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Using sunlight, water and tiny particles of electrically conductive plastic, researchers produced hydrogen efficiently, ...

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Indian scientists have developed a non-invasive technique that allows real-time measurement of the local density of ...

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Researchers uncover geometric principles governing how particles self-assemble, solving a long-standing challenge in ...

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Scientists have recovered trace DNA from Renaissance drawings and letters linked to Leonardo da Vinci, using minimally ...

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Idaho National Laboratory is partnering with Terragia Biofuel to test biomass preprocessing at BFNUF, advancing biofuels and ...