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Scientists Achieve Photosynthesis Without Sunlight

A novel artificial photosynthesis system is capable of producing yields up to 18 times quicker than nature. The post Scientists Achieve Photosynthesis Without Sunlight appeared first on ExtremeTech......»»

Category: topSource:  extremetechJun 30th, 2022

Ancient crustal weaknesses contribute to modern earthquakes in West Africa, study finds

Though it was the site of active tectonics 140 million years ago, today, the coast of West Africa is a passive margin, far from an active tectonic plate boundary and thought to be seismically quiet. So scientists don't fully understand why the region.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Scientists create world"s strongest iron-based superconducting magnet using AI

Scientists have developed the world's strongest iron-based superconducting magnet using AI, in what could be a breakthrough for affordable MRI machines and the future of electrified transport......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Cutting-edge mathematics provides new tool for particle collision puzzle

Scientists have used computational algebraic geometry to study predictions for particle physics experiments, such as those at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which first detected the Higgs particle in 2012......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

New insights into how cyanobacterial proteins cycle carbon in changing conditions

The products of photosynthesis are easy to point out. Plants, algae and cyanobacteria create the air we breathe and the fuel for food webs as they turn carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugars. How photosynthesis works, though, is much harder.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Enhancing forest productivity through improved phosphorus use

A research team has reviewed the mechanisms of inorganic phosphorus (Pi) uptake, transport, and signaling in woody plants based on the backbone of model and crop plants. Their findings emphasize the importance of Pi in photosynthesis, respiration, an.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Scientists "read" the messages in chemical clues left by coral reef inhabitants

What species live in this coral reef, and are they healthy? Chemical clues emitted by marine organisms might hold that information. But in underwater environments, invisible compounds create a complex "soup" that is hard for scientists to decipher......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

Scientists develop new method to estimate electrical parameters of regular pulse bursts in lightning

The phenomenon of regular pulse bursts in lightning research is characterized by continuous pulses occurring at regular intervals, resulting in intermittent rapid changes in the electric field at ground level. The individual pulses last for microseco.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024

How the 1901 Discovery expedition"s polar explorers stayed healthy during their Antarctic journey

Antarctica is the most inhospitable continent on earth. It's dry, cold, and completely dark for months of the year. Edwardian explorers were some of the first to brave the Antarctic winter, developing new knowledge still drawn upon by scientists toda.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Scientists discover new role of cell cycle in cilia formation

The awe-inspiring process of cell division can turn a fertilized egg into a baby—or a cancerous cell into a malignant tumor. With so much at stake, nature keeps it tightly controlled in a process called the cell cycle that scientists thought they t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Research provides genetic insights into the chrysanthemum"s architectural elegance

Chrysanthemums, admired globally for their intricate capitulum structures, have posed a genetic puzzle for scientists and horticulturists. The genetic mechanisms that dictate their development have been largely unknown, limiting the ability to select.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Citrus saviors: Scientists discover genetic defense against Huanglongbing disease

The citrus industry faces major challenges from Huanglongbing (HLB) disease, transmitted by the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP). Traditional control methods are often ineffective and environmentally harmful......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Scientists develop fatigue-free ferroelectric material

Researchers at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with research groups from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Fudan University, have.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

New egg decontamination method preserves nutritional quality

Scientists with the University of Saskatchewan (USask) used the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at USask to study a promising new technique for decontaminating eggs and recently published their findings. The work is published in the journal LWT......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

NASA scientists take to the seas to study air quality

Satellites continuously peer down from orbit to take measurements of Earth, and this week a group of scientists set sail to verify some of those data points......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Tropical forests adjust strategies to thrive even when soils are nutrient poor, large field experiment shows

Tropical forests store a third of the world's carbon in their wood and soils. However, their future as a carbon sink has been uncertain. Scientists have long wondered whether nutrient-poor tropical soils would limit the ability of mature and recoveri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Study: The climate crisis, policy distraction and support for fuel taxation

To limit the consequences of the global climate crisis, the global community needs to dramatically reduce its carbon emissions. However, public support for measures to achieve this goal can be attenuated by current crises, which distract people's att.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

During a year of extremes, carbon dioxide levels surge faster than ever

Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever—accelerating on a steep rise to levels far above any experienced during human existence, scientists from NOAA and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of Califor.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

How do you know where a fish goes? Scientists address gaps in marine animal tracking data

When scientists want to study the long-distance movement of marine animals, they will instrument them with a small device called an acoustic transmitter—or tag—which emits unique signals or "pings." These signals are picked up by receivers anchor.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

New model reveals how tubular tissues form uniform channels

RIKEN scientists have developed a model that explains the orderly patterning process of cytoskeletons underlying the formation of a network of tubular structures that supply our bodies with the oxygen and nutrients we need to survive. The study is pu.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024

Q&A: Studies reveal gut"s true stem cells, challenging previous assumptions

Two independent studies by Columbia scientists suggest that research into the gut's stem cells over the past 15 years has been marred by a case of mistaken identity: Scientists have been studying the wrong cell......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 6th, 2024