Physics
Using Ocean Waves to Power Navigational Buoys
Traditional energy harvesting technologies, such as photovoltaic panels and wind turbines, have several limitations. In the absence of daylight and wind, neither can provide any…
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Physics
New Dark Matter Sensor based on Quantum Crystals
The mechanical motion and electronic properties of a tiny blue crystal have been linked together, or “entangled,” by physicists at the National Institute of Standards…
Physics
Pure Energy is Transformed into Matter/Antimatter by Colliding with Light
Scientists studying particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a user facility for nuclear physics research at the US Department of Energy’s Brookhaven…
Chemistry
Researchers Developed a Machine Learning Model for Predicting Bond Properties
The researchers created a machine learning-based model to predict the properties of bonded systems. They were able to predict the binding energy, bond length, number…
Environmental Science
Marine Biofuels are being Studied due to Environmental Concerns
Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and other Department of Energy facilities are investigating the potential use of marine biofuels as part of…
Modern Civilization
The Coal Industry’s Future will be decided in the Next Couple of Decades
Decisions made now will determine whether economies profit or lose money as the coal industry evolves over the next few decades. Australia and Indonesia, for…
Biology
Researchers Found a Way to Reduce Cellulosic Feedstocks’ Toxicity to Yeast
Increasing the production of biofuels like ethanol could be a significant step toward lowering the global consumption of fossil fuels. However, ethanol production is hampered…
Environmental Science
Viruses Found in 15,000-Year-Old Tibetan Glacier Ice are Like nothing seen before
The ice is melting as the world heats up, and sometimes it gives things that we really don’t rather do. Studies of ice from a…
Astronomy
Video Shows how Long it would Take a Ball to Drop on Different Planets
Astronaut Alan Shepard famously hit his golf ball on the surface of the moon with lust 36 meters (118 feet) and scientists from the International…
Astronomy
The “Mountains” On a Neutron Star are Only Millimetres Tall, New Models Suggest
Neutron stars are the densest matter in the universe. Something as big a city has a much more compressed mass than the Sun. They have…
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