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Making the oxygen we breathe, a photosynthesis mechanism exposed — (research)
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Chemical studies show that dust particles originated in a low-temperature environment — (research)
Note: This press release was adapted from an original release by the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu.
Experiments conducted at the Department...
How grains of sediment capture — and release — impurities in water — ...
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Science: Solar cells combining silicon with perovskite have achieved record efficiency of 25.2 percent...
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Science: MOF material offers selective, reversible and repeatable capture of toxic atmospheric gas —...
Led by the University of Manchester, an international team of scientists has developed a metal-organic framework material (MOF) that exhibits a selective, fully...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
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