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05/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Army scientists say they’ve found a way to block cyber hackers

Los Angeles-based researchers working for the U.S. Army announced that they have finally found the signature of the elusive Majorana fermion. According to an article on ScienceDaily, this theoretical particle will allow quantum encryption technologies that would block cyber hackers from accessing communication networks. The particle was named after Ettore Majorana, an Italian theoretical physicist who predicted its […]

05/15/2018 / By David Williams

Scientists identify an aquatic moss capable of removing arsenic from contaminated water in just ONE HOUR

Water pollution is a serious problem in many parts of the world. It’s particularly dangerous in places where toxic chemicals such as arsenic can be found as contaminants, thereby, putting the lives of people living in the area at great risk of arsenic poisoning. Now, a team of researchers has discovered a new and environmentally […]

05/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists are closer to developing a cure for Lyme disease as they discover how bacteria fight our immune responses

One of the world’s foremost experts on the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease has teased out the exact process by which Borrelia burdorferi survives the immune responses of the body. This discovery could pave the way for effective treatments of the persistent disease, according to a ScienceDaily article. Borrelia has always been a source of fascination […]

04/28/2018 / By David Williams

Recently discovered alien planet is metal-heavy, like our Mercury, and also close to its sun

The solar system has an assortment of eight different planets orbiting the sun. While each of them is different in their own unique way, they are mostly similar, with one exception. While most of the smaller planets in the solar system are compositionally similar to Earth, bearing a small, solid metal core that makes up […]

04/27/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Researchers closer to understanding how blood glucose homeostasis occurs in the body

Researchers are getting closer to getting closer to understanding how blood sugar homeostasis happens in the body, as they found that the pancreatic islets are responsible for maintaining normal blood glucose levels in the body, according to a study published in the scientific journal Cell Metabolism. The study was conducted by researchers at Karolinska Institutet […]

04/21/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Crystallized water could exist in Earth’s lower mantle

According to a study, water could be hidden hundreds of miles under the Earth’s surface – but in the form of crystallized water. While oceans have maximum depths of at least seven miles, water is known to exist well below these levels. In fact, ongoing research is still trying to confirm “[just] how deep this hidden […]

04/21/2018 / By Zoey Sky

New biochemical leaching process uses corn stover to recover rare earth metals from electronic waste

A study has determined that aside from being used as fodder or bedding, corn stover can be used as feedstock for a new biochemical leaching process. This revolutionary process helps recover valuable rare earth metals from electronic waste. The biochemical leaching process is similar to a mining process and it requires the use of corn stover. […]

04/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Hydrogen-bromide flow batteries could soon power the renewable energy industry (but release a dangerous, toxic gas)

An energy storage concept from the Radical ’60s could solve the biggest problem of the wind energy sector. In an article published in ScienceDaily, Kansas researchers have developed a viable hydrogen-bromine flow battery that could store excess electricity during the night. Anyone who has been in the Midwest is bound to run across a wind farm sooner […]

04/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists have developed new semiconductors that are more environmentally friendly

Concerned with the prevalence of useful but toxic perovskites in photovoltaic cells, a group of Iowa-based researchers devised alternative materials. They reported creating cheaper and eco-friendly semiconductors with similar performance, according to a ScienceDaily article. Perovskites are light-gathering materials used as semiconductors in solar panels. While highly efficient – called “wonder materials” by the solar […]

04/19/2018 / By David Williams

Scientists have underestimated how much snow accumulates in North America

Would you believe that after many years of intensive study, performed by some of the most brilliant experts in their respective fields, that there’s still a lot of stuff that’s currently unknown about water in relation to the Earth itself? Indeed, that seems to be the gist of a recent report which showed that previous […]

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