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| Scientists develop 'greener' way to make fertilizer Posted: 19 Aug 2021 09:52 AM PDT Researchers have devised a new 'greener' method to make a key compound in fertilizer, and that may pave the way to a more sustainable agricultural practice as global food demand rises. |
| Polymer scientist helps develop new technique for large-scale energy storage Posted: 19 Aug 2021 09:52 AM PDT Electric vehicles require power to be available anywhere and anytime without delay to recharge, but solar and wind are intermittent energy sources that are not available on demand. And the electricity they do generate needs to be stored for later use and not go to waste. New research reveals a more stable way to store this important energy. |
| Faster and cheaper ethanol-to-jet-fuel on the horizon Posted: 19 Aug 2021 09:52 AM PDT A patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gasses into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up. |
| Study supports widespread use of better masks to curb COVID-19 indoors Posted: 19 Aug 2021 09:45 AM PDT A new study is highlighting a need for widespread use of better face masks and the importance of good ventilation to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 indoors. |
| Researchers discover hidden SARS-CoV-2 'gate' that opens to allow COVID infection Posted: 19 Aug 2021 08:30 AM PDT Unprecedented visualizations of SARS-CoV-2 have allowed researchers to discover how the virus enters and infects healthy human cells. Supercomputing movies have revealed how glycans -- molecules that make up a sugary residue around the edges of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein -- act as infection 'gates' that open to allow access to our cell's receptors. |
| Understanding enzyme evolution paves the way for 'green' chemistry Posted: 19 Aug 2021 08:30 AM PDT Researchers have shown how laboratory evolution can give rise to highly efficient enzymes for new-to-nature reactions, opening the door for novel and more environmentally friendly ways to make drugs and other chemicals. |
| Researchers develop steerable catheter for brain surgery Posted: 19 Aug 2021 08:30 AM PDT A team of engineers and physicians has developed a steerable catheter that will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer the device in any direction they want while navigating the brain's arteries and blood vessels. The device was inspired by nature, specifically insect legs and flagella -- tail-like structures that allow microscopic organisms such as bacteria to swim. |
| Home-grown semiconductors for faster, smaller electronics Posted: 19 Aug 2021 07:27 AM PDT 'Growing' electronic components directly onto a semiconductor block avoids messy, noisy oxidation scattering that slows and impedes electronic operation. A new study shows that the resulting high-mobility components are ideal candidates for high-frequency, ultra-small electronic devices, quantum dots, and for qubit applications in quantum computing. |
| Tracking water storage shows options for improving water management during floods and droughts Posted: 19 Aug 2021 07:27 AM PDT Researchers have created a balance sheet for water across the United States -- tracking total water storage in 14 of the country's major aquifers over 15 years. |
| Common solar tech can power smart devices indoors Posted: 19 Aug 2021 07:27 AM PDT Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you are expending electrical energy. But what if flipping the light switch meant providing other useful energy too? We usually think of solar, or photovoltaic (PV), cells fixed to roofs, converting sunlight into electricity, but bringing that technology indoors could further boost the energy efficiency of buildings and energize swaths of wireless smart technologies such as smoke alarms, cameras and temperature sensors, also called Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Now, a new study suggests that a straightforward approach for capturing light indoors may be within reach. |
| Scientists growing more complex and mature heart tissue in the lab Posted: 18 Aug 2021 12:37 PM PDT A team led by researchers has generated premature cells that support early heart development but vanish soon after birth. |
| Posted: 18 Aug 2021 10:05 AM PDT With wind generation one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sectors in the world, experts are using machine learning and other signal processing techniques to characterize annoying noise features from wind farms. Two new publications from the ongoing Wind Farm Noise Study take another step towards improving wind turbine noise assessment methods, guidelines and wind turbine design to make wind energy more acceptable to surrounding communities. |
| Two-dimensional supersolid quantum gas produced in lab Posted: 18 Aug 2021 10:05 AM PDT Quantum matter can be solid and fluid at the same time -- a situation known as supersolidity. Researchers have now created this fascinating property along two dimensions. They now report on the creation of supersolidity along two axes of an ultracold quantum gas. The experiment offers many possibilities for further investigation of this exotic state of matter. |
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