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Tech Xplore / New class of absorbents can capture CO₂ directly from the air and subsequently release it for storage or reuse

Researchers at the Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) and the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, led by researcher Marcileia Zanatta, have developed a new class of absorbents for ...

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Phys.org / Investigative interviews are key to solving crimes—should AI be helping police with their inquiries?

Investigative interviewing—the process of obtaining accurate and complete accounts from victims, witnesses and suspects—is the lifeblood of the criminal justice system.

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Phys.org / Vulnerable butterfly recorded in the Botanical Garden at Uppsala

The Botanical Garden in Uppsala was recently visited by animal ecology researchers, who conducted a BioBlitz to find, identify and record as many insects as possible in the Botanical Garden. One of the finds was an endangered ...

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Medical Xpress / H. pylori screening could return fivefold value in gastric cancer prevention

Each unit of cost invested in Helicobacter pylori screening can generate approximately a fivefold return in gastric cancer prevention benefits.

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Phys.org / Coal pollution reaches one of Earth's most remote mountain regions

The Himalayas are often seen as one of Earth's great natural barriers, separating the heavily populated and industrialized regions of South Asia from the remote Tibetan Plateau. But new research, published in Geophysical ...

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Phys.org / An iron-driven chain reaction may trigger mass death of harmful algae blooms

Over recent decades, harmful algal blooms have become increasingly common. These blooms often consist of bacteria called "cyanobacteria" in freshwater ecosystems. They can produce debilitating toxins, suffocate marine life ...

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Phys.org / Ultraluminous X-ray source in Whale galaxy investigated for spectral and timing variability

Astronomers from Germany and Turkey have analyzed available data from various space telescopes to investigate an ultraluminous X-ray source designated X-4, which is located in the nearby galaxy NGC 4631. Results of the new ...

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Phys.org / Clean crystal surface lets single molecules hit ultimate quantum limit

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) have developed a technique for interrogating molecules on surfaces with spectroscopic precision, thereby reaching the ultimate quantum limit for the first ...

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Phys.org / Ocean warming above 1.5°C triggered year-round marine disruption across globe, study shows

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) led one of the first global assessments of how marine ecosystems responded during the first year when global temperatures temporarily exceeded 1.5°C ...

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Phys.org / Pegasus launch to deploy LINK for months‑long orbit boost of aging Swift

A mission to raise the orbit of NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is poised for launch no earlier than Tuesday, June 30, at 6:23 a.m. EDT (10:23 p.m. UTC+12), from Kwajalein Atoll, part of the Republic of the Marshall ...

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Phys.org / Glass cells of atoms offer a new path to smarter, cheaper sensors

More accurate navigation systems and improved wireless communications may not come from traditional electronics, but rather from atoms. Researchers at Penn State and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...

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Medical Xpress / How a brain messenger protein drives progression of Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is driven by a buildup of a toxic protein called Tau that kills neurons. As toxic Tau spreads to new regions of the brain, symptoms worsen and ultimately become fatal.

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