This Tiny Particle is Redefining Our View of the Atomic Nucleus
University of Queensland scientists have cracked a long-standing puzzle in nuclear physics, showing that nuclear polarization ...
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The 3 Parts Of A Nucleotide Explained
DNA is fundamental to the biology of all life on Earth, but how many of us actually know what it is or what it's made of?
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New Study Shows That The Atoms That Make Up Our Bodies Likely Traveled Outside The Milky Way For Millions Of Years
A study that was published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters shows that not only do the elements that make up our bodies ...
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What are Molten Salt Reactors?
Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...
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Carbon-atom transfer with spiro style
A new reagent has moved carbon-atom transfer out of the chemical flatlands, allowing chemists to place a single carbon atom so that it makes bonds to four different substituents. The reagent makes ...
The Guardian Nigeria18d
FG restates commitment to reduce carbon emissions in industries
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas and carbon emissions in the industrial landscape in the country. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal ...
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Short-Ranged United-Atom Model for Efficient Simulations of Glycerol and Its Aqueous Mixtures
To develop the coarse-grained SR-UA glycerol model, we start by parametrizing a six-site united atom representation, which excludes hydrogen atoms (Figure 1). In this model, glycerol is represented by ...
The Conversation27d
Carbon capture and storage: how to remove all CO₂ emissions everywhere all at once
This technology is part of what is known as carbon capture and storage (CCS). At the time of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol it was already being proposed as a way to reduce emissions in localised sources ...
Phys.org28d
Carbon capture and storage: How to remove all carbon dioxide emissions everywhere all at once
This technology is part of what is known as carbon capture and storage (CCS). At the time of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, it was already being proposed as a way to reduce emissions in localized ...