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Scientists discovered a way to create 3D-printed wood — and the breakthrough could change how hundreds of products get made
2+ week, 1+ day ago (219+ words) In a study published in 2022, MIT researchers demonstrated a method for creating lab-grown wood with custom shapes " meaning that one day soon, we may be able to produce 3D-printed wooden furniture. As Interesting Engineering explains, this breakthrough is incredibly important....
Science history: Carbon-14 is discovered, opening a window into past civilizations — Feb. 27, 1940
2+ week, 6+ day ago (442+ words) Date: Feb. 27, 1940 Who: Martin Kamen and Samuel Ruben On this day in 1940, two scientists discovered an elusive form of carbon " and inadvertently opened a window into lost civilizations. Since the mid-1930s, scientists had predicted the existence of a form of carbon…...
Recycled waste could make the moon or Mars suitable for growing food
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (12+ words) Recycled waste could make the moon or Mars suitable for growing food'Yahoo...
New Material Stabs and Kills Bacteria With Microscopic Knives (Yes, Really)
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (511+ words) Scientists just invented microscopic knives capable of stabbing and killing bacteria on contact. The germ theory of disease emerged over the last several centuries to explain the way microscopic organisms infect other organisms to cause disease. The battle against bacteria…...
100 billion tiny ‘seeds’ grow carbon nanotubes to beat heat in small devices
9+ mon, 8+ hour ago (573+ words) People are increasingly drawn to electronics that are more compact and easier to use. Thanks to rapid advancements in nanotechnology, we're seeing more and more possibilities for creating smaller devices. But with the smaller designs, the developers face two big…...
The search for alien life: Inside University of Washington’s astrobiology program
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (847+ words) If life exists elsewhere in the universe, researchers at the University of Washington are finding the clues on Earth to help understand where to look for it. For 25 years, the program has looked at how life began on Earth and…...
Experiment Recreates The Universe's Very First Chemical Reactions
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (648+ words) The first chemical reactions in the wake of the Big Bang have been recreated for the first time in conditions similar to those in the baby Universe. A team of physicists led by Florian Grussie of the Max Planck Institute…...
Astronomers discover chemicals that could seed life in the core of a developing star
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (254+ words) Astronomers recently searched the gas cloud of a yet-unborn star for a chemical that may seed future planets with the basic ingredients for life. Understanding how molecules like methanimine form in pre-stellar cores like L1544 could shed new light on how…...
Researchers find breakthrough solution on common contaminants linked to cancer, fertility issues: 'Worked incredibly fast"
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (308+ words) A new filtration system has the power to remove dangerous chemicals from polluted water. This innovative technique can filter out PFAS, or "forever chemicals," much faster than standard carbon filters on the market today, according to a report by ScienceAlert....
Quantum simulations show vibrating atoms can appear active without moving at all
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (12+ words) Quantum simulations show vibrating atoms can appear active without moving at all'Yahoo...