Methane converted into methanol at room temperature – just add light
Scientists have developed an efficient new way to convert methane into methanol at room temperature. The technique could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a cleaner way to make key products.
While carbon dioxide gets most of the attention, it’s not the only greenhouse gas changing the Earth’s climate. Methane is emitted in smaller amounts but is 34 times more potent, so reducing its levels remains a priority. Excess methane from industrial processes is often burned off, but that produces CO2.
Scientists have developed an efficient new way to convert methane into methanol at room temperature. The technique could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a cleaner way to make key products.
While carbon dioxide gets most of the attention, it’s not the only greenhouse gas changing the Earth’s climate. Methane is emitted in smaller amounts but is 34 times more potent, so reducing its levels remains a priority. Excess methane from industrial processes is often burned off, but that produces CO2.
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The Largest Alcohol Molecule Found in Space Yet May Be The Key to Star Formation
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The Largest Alcohol Molecule Found in Space Yet May Be The Key to Star Formation
There's alcohol up in space. No, it's not bottles of wine discarded by careless astronauts; rather, it's in microscopic molecular form. Now researchers think they've discovered the largest alcohol molecule in space yet, in the form of propanol.
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The Large Hadron Collider Is About to Ramp Up to Unprecedented Energy Levels
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The Large Hadron Collider Is About to Ramp Up to Unprecedented Energy Levels
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The Large Hadron Collider Is About to Ramp Up to Unprecedented Energy Levels
Ten years after it discovered the Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider is about to start smashing protons together at unprecedented energy levels in its quest to reveal more secrets about how the universe works.
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Physicists Are Startled by This Magnetic Material That 'Freezes' When Heated
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Physicists Are Startled by This Magnetic Material That 'Freezes' When Heated
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Physicists Are Startled by This Magnetic Material That 'Freezes' When Heated
When disordered magnetic materials are cooled to just the right temperature, something interesting happens. The spins of their atoms 'freeze' and lock into place in a static pattern, exhibiting cooperative behavior not usually displayed.
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How Hot Is Too Hot For The Human Body? It's Likely Less Than You Think
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How Hot Is Too Hot For The Human Body? It's Likely Less Than You Think
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How Hot Is Too Hot For The Human Body? It's Likely Less Than You Think
Heat waves are becoming supercharged as the climate changes – lasting longer, becoming more frequent and getting just plain hotter. One question a lot of people are asking is: "When will it get too hot for normal daily activity as we know it, eve
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A new “quantum flute” experiment by University of Chicago physicists could point the way towards new quantum technology. The holes create different wavelengths, akin to ‘notes’ on a flute, that can be used to encode quantum information.
Described in two studies published in Physical Review Letters and Nature Physics, the breakthrough could point the way towards realizing quantum memories or new forms of error correction in quantum computers, and observing quantum phenomena that cannot be seen in nature.
Described in two studies published in Physical Review Letters and Nature Physics, the breakthrough could point the way towards realizing quantum memories or new forms of error correction in quantum computers, and observing quantum phenomena that cannot be seen in nature.
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Next Week, Webb Will Make History. The Teaser Image Is Already Breaking Our Brains
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Next Week, Webb Will Make History. The Teaser Image Is Already Breaking Our Brains
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Next Week, Webb Will Make History. The Teaser Image Is Already Breaking Our Brains
NASA has a provided a tantalizing teaser photo ahead of the highly-anticipated release next week of the first deep-space images from the James Webb Telescope – an instrument so powerful it can peer back into the origins of the Universe.
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Aliens Could Be Using Quantum Communications to Talk Across Interstellar Space
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Aliens Could Be Using Quantum Communications to Talk Across Interstellar Space
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Aliens Could Be Using Quantum Communications to Talk Across Interstellar Space
While we haven't found any evidence of alien life yet, that doesn't mean it's not out there, beyond our reach. Now, a team of researchers has put together a mathematical model showing aliens could potentially be communicating across space – via q
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Todays glacier retreat in Kazakhstan
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Mysterious 'Lord of The Universe' Mentioned in Ancient Palmyra Has Just Been Identified
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Mysterious 'Lord of The Universe' Mentioned in Ancient Palmyra Has Just Been Identified
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Mysterious 'Lord of The Universe' Mentioned in Ancient Palmyra Has Just Been Identified
The identity of an unknown god described in inscriptions from the ancient city of Palmyra, located in modern-day Syria, has long baffled scientists. But now, a researcher declares that she has cracked the case.
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The Webb Team Just Stealthily Dropped a Picture of Jupiter, And We Can't Stop Staring
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The Webb Team Just Stealthily Dropped a Picture of Jupiter, And We Can't Stop Staring
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The Webb Team Just Stealthily Dropped a Picture of Jupiter, And We Can't Stop Staring
This morning we were in a frenzy over a sneaky side-glimpse of a galaxy revealed in the first full-color James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images.
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The Webb Telescope Just Proved It Can Detect Signs of Life in Alien Atmospheres
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The Webb Telescope Just Proved It Can Detect Signs of Life in Alien Atmospheres
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The Webb Telescope Just Proved It Can Detect Signs of Life in Alien Atmospheres
The ingredients for life are spread throughout the Universe. While Earth is the only known place in the Universe with life, detecting life beyond Earth is a major goal of modern astronomy and planetary science.
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These 4 Factors Can Explain Why So Many People Are Rejecting Science
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These 4 Factors Can Explain Why So Many People Are Rejecting Science
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These 4 Factors Can Explain Why So Many People Are Rejecting Science
Distrust of science is a massive problem. In our current environment, it's directly leading to people's deaths. Much of the misinformation we face is intentional and organized, and even worse, research has found lies seem to spread faster online an
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A Wasp, Flower, And Fly Trapped in Amber Reveal 30-Million-Year Old Microcosm
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A Wasp, Flower, And Fly Trapped in Amber Reveal 30-Million-Year Old Microcosm
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A Wasp, Flower, And Fly Trapped in Amber Reveal 30-Million-Year Old Microcosm
A newly-discovered plant, a recently-discovered wasp, and a developing fly larva have been found trapped in amber, in an exquisitely-preserved moment of prehistoric ecology.
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String Theory: NASA Rover Discovers Strange Tangled Object on Mars
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String Theory: NASA Rover Discovers Strange Tangled Object on Mars
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String Theory: NASA Rover Discovers Strange Tangled Object on Mars
Here's the best evidence I've ever seen for water on Mars: NASA's Perseverance rover came across a tangled mess of string on Mars, which looks like snarled fishing line left behind by a frustrated angler. Where there's fishing, there's gotta be wat
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Scientists hack fly brains to make them remote controlled
Researchers at Rice University have shown how they can hack the brains of fruit flies to make them remote controlled. The flies performed a specific action within a second of a command being sent to certain neurons in their brain.
The team started by genetically engineering the flies so that they expressed a certain heat-sensitive ion channel in some of their neurons. When this channel sensed heat, it would activate the neuron – in this case, that neuron caused the fly to spread its wings, which is a gesture they often use during mating.
The heat trigger came in the form of iron oxide nanoparticles injected into the insects’ brains. When a magnetic field is switched on nearby, those particles heat up, causing the neurons to fire and the fly to adopt the spread-wing pose.
To test the system, the researchers kept these engineered flies in a small enclosure atop a magnetic coil, and watched them with overhead cameras. And sure enough, when the magnetic field was switched on, the flies spread their wings within about half a second.
Researchers at Rice University have shown how they can hack the brains of fruit flies to make them remote controlled. The flies performed a specific action within a second of a command being sent to certain neurons in their brain.
The team started by genetically engineering the flies so that they expressed a certain heat-sensitive ion channel in some of their neurons. When this channel sensed heat, it would activate the neuron – in this case, that neuron caused the fly to spread its wings, which is a gesture they often use during mating.
The heat trigger came in the form of iron oxide nanoparticles injected into the insects’ brains. When a magnetic field is switched on nearby, those particles heat up, causing the neurons to fire and the fly to adopt the spread-wing pose.
To test the system, the researchers kept these engineered flies in a small enclosure atop a magnetic coil, and watched them with overhead cameras. And sure enough, when the magnetic field was switched on, the flies spread their wings within about half a second.
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Planting trees and getting dividends for it? Sounds good 🌳
Few people are interested, but scientists predict that by 2050 humanity will face an ecological catastrophe. The raging wildfires in Australia, which have already covered more than 18 million hectares, water pollution by petroleum products - all of this is detrimental to the environment.
Woodcoin Fundation is developing a new eco-campaign called WoodLandEco. The idea is simple - they want to combine modern technology and get people involved in planting trees to protect the environment, and participants in the program will receive rewards.
How will it work?
1️⃣ You download the app and choose the type of tree you want to plant. They each have their own properties and amount of oxygen production;
2️⃣ You connect your tree through a special QR code and take care of it. The more oxygen your tree produces, the more dividends you get.
WoodLandEco is in the process of attracting large eco-funds to its activities, so that means that the scale of the program will be large.
📣 The app is already in beta test and will be released to the public soon 📣
Want to watch the project developing and become a part of it? Then follow the WoodLandEco Telegram channel and join the community, where you can ask all the questions directly to the team.
Few people are interested, but scientists predict that by 2050 humanity will face an ecological catastrophe. The raging wildfires in Australia, which have already covered more than 18 million hectares, water pollution by petroleum products - all of this is detrimental to the environment.
Woodcoin Fundation is developing a new eco-campaign called WoodLandEco. The idea is simple - they want to combine modern technology and get people involved in planting trees to protect the environment, and participants in the program will receive rewards.
How will it work?
1️⃣ You download the app and choose the type of tree you want to plant. They each have their own properties and amount of oxygen production;
2️⃣ You connect your tree through a special QR code and take care of it. The more oxygen your tree produces, the more dividends you get.
WoodLandEco is in the process of attracting large eco-funds to its activities, so that means that the scale of the program will be large.
📣 The app is already in beta test and will be released to the public soon 📣
Want to watch the project developing and become a part of it? Then follow the WoodLandEco Telegram channel and join the community, where you can ask all the questions directly to the team.
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The James Webb Space Telescope May Have Already Found The Oldest Galaxy Ever Seen
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The James Webb Space Telescope May Have Already Found The Oldest Galaxy Ever Seen
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The James Webb Space Telescope May Have Already Found The Oldest Galaxy Ever Seen
Just a week after its first images were shown to the world, the James Webb Space Telescope may have found a galaxy that existed 13.5 billion years ago, a scientist who analyzed the data said Wednesday.
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A new study finds that Google searches are an effective tool to predict a surge in calls to domestic violence helplines in Italy. The study is available (open access) here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10680-022-09619-2
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Harnessing the Potential of Google Searches for Understanding Dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence Before and After the COVID…
European Journal of Population - Most social phenomena are inherently complex and hard to measure, often due to under-reporting, stigma, social desirability bias, and rapidly changing external...
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The Case of The Mysterious 'Pregnant' Mummy Reveals Another Hidden Twist
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The Case of The Mysterious 'Pregnant' Mummy Reveals Another Hidden Twist
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The Case of The Mysterious 'Pregnant' Mummy Reveals Another Hidden Twist
A mysterious mummy of an ancient Egypt woman, who may have been pregnant when she died, likely also had cancer, according to researchers.
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