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Chlorophyll-producing organism is non-photosynthetic

April 9, 2019
News
Biologists have identified the first organism that can produce chlorophyll but does not engage in photosynthesis.The organism, which has been informally named corallicolid, is found in 70% of corals globally....
Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Botany, Energy, Microbiology
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Polythene film outperforms aluminium

April 2, 2019
News
A new processing technique has produced a transparent polythene film that can be stronger than aluminium at a fraction of the weight.By tuning temperatures, UK researchers created a clear polythene...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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A plum deal for cancer drug synthesis

March 26, 2019
News
Chemical synthesis could be used to replace an ingredient in anti-leukaemia compounds derived from the Asian plum yew.Chemists at Oregon State University patented a method of synthesising cephalotaxine to make...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Construction starts on 4th-gen synchrotron

March 20, 2019
News
The first components for the fourth-generation synchrotron light source have been installed in Grenoble, France.The Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS) will boost generated X-ray beams by a factor of 100, allowing...
Physics & Engineering
Energy, Particle Physics
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2D material improves in space

March 20, 2019
News
Materials consisting of a single layer of atoms could be used in space missions due to their resilience to intense levels of radiation.Australian National University scientists exposed of atomically thin...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Materials Science, Physics, Solid State Physics
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Hydrogel harvests water from the air

March 18, 2019
News
A new solar powered technology absorbs moisture from the air and returns it as clean water.University of Texas engineers used hydrogels, gel-polymer hybrid materials that act as “super sponges” and...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Energy, Materials Science
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Twisted Milky Way

March 18, 2019
News
3D mapping of the Milky Way galaxy shows that it is not flat but warped and twisted in shape.
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Quantum algorithm reverses qubits

March 14, 2019
News
Russian physicists say they have returned the state of a quantum computer to a fraction of a second in the past.Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology scientists used the public...
Physics & Engineering
Computer Science, Quantum Physics
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Liquid metal turned to plasma

March 13, 2019
News
Liquid metal has been turned to plasma for the first time, with applications for attaining fusion energy.Using high temperatures and high-density conditions, University of Rochester scientists in New York cooled...
Physics & Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics, Energy, Physics
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Salvaged desalination waste

March 12, 2019
News
The waste product of desalination, highly concentrated brine, is usually disposed of into the sea. MIT engineers are working on a commercial process that will instead convert this brine into...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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