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Phys.org / How hydrogen can be produced from bio-based formic acid in a continuous process
With annual production of around 1 million metric tons (1.1 million tons), formic acid is one of the most important basic chemicals and is used, among other things, as an additive in the animal feed industry. It is also increasingly ...
Tech Xplore / New study highlights the weather-driven costs of 24/7 clean power matching
As demand for electricity surges from artificial intelligence, data centers and other new technologies, companies are increasingly pledging to procure carbon-free electricity to mitigate emissions associated with their electricity ...
Phys.org / Study probes Malaysia's corporate bond strategy: Offering Islamic bonds expanded corporate financing access
In the late 1990s, Malaysia created a new way for corporations to raise money by issuing bonds that comply with Islamic law, which prohibits the payment or collection of interest.
Medical Xpress / Meningococcal B vaccine linked to lower gonorrhea risk
The meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine could provide protection against more than one disease, with new research linking it to a significant reduction in the risk of gonorrhea in young Territorians. The study, led by Adelaide ...
Medical Xpress / How singing in a choir hits the right note for people living with brain conditions
When people are first diagnosed with a brain condition, they may not consider joining a choir to improve their well-being and regain their voice.
Tech Xplore / Q&A: Harnessing statistics to improve personalized medicine
Scientific advancements—including understanding health conditions and developing new treatments—hinge on data and its implications. Statistician Alex Luedtke is developing new methods to make data analysis as efficient and ...
Medical Xpress / Even light activity may lower risk of stroke and death in people with atrial fibrillation
Being physically active was linked to a lower risk of stroke and death for adults with atrial fibrillation, or AFib, according to new, independent research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Phys.org / Sticky alpine flower confirms Darwin's 150-year-old carnivorous plant prediction
A flowering plant has been confirmed as a new carnivorous lineage, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings show that Saxifraga candelabrum can attract, trap, digest and absorb nitrogen from ...
Phys.org / Astronomers finally measure the full size of the largest known galaxy
Researchers have obtained the deepest images ever taken of IC 1101, allowing them to identify the galaxy's outer edge for the first time. The observations confirm it as the largest known galaxy, spanning roughly 520 kiloparsecs, ...
Dialog / How to keep the Earth habitable when the sun dies
In a billion years, the sun will start to run out of fuel and expand to become a red giant. Earth's oceans and atmosphere will be burned away, and Earth will likely be engulfed by the sun altogether. The sun will then shrink ...
Phys.org / A new take on interpreting chemical bond analysis in solids
Researchers from Skoltech, SberUniversity, the M.N. Mikheev Institute of Metal Physics of UB RAS and Ural Federal University have published a review of a novel approach to interpreting chemical bonding in solids. The method ...
Phys.org / Why some people are mosquito magnets while others get away unbitten
Some mosquitoes really are picky eaters. They will not just stick their proboscis into any old human. We know this anecdotally, with some people claiming they are always bitten while others are completely ignored, though ...