Clingy copper ions contribute to catalyst slowdown
Heavy-duty diesel trucks on the road today are equipped with aftertreatment systems that include selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology using urea solution as a reducing agent to curtail harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from engine exha.....»»
Creating communities with blended learning
Linlin Pei, together with her supervisors Cindy Poortman, Kim Schildkamp and Nieck Benes studied three blended learning courses at the University of Twente to find the main factors that contribute to or limit the sense of community in a group. The re.....»»
Colombian researchers unveil rare footage of nursing humpback
A trail of milk disperses in the depths of the Pacific off Colombia's coast as a whale calf breaks away after nursing on its mother in rare footage scientists hope will contribute to humpback conservation......»»
New hydrodynamic theory helps to understand the correlation of ions
In their theoretical work, Dr. Diddo Diddens from Helmholtz Institute Münster of Forschungszentrum Jülich and Prof. Andreas Heuer from the Helmholtz Institute Münster and the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the University of Münster investigat.....»»
More green spaces linked to slower biological aging
Northwestern scientists have conducted a new study to see if living near green spaces, like parks and areas with a lot of plants, can affect how our bodies age and contribute to overall healthy aging......»»
Hands-on: CarPlay in iOS 17 adds SharePlay for Apple Music listening parties, even for long-distance friends
One of the big changes in iOS 17 for CarPlay users is the addition of SharePlay support for Apple Music. This feature allows anyone in the car to control and contribute to what’s playing via Apple Music, rather than just one person. SharePlay in C.....»»
Australia scraps billion-dollar satellite program
Australia on Friday said it was axing a billion-dollar plan to develop a series of space satellites, as it tries to cut costs amid an economic slowdown and cost-of-living crisis......»»
"Hybrid entrepreneurs" worth $9.8 billion to the Australian economy
First of its kind research from La Trobe University has found that hybrid entrepreneurs contribute $9.8 billion to the Australian economy and compromise over 315,000 start-ups......»»
Opinion: Huge Cadia gold mine ordered to reduce polluting dust. Is it safe to live near a mine like this?
For the past 15 months, I have been helping residents living near the massive Cadia gold and copper mine in NSW to verify their concerns about pollution from the mine. The findings of alarming levels of heavy metals in their water tanks, as well as i.....»»
A new adsorbent for removing radioactive cesium ions from nuclear wastewater
Nuclear power is typically considered a cleaner way of generating power compared to fossil fuels. It does not release air pollutants and greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide as by-products. However, it creates radiotoxic waste that needs proper trea.....»»
Cover crops contribute to soil health, study shows
Worldwide, farmers are being challenged with a variety of issues, including growing populations, a changing climate and soil degradation, among many others. To combat these challenges, researchers are looking for solutions and have begun to focus the.....»»
Tiny nanopores can contribute to faster identification of diseases
In a collaboration with Groningen University, Professor Jørgen Kjems and his research group at Aarhus University have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in developing tiny nano-sized pores that can contribute to better possibilities for, among other.....»»
High-quality child care found to contribute to later success in science, math
Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering and math through high school, and that link is stronger among children from low-income backgrounds, according to research.....»»
Physicists make new predictions about the collision of heavy ions at very high relativistic energies
When two heavy ions collide at very high relativistic energies, they penetrate one another, during which they become excited and are slowed down. This "stopping" process can be generated experimentally, as demonstrated on the Large Hadron Collider (L.....»»
Genetic variation, selection and hybridization all contribute to desert adaptation in foxes
Genomic research led by the University of California at Berkeley has looked to uncover the origins and history of desert adaptation in foxes. In a paper, "North African fox genomes show signatures of repeated introgression and adaptation to life in d.....»»
New research reveals links between dog attacks and misunderstanding of dog behavior
New research from Edge Hill University shows that dog owners often misinterpret dog behavior which could contribute to the rise in dog attacks and calls for a change in legislation......»»
RARBG Shutdown is a Major Blow to the Pirate Ecosystem
The surprise shutdown of torrent site RARBG and its tracker came as a shock to millions of users and the knock-on effects are already being felt elsewhere in the piracy ecosystem. Other torrent sites are seeing a slowdown in fresh content, automated.....»»
With AI trending, cooling solutions are also receiving attention
In the face of a global demand slowdown, AI remains a hot topic and gradually shows its importance across all industries. However, with computing power continuously expanding and data storage access increasingly frequent, the issue of power consumpti.....»»
The best movies on Disney+ right now (June 2023)
It's in a slowdown for exciting originals, but Disney+ has some of the best movies to stream thanks to legacy additions like Spider-Man 2 and Indiana Jones......»»
Archaeologists discover 4,300-year-old copper ingots in Oman
A tip from the local population had led the archaeologists from Frankfurt to the area near the city of Ibra in Oman, where they found several settlements. Irini Biezeveld and her fellow doctoral researcher Jonas Kluge were staying in the country in t.....»»
A breakthrough in the electrooxidation of propylene
A research team led by Prof. Geng Zhigang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) designed a molecular catalyst that can undergo dynamically reversible interconversion for the electrooxidation of propylene into 1,2-propylene gly.....»»