The study reveals how to improve natural gas production in shale

[ad_1] A Los Alamos study reveals how production pressures can be optimized to efficiently recover natural gas. Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory A new study on hydrocarbons contradicts conventional wisdom about how methane is trapped in rock, revealing a new strategy for easier access to the precious energy resource. “The …

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The extendable “skin” sensor gives robots human sensations

[ad_1] Integrated glove with SLIMS sensor. Credit: Hedan Bai It’s no exaggeration to say that extendable sensors could change the way soft robots work and feel. In fact, they will be able to try quite a lot. Cornell University researchers have created a fiber optic sensor that combines low-cost LEDs …

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The discovery of the mechanism that controls genetic regulators could lead to new ways to fight disease

[ad_1] Han, Mendell and colleagues discovered an assembly of proteins that form a ubiquitin ligase (yellow) that targets microRNAs (red) and their associated Argonaute proteins (blue) for degradation. This mechanism largely regulates microRNA levels in multiple cell and tissue types. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Researchers from UT Southwestern have …

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The water of Mars runs away

[ad_1] Water on Mars is not confined to its internal atmosphere, but is carried into the upper atmosphere and there it becomes atomic hydrogen which escapes into space, according to evidence published this Thursday in a study in the journal Science. In the past the water flowed on the Martian …

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111,000 Ethereum dollars spent on virtual cars

[ad_2][ad_1] A mysterious seller spent $ 111,000 in Ethereum (ETH) for a car auctioned in a blockchain-based car game. That auction held in 2019 was the most expensive sale of the year and brought a reputation to the seller, who announced his identity about 1.5 years after the sale. In …

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