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Phosphoric acid dimers reveal nature's proton highway
- Feb 23, 2026
Whether in our bodies or in fuel cells, phosphoric acid plays an important role in many chemical processes because it is exceptionally good at transpo...
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Diamond owl swoops in with new method to keep electronics cool
- Feb 23, 2026
At Rice University, a research lab's signature keepsake has helped perfect a method for growing patterned diamond surfaces that could help decrease op...
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Young 'sun' caught blowing bubbles by Chandra
- Feb 23, 2026
For the first time, a much younger version of the sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-r...
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Electrochemical signals can reshape bacterial protein patterns, boosting electron transfer
- Feb 23, 2026
Sometimes, transporting electrons from one cell to another is a team effort. In electroactive bacteria, that team is a group of proteins that shepherd...
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40,000-year-old Stone Age symbols may have paved the way for writing, long before Mesopotamia
- Feb 23, 2026
Over 40,000 years ago, our early ancestors were already carving signs into tools and sculptures. According to a new analysis by linguist Christian Ben...
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Global greening: Study shows Earth's green wave is shifting northeast
- Feb 23, 2026
A team of scientists led by the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), and...
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Scientists isolate climatic fingerprints of wildfires and volcanic eruptions
- Feb 23, 2026
Volcanoes and wildfires can inject millions of tons of gases and aerosol particles into the air, affecting temperatures on a global scale. But picking...
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Prussian blue goes from pigment to purification
- Feb 23, 2026
The deep, murky pigment known as Prussian blue put the "blue" in traditional blueprints, colored Hokusai's "Great Wave off Kanagawa" and today is used...
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Hair-width LEDs could eventually replace lasers
- Feb 23, 2026
LEDs no wider than a human hair could soon take on work traditionally handled by lasers, from moving data inside server racks to powering next-generat...
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Jupiter's Galilean moons may have gained life's building blocks at birth
- Feb 23, 2026
Southwest Research Institute was part of an international team that demonstrated how complex organic molecules (COMs), key chemical precursors to life...
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Tuning in to fluorescence to farm smarter: Monitoring plant light use saves indoor farm energy costs
- Feb 23, 2026
Plant owners with a so-called green thumb often seem to have a more finely tuned sense of what their plants need than the rest of us. A new "smart lig...
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Finding the honey bee dance floor: New method shows how it moves within the hive
- Feb 23, 2026
When honey bees find a good source of food, they return to their hive and perform a waggle dance. It consists of a series of movements that communicat...