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New biomarkers for active lupus nephritis discovered
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Manipulated hafnia paves the way for next-gen memory devices
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STEP Demo pilot plant makes new breakthrough for sCO2 power generation
The Supercritical Transformational Electric Power (STEP) Demo pilot plant, a $169 million, 10-megawatt supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) test facility at ...
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Don’t overeat: How archaea toggle the nitrogen-uptake switch
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Ohio State, State of Ohio launch $20 million ‘SOAR’ Study to identify risk & resiliency factors to improve behavioral health outcomes
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Office air conditioning can reduce the risk of harm from wildfire smoke
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NTU Singapore study reveals new clues on how ageing alters brain cells’ ability to maintain memory
A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons – nerve ...
Plumber’s nightmare structure in block polymers
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Groundbreaking discovery enables cost-effective and eco-friendly green hydrogen production
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Breakthrough research enhances stability and efficiency of perovskite solar cells
A team of researchers from the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, jointly led by Professors Sung-Yeon Jang, ...
Scientists trap krypton atoms to form one-dimensional gas
For the first time, scientists have successfully trapped atoms of krypton (Kr), a noble gas, inside a carbon nanotube to ...
The megalodon was less mega than previously believed
A new study shows the Megalodon, a gigantic shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, was more slender than ...
Slender shark: Study finds Megalodon was not like a gigantic great white shark
CHICAGO — A new scientific study shows that the prehistoric gigantic shark, Megalodon or megatooth shark, which lived roughly 15-3.6 ...
Vanderbilt chemist Ben Brown awarded $2.375M to develop nonaddictive painkillers with AI
When Ben Brown, research assistant professor of chemistry, thinks about the opioid epidemic, he views the problem on a molecular level. ...
Endless biotechnological innovation requires a creative approach
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