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Scientists Rip Apart Water Molecules More Efficiently With New Catalysts

Posted: 04 Jul 2020 11:15 AM PDT

Enhanced Water Dissociation

Using a new approach, they were able to study and improve the water-dissociation reaction that rips apart water molecules in membrane-based electrochemical reactors. University of…

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Search Engine Strategies of the Brain: Why Some Words May Be More Memorable Than Others

Posted: 04 Jul 2020 09:34 AM PDT

Memorable Words

Thousands of words, big and small, are crammed inside our memory banks just waiting to be swiftly withdrawn and strung into sentences. In a recent…

The post Search Engine Strategies of the Brain: Why Some Words May Be More Memorable Than Others appeared first on SciTechDaily.

      
Crystal Structure Discovered Almost 200 Years Ago May Revolutionize Solar Cells

Posted: 04 Jul 2020 08:04 AM PDT

Perovskite Crystal Structure

Solar energy researchers at Oregon State University are shining their scientific spotlight on materials with a crystal structure discovered nearly two centuries ago. Not all…

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Wolf Spider Baby Boom in a Warmer Arctic

Posted: 04 Jul 2020 06:53 AM PDT

Wolf Spider Egg Sac

Climate change leads to longer growing seasons in the Arctic. A new study shows that predators like wolf spiders respond to the changing conditions and…

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Results of an Experiment by USC Student May Rewrite Chemistry Textbooks

Posted: 04 Jul 2020 05:33 AM PDT

Solvated Electrons Ammonia Molecules

A USC Dornsife chemistry professor’s bet on a student proposal leads to new understanding of what defines a metal — and lands the cover of…

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Stunning Celestial Fireworks Celebrate Birth of Colossal Star Cluster

Posted: 04 Jul 2020 04:12 AM PDT

Stellar Fireworks Crop

Astronomers created a stunning new image showing stellar fireworks in star cluster G286.21+0.17. Most stars in the universe, including our Sun, were born in massive…

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Order Out of Disorder in Ice

Posted: 03 Jul 2020 06:08 PM PDT

Order Disorder Ice Concept

The glass structure of a material is often believed to mimic its corresponding liquid. Polyamorphism between ices has been used as a guide to elucidate…

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Solar Radiation Patterns That Expose the Moon Identified by NASA Spacecraft

Posted: 03 Jul 2020 04:48 PM PDT

Solar Radiation Patterns Expose Moon

Which way the wind blows in space has new importance for astronaut safety at the Moon. Using data from several NASA missions, scientists discovered that…

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Feed of the Future: Taste-Testing Meat From Animals Fed Insects and Microalgae

Posted: 03 Jul 2020 03:17 PM PDT

Animal Meat Analyzed

Worldwide there is a growing demand for animal products for human nutrition, despite vegan and vegetarian diets becoming more popular in Western countries. Changing diets…

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Pulse Pressure: A Game Changer in the Fight Against Dementia

Posted: 03 Jul 2020 01:46 PM PDT

3D Brain Illustration

Promoting blood brain barrier health by reducing elevated pulse pressure in blood could be a promising new preventative solution and/or treatment for dementia. A recent…

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Engineers Invented a New Way to Store Data Using Atomically-Thin 2D Materials Instead of Silicon Chips

Posted: 03 Jul 2020 12:15 PM PDT

2D Metal Digital Memory

Researchers have invented a way to slide atomically-thin layers of 2D materials over one another to store more data, in less space and using less…

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Scientific Red Flag Spotted in Milky Way’s Dark, Dusty Center – Oddity Moving in the Direction of Earth

Posted: 03 Jul 2020 11:00 AM PDT

Milky Way Galaxy Arrow

Scientific ‘Red Flag’ Reveals New Clues About Our Galaxy Figuring out how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way — a discovery reported…

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