HD 13931 b – an Extrasolar Planet
HD 13931 b is a gas giant exoplanet in the habitable zone of a G-type star. It is an extrasolar planet that orbits the G-type…
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Fecal Transplantation
Antibiotics are typically used to treat C. diff infections, as they are for most infections. However, in some people, the illness can resurface at any…
The Discovery of a Highly Unusual Black Hole Merger
It’s possible that two black holes will collide. When they are so close that they can no longer escape each other’s gravity, they will merge…
Fecal Microbiome Differences in Food Allergies are Discovered in a New Twin Study
Potential microbial players in food allergies have been identified in a new study conducted by the University of Chicago and Stanford University on pairs of…
The Internal Ocean of Saturn’s Small Moon has been Discovered
‘Mimas’, Saturn’s innermost moon, could have been hiding an internal ocean. The evidence comes from NASA’s Cassini mission, which spent a decade exploring Saturn and…
Glucuronic Acid – an Uronic Acid
Glucuronic acid is a type of uronic acid that was discovered in urine (hence the name). The glucuronic acid pathway is a minor route of…
Glycerol Monostearate – a Monoglyceride
Glycerol monostearate (GMS) is a monoglyceride that is commonly used as an emulsifier in foods. It is an effective emulsifier that is used in the…
Desert Dust Contains Iodine, which Depletes the Ozone Layer
Iodine is a trace element in the atmosphere emitted by oceans that efficiently destroys ozone (O3). Low O3 levels in airborne dust layers are common…
Neopentyl Glycol – an Organic Chemical Compound
Neopentyl glycol is a chemical compound that is organic in nature. It is a colorless-to-white, hygroscopic crystalline, an organic chemical compound that is used in…
World’s Thinnest X-ray Detector using Tin Mono-sulfide Nanosheets
Using tin mono-sulfide (SnS) nanosheets, researchers created the world’s thinnest X-ray detector. The new X-ray detector is less than 10 nanometers thick and highly sensitive,…
Ethylene Glycol – an Organic Compound
The organic compound ethylene glycol has the formula (CH2OH)2. It is a useful industrial compound that can be found in a variety of consumer products.…
Electrocatalyst based on Single Atom Dimer for Green Hydrogen Production
Electrolysis can be catalyzed by nickel-cobalt metal dimers on nitrogen-doped carbon in both acidic and basic conditions. Because of the finite supply of fossil fuels…
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