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Future Circular Collider: Is it worth it?

March 8, 2019
Feature
Earlier this year CERN announced the Future Circular Collider study aiming to build on the success of the LHC and extend its research capabilities. Our two-part feature asks, what is...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, In Depth, Physics, Policy
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Future Circular Collider: What is it?

March 8, 2019
Feature
Earlier this year CERN announced the Future Circular Collider study aiming to build on the success of the LHC and extend its research capabilities. Our two-part feature asks, what is...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, In Depth, Physics, Policy
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Soil bacteria turns plants into plastic

March 7, 2019
News
A genetically tweaked microbe may be key to producing biodegradable plastic from plants.University of Wisconsin-Madison students worked with soil bacteria N. Aromaticivorans, a type of soil bacteria that digests lignin,...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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One man’s trash

March 7, 2019
Insight
Plastics have become a deeply worrying environmental issue, but it is unlikely that demand will drop… so are there alternative production methods which could be more environmentally sound? We chat...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Energy, Environment, Geology, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science
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Energy-efficient biocrude extraction

March 5, 2019
News
Chemical engineers have created a more rapid and energy-efficient method of converting algae to biocrude, a synthetic fuel.Inside microorganisms such as algae are lipids, fatty acid molecules that can be...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Energy
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IoT sensors made with cellulose

March 4, 2019
News
An eco-friendly sensor made from cellulose could replace the plastics and polymeric materials currently used in electronics.Simon Fraser University and Swiss researchers care using a wood-derived cellulose material to print...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Sulphur polymers for eco-friendly plastics

February 14, 2019
News
A new catalytic process for making polymers out of sulphur could provide more environmentally friendly production of plastic.Currently, the process of reacting sulphur with organic crosslinker molecules to make it...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Edging towards the quantum speed limit

February 12, 2019
News
More rapid energy progression in a quantum computer may be achieved thanks to more rapid jumps in energy in a quantum state.Quantum researchers at Aalto University sped up the energy...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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Nano-enhanced palladium reacts to light

February 7, 2019
News
An optical-enhanced form of palladium could be the key to a more environmentally friendly chemical manufacturing industry.Researchers at RMIT University in Australia manipulated the optical properties of palladium nanoparticles to...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Quantum-scale electron liquid

February 6, 2019
News
Physicists have created the first electron liquid at room temperature and say it could have applications in quantum computers.University of California scientists directed superfast laser pulses at ultrathin sandwich, formed...
Physics & Engineering
Physics, Quantum Physics
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