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.....»»
Tropical storms trigger Antarctic ice melt
New factors have been identified which contribute to record-high temperatures and ice melt over the eastern Antarctic Peninsula and Larsen C Ice Shelf......»»
Backend firms see slowdown in orders for OLED DDI
Taiwan-based backend firms have seen capacity utilization rates for OLED display driver IC (DDI) testing slip recently, according to industry sources, noting that inventory adjustments are "more severe than expected.".....»»
WhatsApp releases beta version of its new macOS app built with Catalyst
WhatsApp has reportedly been working on a new universal app for macOS and iPadOS since last year. Now it seems that this app is finally getting closer to an official launch as WhatsApp has just released a beta version of its new macOS app built on C.....»»
Drobo Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Following Pandemic Slowdown
According to a court filing in California, Drobo has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It's not shutting down, but there could be a lot of changes on the way. The post Drobo Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Following.....»»
Europe"s most recent fossil of giant tortoise discovered
An international team of scientists, including Uwe Fritz and Christian Kehlmaier from Senckenberg, has made an astonishing discovery in the Zubbio di Cozzo San Pietro cave in Sicily, a burial site from the Copper/Bronze Age: bones of a giant tortoise.....»»
Fast and facile synthesis of antibacterial amino acid Schiff base copper complexes
Ever since their development in the late 19th century, Schiff bases have been a popular group of organic compounds, owing to their wide variety of desirable properties. The presence of both nitrogen and oxygen in their structure makes them versatile.....»»
PC component suppliers enhancing presence in non-PC sectors
Taiwan-based PC component specialists have moved to strengthen their presence in the networking, server, electric vehicle (EV) and other non-PC sectors amid a slowdown in shipment dynamics in the consumer electronics market, according to industry sou.....»»
Borrowed gene helps maize adapt to high elevations, cold temperatures
Researchers at North Carolina State University show that an important gene in maize called HPC1 modulates certain chemical processes that contribute to flowering time, and has its origins in "teosinte mexicana," a precursor to modern-day corn that gr.....»»
Cooking up a conductive alternative to copper with aluminum
In the world of electricity, copper is king—for now. That could change with new research from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) that is serving up a recipe to increase the conductivity of aluminum, making it economically competitive with.....»»
Identifying bird species by sound, an app opens new avenues for citizen science
The BirdNET app, a free machine-learning powered tool that can identify over 3,000 birds by sound alone, generates reliable scientific data and makes it easier for people to contribute citizen-science data on birds by simply recording sounds......»»
Novel catalyst radically enhances rate of conversion of carbon dioxide into solar fuels
Carbon dioxide or CO2 can potentially be used as a feedstock to be converted into carbon-neutral "solar fuels" that store energy from the sun. But for them to be competitive with fossil fuels, the chemical reaction that performs this conversion needs.....»»
Pandemic, supply woes still hammering Toyota production
Toyota's slowdown expands the count of lost production to some 400,000 vehicles in the fiscal year finishing March 31, 2023. Despite the fall back, Toyota is keeping its production goal unchanged at 9.7 million vehicles for the full fiscal year, an a.....»»
Methane levels surged in 2020 despite lockdowns
Levels of methane, the second most important greenhouse gas in our atmosphere, continued their unrelenting rise in 2020 despite the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic......»»
Polluted land can be planted with flowers and tobacco
Zinnia (popular ornamental flowers) and tobacco adapt to copper in the soil. They accumulate heavy metal in the roots and limit the transport of copper to the aerial parts of the plant: stem, leaves, and beyond. At the same time, these plants not onl.....»»
Darktrace adds early warning system to its Antigena Email solution
Darktrace announced that its Antigena Email product has added an early warning system, allowing members of the Darktrace community to contribute and benefit from insights gleaned from across the fleet. This new capability is now available to Antigena.....»»
Co-Tech doubling down for high-frequency, high-speed copper foil products
Copper foil maker Co-Tech Development will double down its efforts to expand its offerings of high-frequency and high-speed products for server, networking, automotive and 5G-related applications, according to company president Frank Lee......»»
A YouTuber has created a much smaller, thinner PS5 Slim
YouTuber DIY Perks has created the world's first (unofficial) PS5 Slim made of copper......»»
Gut microbiota of wild Assamese macaques become more unique with age
The bacteria in the gut are crucial for our health. They contribute to the development of an effective immune system and ward off pathogens. However, when harmful gut bacteria multiply or beneficial ones are lost, one develops health problems. But ev.....»»
Scientists serendipitously discover rare cluster compound
Scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Cell-Material Sciences have discovered a novel cluster compound that could prove useful as a catalyst. Compounds, called polyoxometalates, that contain a large metal-oxide cluster carry a negative charge.....»»
New proton capture reaction rate of copper-57 changes nucleosynthesis paths in Type-I X-ray burst
An international research team has recently developed a new proton capture reaction rate of copper-57 for the extreme astrophysical environment at the surface of neutron stars. The researchers found that the new reaction rate changes some of the mos.....»»