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Engineered defects in crystalline material boosts electrical performance
Researchers have discovered that engineering one-dimensional line defects into certain materials can increase their electrical performance. …
World needs $8.1 trillion investment in nature by 2050 to tackle triple planetary crisis
A total investment in nature of $8.1 trillion is required between now and 2050—while annual investment…
Comprehensive electronic-structure methods for materials design
Nicola Marzari, head of the Theory and Simulation of Materials laboratory at EFPL and director of…
Managing global climate change–and local conditions–key to coral reefs' survival
According to a new study, what’s key to coral reefs surviving climate-driven heatwaves and subsequent bleaching…
Parasites as fountains of youth: Study finds infected ants live much longer
According to the results of a multi-year scientific study, ants of the species Temnothorax nylanderi show…
The new species of bacteria killing palms in Australia
As reported in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, a newly-discovered bacterium named Candidatus…
To give astronauts better food, engineers test a fridge prototype in microgravity
Astronauts have been going to space since 1961, but they still don’t have a refrigerator to…
Researchers develop technique to functionally identify and sequence soil bacteria one cell at a time
Researchers from the Single-Cell Center at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of…
Climate skeptics not easily persuaded by available evidence, now or later
Climate skeptics who aren’t persuaded by the existing evidence from climate change are unlikely to change…