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Research on risk of metal contamination in inactive mine could help reclamation efforts
New research by University of Alberta scientists on the risks for metal contamination at an inactive…
Bacterial enzyme extracts rare earth elements in environmentally friendly way
Rare earth elements are vital for many modern technologies. Chemists at LMU have now shown that…
Biodiversity resurgence in effluent-fed desert riverbeds
Nearly 70 years after the historic downtown reach of the Santa Cruz River ran dry, water…
E-beam atomic-scale 3-D 'sculpting' could enable new quantum nanodevices
By varying the energy and dose of tightly focused electron beams, researchers have demonstrated the ability…
Data collected during Hurricane Laura presents major benefits in engineering, atmospheric science fields
Hurricane Laura was the most documented hurricane to ever make landfall in the U.S. …
Scientists obtain broad-band single-mode lasers in colloidal quantum dots
In the past two decades, great efforts have been made to achieve lasers based on colloidal…
Functional ion nanochannel-based approach to detect tyrosine phosphorylation
Tyrosine phosphorylation (pTyr) can initiate cellular signaling and govern cellular functions. Its dysregulation is implicated in…
Researchers identify structure and function of first deacylase enzyme CddA in cyanobacteria
In a study published online in Plant Physiology, the research group led by Prof. Ge Feng…
Floating graphene on a sheet of calcium atoms
Adding calcium to a composite graphene-substrate structure creates a high transition-temperature (Tc) superconductor. Click…