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Curiosity Corner: Why does ice float on water?
8+ hour, 46+ min ago (37+ words) Discover the fascinating science behind why ice floats on water, a critical phenomenon that enables life to thrive on Earth. Understand the role of density, hydrogen bonds, and the environmental impact of floating ice in our ecosystems....
Two atomic layers of platinum deliver a fuel cell catalyst sweet spot
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (58+ words) A precise synthesis tunes platinum skin thickness on PtCu nanospheres and shows two atomic layers give the best oxygen reduction performance and durability. Two atomic layers of platinum deliver a fuel cell catalyst sweet spot A precise synthesis tunes platinum…...
AI Predicts Pollutant Degradation with TiO2 Nanocomposites
17+ hour, 11+ min ago (880+ words) In the realm of environmental science and engineering, a groundbreaking advancement emerges with the innovative application of artificial neural networks (ANNs) to predict the degradation rates of pollutants in industrial wastewater. A research team led by Aghababaei, Alizadeh, and Bahrami…...
Breakthrough Cambridge reactor recycles 99% of gas to make hydrogen fuel and carbon
19+ hour, 35+ min ago (579+ words) Inside the pyrolysis reactor at 2372F (1300C), diluted methane gas is converted into carbon nanotubes and hydrogen. The approach improves carbon nanotube production by over eightfold while also generating large amounts of clean hydrogen fuel. Hydrogen gas is a highly sought-after fuel…...
Optimizing Microalgae for Wastewater and Biofuels
23+ hour, 12+ min ago (900+ words) The increasing global challenges posed by industrial pollution and the pressing need for sustainable energy sources have catalyzed extensive research into innovative solutions. One promising avenue for addressing both issues lies in the utilization of microalgae, a group of photosynthetic…...
How a bamboo-inspired design helps detect dangerous helium escapes
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (478+ words) Helium may seem harmless'it's the gas that makes balloons float and voices squeak'but in enclosed spaces, a helium leak can be dangerous. Because helium is colorless, odorless, and chemically inert, it is extremely difficult to detect. Worse, if too much…...
Artificial metabolism turns waste carbon dioxide into useful chemicals
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (463+ words) As a proof of concept, the engineers then used the same system to convert acetyl-CoA into malate, a commercially valuable chemical used in foods. Engineered enzymes have been shown to perform metabolic reactions that do not exist in nature, successfully…...
AFM-Based Protocol for Characterizing the Incipient Stages of Plasticity on Hybrid Bonding-Ready Copper Pads (NIST, Intel, Colorado School of Mines)
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (300+ words) A new technical paper titled "Probing the Nanoscale Onset of Plasticity in Electroplated Copper for Hybrid Bonding Structures via Multimodal Atomic Force Microscopy" was published by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Intel, and Colorado School of…...
How Life Solved Its "Impossible" Problem: Leading Chemist Explains Life Doesn't Need a Miracle to Appear
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1782+ words) Life may have emerged from a surprisingly simple network of chemical reactions long before cells or genes existed. The origin of life is one big chemical Catch-22. It always has been. It's a biochemical ouroboros: everything needs everything else to…...
Surface Hopping Advances Nonadiabatic Dynamics, Enabling Benchmarking Of Photochemical Processes
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (921+ words) Researchers have created a versatile computational framework that streamlines the study of how molecules change after absorbing light, allowing for faster development of models and a more detailed understanding of these crucial processes. https://quantumzeitgeist.com/wp-content/uploads/Image_fx-14-16.jpg Dral, have developed a flexible new…...