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Scientists Tested Roads Made With Recycled Fishing Nets After 84 Tons Were Collected at Sea
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (398+ words) What happens when discarded fishing nets end up in road pavement? A Hawaii experiment is beginning to deliver answers....
Scientists Spot Rare Atmospheric Signature Tied to Space Debris Reentry
1+ week, 2+ day ago (399+ words) A new laser-based detection system is revealing how burned-up satellites and rocket debris may already be altering Earth's upper atmosphere. "Lithium is a crucial species for investigating anthropogenic impacts on the middle atmosphere because of its extensive use in the…...
Researchers Create Plastic That Completely Self-Destructs on Command in Just Six Days
1+ week, 6+ day ago (496+ words) Disposable plastics, designed to be used briefly, often last centuries in landfills and oceans. The creation of this "living plastic" is a response to the long-standing problem of plastic's durability. While plastics are essential for many products, from packaging to…...
Forget Lithium Batteries: Scientists Built a'Dirt-Powered Fuel Cell That Runs Forever
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (722+ words) Most farm sensors die because their batteries do. This new device runs on dirt alone and never needs a charge. A sensor buried in a farm field has two ways to stay powered. A battery that will die. Or a…...
Spanish Scientists Developed New Membrane That Cuts Hydrogen Processing Time from 3 Days to 3 Hours
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (533+ words) This next-generation membrane might change how hydrogen is refined. And the most surprising part isn't just the outcome. A team from ICMM-CSIC has developed a new membrane that makes hydrogen purification much faster and more precise. With permeability up by…...
Scientists Say They've Found a Way to "Store Sunlight" in a Liquid, And Release It Anytime
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (306+ words) A team of researchers has found a way to trap sunlight in an unexpected form; one that doesn't rely on wires, panels, or conventional batteries. The system explored here belongs to molecular solar thermal (MOST) storage, a field focused on…...
Astronaut Waste May Hold the Key to Farming on Mars: Here's How
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (370+ words) The Daily Galaxy As humanity sets its sights on colonizing Mars, one of the biggest challenges we face is ensuring astronauts can grow their own food Without fertile soil, sustaining a colony on the Red Planet seems nearly impossible But…...
Astronomers Discover Hidden Chemical in a Distant Cloud That Might Be the Secret to Life on Other Planets!
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (285+ words) A surprising chemical discovery in a far-off star-forming cloud has astronomers questioning everything. Could this be the first step toward finding life beyond Earth? Astronomers have discovered a chemical called methanimine in the core of a pre-stellar cloud 554 light-years away,…...
This Well-Known 4. 6-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid May Have Formed in Deep-Space Ice, Not Water
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (522+ words) A fragment of asteroid cosmic rubble no larger than a teaspoon is stirring debate among planetary scientists. Samples returned from asteroid Bennu contain amino acids that may have formed in icy, radiation-filled environments rather than warm, watery settings. The discovery,…...
Largest Sulfur Molecule Ever Detected in Space May Reveal Clues to Life's Origins
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (438+ words) Scientists have discovered the largest sulfur molecule ever detected in space, revealing possible interstellar origins of life's chemistry. This newly detected molecule is unlike anything previously observed in space. C'H'S consists of a six-membered carbon ring with a single sulfur…...