Caproic Acid (Properties, Occurrence, Uses)
Caproic acid (6 carbon atoms), commonly known as hexanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid produced from hexane with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)4COOH. It gets its…
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China’s Lunar Rover Spies “Mystery House” On Far Side of the Moon
Clearly, the aliens erected their homes on the far side of the Moon, away from the prying eyes of our telescopes. What they didn’t expect…
Black Box Set to Record Earth’s Environmental Collapse for Any Future Survivors
Flight recorders, sometimes known as “black boxes,” have made flying much safer by recording what went wrong in air-crash tragedies and offering lessons on what…
Nickel Succinate – a Transition Metal Carboxylic Acid Salt
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Scientists have discovered that a Sugar Molecule Found on HIV-Infected Cells Helps the Virus Evade the Immune System
Researchers from The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader in cancer, immunology, infectious disease, and vaccine development, have published a new study that demonstrates…
Gliese 581d – an Extrasolar Planet
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Immune Cells can Penetrate Tissues Because of a Method Discovered by Researchers
Immune cells must enter tissue to fight infections and heal damage. They must also infiltrate tumors in order to combat them from within. Immune cells…
Semiconductors have Entered the Quantum World
Quantum effects in superconductors have the potential to give semiconductor technology a new spin. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and Cornell University in…
Machine Learning is Used to Simulate Quantum Devices
The incorporation of quantum algorithms into machine learning programs is known as quantum machine learning. The term is most commonly used to refer to machine…
A Ground-Breaking Quantum Breakthrough Opens the Door to Safer Online Communication
Thanks to a group of international scientists who developed a unique prototype that could alter how we communicate online, the world is one step closer…
Severe Mass Extinction was Caused by Volcanic Fertilization of the Oceans
Two powerful phases of volcanism sparked a period of global cooling and dropping oxygen levels in the oceans, resulting in one of the most devastating…
Accelerating Fusion Energy Development
Fusion produces energy by fusing light elements into plasma. Scientists all over the world are working to replicate the fusion process in order to provide…
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