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Phys.org / How to watch the last supermoon of the year
The last supermoon of the year will shine soon in December skies.
Phys.org / Silver-infused zeolite efficiently separates xenon from krypton for industrial use
An international team of researchers have found a better way to separate two rare and important gases—xenon and krypton—that are often combined in chemical, petrochemical, metallurgical, and environmental processes.
Phys.org / From pine chips to pharmaceuticals: Lignin upcycled into amides using reusable catalyst
An international research team from the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT) has developed a novel, environmentally friendly process for producing high-quality amides from the plant substance lignin—important building ...
Phys.org / Fish protection curbs crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks across the Great Barrier Reef
New research reveals that one of the largest-ever marine conservation initiatives has helped to prevent more frequent crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef.
Phys.org / Simple gel jelly beads on liquid surface reveal secrets of slow earthquakes
Slow earthquakes have been discovered to exhibit anomalously slow, long-lasting and small slips, adjacent to regular earthquakes where we sometimes feel catastrophic vibration. However, no one knows the reason why slow earthquakes ...
Phys.org / Computational framework streamlines therapeutic RNA nanocarrier design
A research team led by professor Olivia Merkel, Chair of Drug Delivery at LMU and co-spokesperson of the Cluster for Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Munich (CNATM) has developed the first integrated platform that combines molecular ...
Phys.org / Delaying building block supply boosts self-assembly efficiency of complex systems, biophysicists demonstrate
The ability to self-organize is a key feature of biological systems and is widely found in nature: small building blocks that autonomously assemble give rise to macromolecules such as the cell nucleus, virus capsids, or complex ...
Phys.org / 'Baby boom' of Bonelli's eagles during COVID lockdown unmasks impact of human activity
Thanks to more than three decades of monitoring, researchers at the University of Granada reveal how human absence during the pandemic impacted the reproduction of a threatened species: the Bonelli's eagle
Phys.org / Sugar-coated sensor sniffs out look-alike molecules in the air
Scientists have designed a new type of gas sensor that can tell apart "mirror image" versions of the same smell molecule, even at very low concentrations. By coating carbon nanotubes with custom-built sugar-based receptors, ...
Phys.org / Climate action saves lives. So why do climate models ignore well-being?
Climate change is already shaping our well-being. It affects mental health, spreads infectious diseases, disrupts work, damages food supplies and forces families to leave their homes because of conflict, hunger or flooding.
Phys.org / Using 1,000 butterfly and moth genomes to investigate evolution and climate change resilience
A major milestone has been reached, with experts across Europe, including those at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK, sequencing 1,000 species of butterflies and moths. This includes almost all UK butterflies, ...
Phys.org / Probing the quantum nature of black holes through entropy
In a study published in Physical Review Letters, physicists have demonstrated that black holes satisfy the third law of thermodynamics, which states that entropy remains positive and vanishes at extremely low temperatures, ...
