Carbon Capture Gets Cheaper: Making Methane From CO2
Just as important as understanding how best to capture CO2 is understanding how to use it. A new study details how CO2 can be converted into methane, the primary component…
Nano “Camera” – Held Together With Molecular Glue – Allows Real-Time Monitoring of Chemical Reactions
The device, made by a team from the University of Cambridge, combines tiny semiconductor nanocrystals called quantum dots and gold nanoparticles using molecular glue called cucurbituril (CB). When added to…
“Mini” CRISPR Genetic Editing System Engineered – Easier To Deliver Into Human Cells for Gene Therapy
Stanford researchers have engineered a new miniature CRISPR system that should be easier to deliver into human cells. Bioengineers have repurposed a “non-working” CRISPR system to make a smaller version…
Wadi Rum as a Stand-In for the Red Planet
August 11, 2021. (Click image for wide, high-resolution image.) Several filmmakers have used the desert landscapes of Wadi Rum as a stand-in for the Red Planet. Wadi Rum looks like…
NASA’s Deep Space Network Looks to the Future
The 70-meter (230-foot) Deep Space Station 14 (DSS-14) is the largest Deep Space Network antenna at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barstow, California. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The DSN is…
Bioengineers Using 3D Printing and Smart Biomaterials To Create an Insulin-Producing Implant for Type 1 Diabetes
Rice University bioengineers are designing a vascularized, insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetes. Graduate student Madison Royse demonstrates a laboratory setup for testing blood flow through 3D-printed hydrogels that can…
Lucky 13? Mars Ingenuity Helicopter to Get Lower for More Detailed Images During Next Flight
Animation of NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter from above. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech “The longer you look back, the farther you can look forward.” –Winston Churchill Following Flight 12’s scouting images of “South…
Common Floral Bacteria Can Enhance Pollen Germination
This image shows what pollen looks like with Acinetobacter, a genus of bacteria common in flowers. Many of the pollen grains are germinating and bursting. Credit: Shawn Christensen, UC Davis…
Integrated Strategies To Meet Biodiversity, Climate, and Water Objectives
Global areas of importance for terrestrial biodiversity, carbon, and water and implications for prioritizing biodiversity and water protection over carbon. Credit: Adam Islaam | International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis…
Ending Prices With “.99″ Can Sometimes Backfire on Sellers
It makes consumers less likely to choose pricey upgrades. Setting a price just below a round number ($39.99 instead of $40) may lead consumers into thinking a product is less…
