Nickel Sulfide – an Inorganic Compound
Nickel sulfide is an inorganic compound with the formula NiS. Nickel sulfide minerals such as pentlandite can, in general, be separated from their gangue by…
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New Implant Tech can be programmed with Delays measured in Microseconds
Implants that require a constant power source but do not require wires are an idea whose time has come. Now, the timing has arrived for…
Point Nemo: the most remote place on earth
Point Nemo is officially recognized as “the oceanic pole of inaccessibility,” or, to put it another way, the farthest point in the ocean from land.…
Alpha Cephei – Brightest Star in the Cepheus Constellation
Alpha Cephei, also known as Alderamin, is the brightest star in the Cepheus constellation. It is a second-magnitude star in the constellation of Cepheus near…
Self-learning Robots can Adapt easily to Changing Circumstances
AMOLF’s Soft Robotic Matter group has demonstrated that a group of small autonomous, self-learning robots can easily adapt to changing circumstances. They linked these simple…
Deneb – a Brightest Star in the Constellation of Cygnus
Deneb is the northernmost star in the famous Summer Triangle, a prominent asterism visible at this time of year, made up of three bright stars…
Immunoassay – a Biochemical Test
Immunoassays (IAs) play a critical role in various bioanalytical settings, such as clinical diagnostics, biopharmaceutical analysis, environmental monitoring, security, and food testing. An immunoassay is…
Stellar Black Hole – a Type of Black Hole formed by Gravitational Collapse of a Star
A black hole is a region in space where the pulling force of gravity is so strong that light is not able to escape. A…
Nickel Silicide – an Intermetallic Compound of Nickel and Silicon
Nickel silicides include several intermetallic compounds of nickel and silicon. It is an attractive alternative to the currently used silicides for the coming generations of…
Growth Rates of Coral Reefs Damage because of Mass Coral Bleaching
The international research was launched at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE), which is based at James Cook University (JCU).…
Billion-Year-Old Scottish Fossil Could Be The Oldest Proto-Animal Ever Found
A fossil found in a billion-year-old style from the Scottish Highlands may represent a missing link between unicellular organisms and multilingual animals. If so, it…
The Brazilian Amazon Now Releases More Carbon Than It Stores, New Study Shows
The amount of carbon dioxide released due to the destruction of the Brazilian Amazon has exceeded the amount that the rain forest was able to…
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