[ad_1] Electron microscope image of a densely packed droplet of hydrogen-producing algal cells. Scale bar, 10 micrometers. Prof Xin Huang, Harbin Institute of Technology Scientists have built tiny droplet-based microbial factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in the air. The results of the international research …
Read More »Moths strike in the evolutionary arms race with a sophisticated wing design
[ad_1] Composite image of the moth Antheraea pernyi (top) and the butterfly Graphium agamemnon (bottom) showing photographs on the left and ultrasound (tomography) on the right. Notice how moth wings have weaker echoes (acoustic image) than butterfly wings.Marc Holderied and Thomas Neil False color 3D representation of a 0.21 mm …
Read More »Scientists find that water can turn into hydrogen peroxide when it condenses on cold surfaces
[ad_1] A Stanford research team that recently discovered an unexpected new chemical behavior of water when tiny droplets are formed from water vapor extended the results to natural, everyday water condensation. By Adam Hadhazy In its bulk liquid form, whether in a bathtub or an ocean, water is a relatively …
Read More »Understanding the frustration could lead to better medications
[ad_1] Knowing exactly where proteins are frustrated could go a long way in making better drugs. This is one of the findings of a new study by Rice University scientists looking for mechanisms that stabilize or destabilize key sections of biomolecules. Atomic-scale models by rice theorist Peter Wolynes, lead author …
Read More »Great discovery of oil reserves from the United Arab Emirates
[ad_1] In the statement released by the SPC and the official UAE agency WAM, it was stated that the new unconventional oil field of about 22 billion barrels is larger in terms of resources than some of the main oil fields in Abu Dhabi. No information was provided in the …
Read More »They find in Pompeii the remains of two victims of the eruption of 79 AD C.
[ad_1] Archeology Featured news from Science ScienceNovember 21, 2020 – 9:34 pmOf: AFP agency The eruption must have surprised both victims as they tried to escape. One was a young man, 1.56 meters tall, dressed in a short tunic and was probably a slave. The other was a man of …
Read More »The world’s first complete T-Rex skeleton was finally revealed to the public 67 million years after being buried
[ad_1] Tyrannosaurus rex, which was found buried in sediment next to a triceratops, is thought to have been fighting the dinosaur at the time of its death. The first 100% complete T. rex ever found will soon be on display in a museum in North Carolina. Dubbed the “Dueling Dinosaurs”, …
Read More »Alternative gene control mechanism based on the organization of DNA within the nucleus
[ad_1] Fluorescent confocal microscope images of 8 day old Arabidopsis thaliana roots. Purple color shows cell walls and green color shows CRWN1-3 in immature leaf (top, cotyledon epidermis), mature root area (middle, differential), and actively growing root ends (bottom, meristematic zone) . © Yuki Sakamoto, CC BY Researchers from the …
Read More »Cracking secrets of an emerging branch of physics
[ad_1] Thanh Nguyen has a habit of breaking down barriers. Take languages for example: Nguyen, a third-year graduate student in nuclear science and engineering (NSE), wanted to “connect with other people and cultures” for his work and social life, he says, so he learned Vietnamese. , French, German and Russian, …
Read More »60 ancient zircons found in the Martian meteorite
[ad_1] Over the past 100 years, we have made incredible advances in healthcare that would have been considered miraculous for any previous generation. To give an example, the life expectancy in the United States in 1950 it was 68.2 years. We have since added 10 years to that average. Social …
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