Cooking organic aerosol (COA) is one of the most important primary sources of pollution in urban…
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Laser-produced uranium plasma evolves into more complex species
When energy is added to uranium under pressure, it creates a shock wave, and even a…
Save time using maths: Analytical tool designs corkscrew-shaped nano-antennae
The nanostructures from Katja Höflich’s HZB team are shaped like corkscrews and made of silver. Mathematically,…
Researcher works to understand how gonorrhea develops resistance to antibiotics
Steadily and relentlessly, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea has slipped past medicine’s defenses, acquiring resistance to…
Study models new method to accelerate nanoparticles
In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois and the Missouri University of Science…
Closing the attainment gap: Children need a place to excel and thrive
Recent statistics from The Education Policy Institute suggest it will take another 100 years to bridge…
Artificial trees capture new bird species on candid camera
An experiment from The Australian National University (ANU) using artificial trees has attracted birds and other…
How to make influence from people in our networks a force for good
As the social and economic divides between groups grow ever wider, and social mobility declines, the…
Starting out in smaller communities may be better for refugees in short term
Syrian refugees are more satisfied with settlement services and their community when they spend their first…
250,000 Melbourne residents losing water due to logging
Logging in Melbourne’s largest water catchment has led to a loss of water equivalent to the…