier examinations of the organic polymer were based on incorrect assumptions of how PEDOT actually worked. The findings of the Linköping University (LiU) […]
04/05/2019
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By Edsel Cook
A sight to behold: What are green flashes?
Superstitious pirates (the real historical ones, not the ones in movies featuring Johnny Depp) believe that the “green flash” signals the return of a dead soul to the world of the living. The fleeting atmospheric phenomenon has a scientific explanation, but that doesn’t take away its eerie beauty. A green flash is an event where […]
04/04/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Who knew you could use light to compute?
A Japanese research team developed a new type of computing device that doesn’t rely on electric charges to perform logic operations. Instead, their prototype machine uses ultraviolet light and electric fields to power its computational processes. Furthermore, instead of being made from a silicon semiconductor, the new device is chemical-based. The techniques used to create it and enable its logic […]
04/04/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Light and life: Can “engineered light” influence human health and productivity?
You have probably relegated light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to the same spot that electric light bulbs used to occupy in your awareness. At the most, there will be a slight footnote that the new device gives off more light and consumes less energy than the old one. But some researchers are arguing that LEDs bring more than just light […]
04/02/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Study warns that AI expansion cannot be fully understood or measured and that humans should “proceed with caution”
Some consider artificial intelligence to be a boon to mankind, while others believe that it will be the destruction of civilization. A team of Canadian researchers warns that it will be very difficult to predict how AI will grow in the future – and that they are not leaving out the possibility of the much-touted technology utterly failing to […]
04/01/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Novel electrolytic process with plasma could open new doors in renewable energy
Ohio-based researchers reported the successful revival of an old way of producing the very useful compound ammonia. They used a plasma-based electrolytic reaction to create ammonia from nitrogen and water. Furthermore, they did not need to use any hydrogen or solid metal catalysts. Ammonia was first synthesized in the early 20th century. Nowadays, it is used to make fertilizer and numerous other products that […]
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