Carbocatalysis – a form of catalysis
Catalyst, in chemistry, is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed. Carbocatalysis is a form of catalysis that uses…
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Graphite oxide – a compound of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen in variable ratios
Graphite oxides contain oxygen and hydroxide radicals in various amounts, which make covalent bonds with carbon and, as a consequence, a layer of carbon atoms…
17 Previously “Extinct” European Plant Species Brought Out Of Extinction
According to the IUCN Red List Guidelines: “Taxation is abolished if there no reasonable suspicion that the last person died.” However, a recent study published…
Graphene oxide paper – a material fabricated from graphite oxide
Graphene oxide (GO) is the oxidized form of graphene. Graphene Oxide Paper is a circular, flexible black sheet of graphene oxide (GO) 4 cm in…
Mount Hood, Portland
Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc, and it is one of the most climbed glaciated peaks in North America,…
Buckypaper – a thin sheet made from an aggregate of carbon nanotubes
Buckypaper is a new material that is very resistant and lightweight; it is manufactured using compressed carbon nanotubes (CNT). It is a thin sheet made…
Twistor memory – a type of computer memory
Twistor memory is a type of computer memory that predated modern-day RAM and was eventually replaced by it. It is a form of computer memory…
Fullerene – an allotrope of carbon
Fullerenes have attracted considerable attention in different fields of science since their discovery in 1985. It is an allotrope of carbon whose molecule consists of…
Magnetic-core memory
Core memory swiftly swept away competing technologies. Magnetic-core memory was the predominant form of random-access computer memory for 20 years between about 1955 and 1975.…
Shetland Islands, Scotland
Shetland (Old Norse: Hjaltland; Scots: Shetland; Norn: Hjetland), also known as Zetland or Shetland, is a group of around 100 islands in Scotland, with less…
Cryogenic Treatment – a process of cooling materials
Cryogenics is the production of and behavior of materials at very low temperatures. Cryogenic treatment is the process of treating workpieces to cryogenic temperatures (i.e.…
Take A Flying Train Ride Through 1902 Germany With Incredible Restored and Revitalized Footage
Excavated from the archives of The Museum of Modern Art, a YouTuber uploaded a 1902 video detailing the journey of the German “flying train” in glorious…
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