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A first-of-its-kind catalyst mimics natural processes to break down plastic and produce valuable new products
While plastics recycling is not new science, current processes don’t make it economically worthwhile— waste plastics…
Molecular design strategy reveals near infrared-absorbing hydrocarbon
Nagoya University researchers have synthesized a unique molecule with a surprising property: It can absorb near…
Ultrafast camera films 3-D movies at 100 billion frames per second
In his quest to bring ever-faster cameras to the world, Caltech’s Lihong Wang has developed technology…
Record-low snow accumulation on biggest Alpine glacier: study
Swiss glaciers have continued to shrink at an alarming rate this year, while snow accumulation on…
Back in the pink: Hong Kong dolphins enjoy rare quiet as pandemic halts ferries
Rare pink dolphins are returning to the waters between Hong Kong and Macau after the coronavirus…
Melting Alpine glaciers yield archaeologic troves, but clock ticking
The group climbed the steep mountainside, clambering across an Alpine glacier, before finding what they were…
Smog returns to Indian capital as agriculture fires start
The Indian capital’s air quality levels plunged to “very poor” on Friday and a smoggy haze…
New technology diagnoses sickle cell disease in record time
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have…
During COVID, scientists turn to computers to understand C4 photosynthesis
When COVID closed down their lab in March, a team from the University of Essex turned…