New research paints an intricate picture of Earth’s mantle as a geochemically diverse mosaic, far different from the relatively uniform lavas that eventually reach the surface. …read more Source:: Science
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Plastic gets a do-over: Breakthrough discovery recycles plastic from the inside out
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•Researchers have designed a recyclable plastic that, like a Lego playset, can be disassembled into its constituent parts at the molecular level, and then reassembled into a different shape, texture, …read more Source:: Science
Radical desalination approach may disrupt the water industry
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•Researchers report that they have developed a radically different desalination approach–”temperature swing solvent extraction (TSSE)”–for hypersaline brines. Their study demonstrates that TSSE can desalinate very high-salinity brines, up to seven …read more Source:: Science
Defying the laws of physics? Engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand
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•A recent discovery explains a new family of gravitational instabilities in granular particles of different densities that are driven by a gas-channeling mechanism not seen in fluids. The team observed …read more Source:: Science
New compound allows bacterial communication to be controlled by light
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•Scientists have succeeded in incorporating a light-controlled switch into a molecule used by bacteria for quorum sensing — a process by which bacteria communicate and subsequently control different cellular processes. …read more Source:: Science
Icy giant planets in the laboratory
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•Giant planets like Neptune may contain much less free hydrogen than previously assumed. Researchers drove shock waves through two different types of plastic to reach the same temperatures and pressures …read more Source:: Science
Mobile devices don’t reduce shared family time
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•The first study of the impact of digital mobile devices on different aspects of family time in the UK has found that children are spending more time at home with …read more Source:: Science
ALMA differentiates two birth cries from a single star
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•Astronomers have unveiled the enigmatic origins of two different gas streams from a baby star. Using ALMA, they found that the slow outflow and the high speed jet from a …read more Source:: Science
New chimpanzee culture discovered
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•Different cultures, different habits and different behavioral patterns — this applies not only to humans but also to chimpanzees, one of our two closest living relatives. A team of researchers …read more Source:: Science
Crocodiles have complex past
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•A new study offers a different version to the evolutionary past of modern-day crocodiles and alligators. The study says crocodiles and alligators came from a variety of surroundings beginning in …read more Source:: Science