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The life-changing curiosity of Reg Penner
UC Irvine Today· 6 days agoPenner sports a blazer with a UCI pin on its lapel, and he takes a turn and opens a door that leads to his lab. Penner started as a professor in the UCI...
Promethium Discovery Set to Rewrite Chemistry Textbooks
SciTechDaily· 3 days agoScientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the properties of promethium, a...
New affordable method turns CO2 emissions into clean fuels
Interesting Engineering· 1 day agoCarbon dioxide, the primary greenhouse gas responsible for 78% of the change in Earth’s energy...
Laser-powered bullets reveal surprising metal hardness
Nature· 5 days agoMicro-ballistics research has shown metals hardening as they are heated, under extreme strain rates.
These crows have counting skills previously only seen in people
Nature· 4 days agoThe corvids are the first animals other than humans known to produce a deliberate number of calls on...
How community colleges kept students engaged during and after the pandemic
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days ago(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
Superstar porous materials get salty thanks to computer simulations
Nature· 4 days agoModel predicts the structure of previously elusive compounds with practical applications.
From 'loser' to laureate: Nobel winner's advice to young scientists
Nature· 21 hours ago“10 years ago, I was considered a loser,” she says. Advice she offers is to follow the work of your...
Forever Chemicals Now Found in Band-Aids
Mercola· 5 days agoBandages that you apply to open wounds may contain toxic polyfluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl chemicals, known collectively as PFAS. Bandages are only the latest consumer good found to contain ...
New study offers a cleaner path for controlling water, transforming greenhouse gases
Phys.org· 2 days agoCarbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas, singlehandedly responsible for 78% of the change in energy balance in Earth's atmosphere between 1990 and 2022. A byproduct of burning fossil fuels, carbon ...