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Researchers Unlock New Insights into Tin-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction
The global climate crisis, driven by the depletion of fossil fuels and rising atmospheric CO2 levels, has intensified the…
Mind’s eye: Pineal gland photoreceptor’s 2 genes help fish detect color
We see color because photoreceptor cones in our eyes detect light waves corresponding to red, green, and blue
New method improves AI translation of sign language
Nations around the world have developed sign languages to fit the local communication style, and each language consists…
X-ray flashes from a nearby supermassive black hole accelerate mysteriously
Their source could be the core of a dead star that’s teetering at the black hole’s edge, MIT…
New filter captures and recycles aluminum from manufacturing waste
Used in everything from soda cans and foil wrap to circuit boards and rocket boosters, aluminum is the…
Age matters: Kidney disorder indicator gains precision
Annual health checkups regularly include urine tests that serve several purposes, including checking for symptoms of kidney disease.
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India’s culture of coping with cancer
Dwaipayan Banerjee’s new book examines the psychological and social terrain of living with cancer in a country where the disease has long been downplayed.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna
Nobel Prize in chemistry 2020 has been awarded jointly to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”
Nobel Prize in Physics 2020 awarded to Roger Penros, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded jointly to Roger Penros, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for exploring Black holes and the Milky Way’s darkest secret.
COVID-19 race: forty Covid-19 vaccines in clinical trials worldwide
A Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc throughout the world, and will likely continue to for months to come.