Too Many Big Wind Farms may end up Slowing Each Other Down
Although there is still much to done, the world has come a long way in terms of renewable energy over the past few years. We…
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The Most Energetic and Longest Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow Ever has been Detected
Using Namibia’s High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS), astronomers have recorded the most powerful and longest gamma-ray afterglow from one of the brightest explosions in the universe,…
Nishinoshima (Ogasawara) Island, Japan
Nishi-no-Shima (Japanese: 西之島, “western island”), a volcanic island in the Ogasawara Arc about 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, Japan, erupted above sea level in November…
Magnesium Sulfide – an Inorganic Compound
Magnesium sulfide is an inorganic compound with the formula MgS. It is a colorless crystalline material but often is encountered in an impure form that…
A New Study on Impact of Double-cropping in National Grain Boom
Brazil’s grain production more than quadrupled between 1980 and 2016, and the country is now the world’s largest soybean exporter and second-largest corn exporter. Cropland…
Lalande 21185 – a Red Dwarf Star
Lalande 21185 is a red dwarf in the constellation of Ursa Major. The star is located only about 8.3 light-years away in the southeastern corner…
Engineers demonstrate an X-ray Scanning Machine to spot Drug Inspection in Minutes
Duke University engineers have demonstrated a prototype X-ray scanning machine that reveals not only an object’s shape but also its molecular composition. With its unprecedented…
A visit to a historical place/building (Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque, Cairo)
The Amir Qijmas al-Ishaqi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد قجماس الإسحاقي), also known as the Abu Hurayba Mosque (Arabic: مسجد أبو حريبة; sometimes written – Abu Heriba),…
Scientists develop a Very Basic Concept of Contact Electrification
Mirco Kaponig and colleagues in physics and nanointegration in Germany detailed the fundamental concept of contact electrification between two metals in a new report published…
Ethylbenzene (Properties, Production, Uses)
Ethylbenzene is a colorless, flammable liquid with a gasoline-like odor; it is an organic chemical with the formula C6H5CH2CH3. It can be found in both…
Elbaite: Properties and Occurrences
Elbaite is a sodium-lithium-aluminum borosilicate mineral of the tourmaline group, prized as a gemstone. It is sodium, lithium, aluminum boro-silicate, with the chemical composition Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4,…
Scientists developed Polypeptide-based Materials effective for Delivering Gene Therapies
Scientists have created polypeptide-based materials that can be used as vectors to deliver gene therapies. The platform is the first of its kind, allowing vectors…
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