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New research published in Energy and Environmental Science, a group at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and the University of Madison, Wisconsin has described an efficient and cost-effective process for producing HMF, Hydroxymethylfurfural, a plant-derived compound considered crucial in the development of a renewable economy.
For a flying wash while traveling or camping, just insert the essential clothes in this polyester and nylon "basket", add water and detergent and then roll up.
Have you ever wondered why the Japanese have managed to achieve similar results? Where does the industrial success of this island country poor in natural resources come from?
Researchers from the University of Bern and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics have discovered a particular protein signaling pathway that can control when a tumor can spread and when it cannot.
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For the first time in the world, a research team from the French university IMT Atlantique has found a way to integrate a flexible battery into a pair of lenses.
The report, compiled by 145 scientists from 50 countries, investigated humanity's impact on the environment and concluded that of the 8 million known species on the planet, one million are on the verge of extinction solely due to humans. .
Research identifies a special "forest" design made of folded nanotubes that revolutionizes the power supply of the devices of the future.
The US Air Force announces that it has successfully used laser weapons to shoot down missiles in flight. The system is designed to be mounted on aircraft and assume both defensive and offensive structure.
A research team manages to grow extremely premature fetuses out of a womb.
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A promotional video from 1987 shows in a rather bizarre way a world of 1997 totally "applecentric" and full of innovations that we still partially await today.
Without going too far in the forecasts, helped by data from ISTAT and the American Statistical Office on work, here are the professionals who will experience the greatest contraction already over the next 5 years.
A partnership between George Mason University and two companies, Sodexo and Starship Technologies has developed a new home-based food and drink delivery service to students on campus based on autonomous robots.
BAE Systems writes a new page in aviation history by developing the first aircraft that uses supersonic air jets instead of the classic "flaps" to provide direction.
Using AI to translate human language is not new, but the results that can be obtained in deciphering animal language could be stunning.
Since 1600 man has been looking for an effective blood substitute, the most important oxygen carrier in our body. We retrace all the stages of an infinite journey and the first, exciting results available within the next 5 years.
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