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Phys.org / Artificial photosynthesis: Chemists develop dye stack that mimics plant energy conversion
With artificial photosynthesis, mankind could utilize solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Chemists from Würzburg and Seoul have taken this one step further: They have synthesized a stack of dyes that ...
Phys.org / Scientists unveil rapid technique for creating uniform polymer nanostructures
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new method for the rapid, scalable preparation of uniform nanostructures directly from block polymers.
Phys.org / Astronomy's dirty window to space: A detailed map of dust in the Milky Way
When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it appears? Or does the star merely look reddish, since its light has had to travel through a cloud of ...
Phys.org / CRISPR-Cascade test detects bloodstream infections in minutes without amplification
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a CRISPR-based diagnostic tool capable of detecting bloodstream infections in minutes without the need for nucleic acid amplification. The CRISPR-Cascade ...
Phys.org / Teeth from a 2100-year-old burial pit in Mongolia tell a tale of soldiers far from home
Research led by Jilin University, China, is providing bioarchaeological evidence on a mass grave at the Bayanbulag site in Mongolia containing the remains of soldiers from the Han-Xiongnu War. Genetic, isotopic, and tooth ...
Phys.org / Rare aardvark trace fossils discovered in South Africa
A recent study published in Quaternary Research describes the discovery and identification of possible aardvark tracks and burrow sites in Pleistocene aeolianites on the South African Cape coast.
Phys.org / Weighing in on a Mars water debate: Analysis challenges previous findings
More than 3 billion years ago, Mars intermittently had liquid water on its surface. After the planet lost much of its atmosphere, however, surface water could no longer persist. The fate of Mars's water—whether it was buried ...
Phys.org / Snakes' secret language of ultraviolet color: A hidden world of predator evasion and camouflage
In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A University of Michigan study has examined a color range that humans can't see and often ignore: color ...
Phys.org / Astronomers discover new supergiant fast X-ray transient, expanding rare class
Italian astronomers report the detection of a new X-ray binary (XRB), which has received the designation 4XMM J181330.1-17511 (J1813 for short). The newfound object represents the rare subclass of XRBs known as supergiant ...
Phys.org / Physicists uncover two superconducting regimes in a Kagome lattice superconductor
Superconductivity, which entails an electrical resistance of zero at very low temperatures, is a highly desirable and thus widely studied quantum phenomenon. Typically, this state is known to arise following the formation ...
Phys.org / A planetary boundary for geological resources: Exploring the limits of regional water availability
Geological resources such as critical metals and minerals, essential for the diffusion of technologies such as renewable energy and energy storage towards a decarbonized society, are indispensable for supporting modern life ...
Phys.org / Greenland Inuit face health risks from 'forever chemicals' in diet
Scientists warned on Thursday that the long-term health of Inuit hunters in eastern Greenland was under threat, due to so-called "forever chemicals" in the atmosphere and their diet of polar bear and seal meat.