Tech & Engineering
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New ketone-based phase change absorbents for efficient CO₂ capture and low-energy regeneration
Higher Education PressDiscover a game-changing approach to carbon capture! Researchers have developed a new solid–liquid phase change absorbent system that efficiently captures CO₂ from air and industrial emissions, with low-energy regeneration. Learn how this innovative technology could revolutionize efforts to combat climate change and achieve carbon neutrality.
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New ‘molecular dam’ stops energy leaks in nanocrystals
University of Colorado at BoulderPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Chem
Common crystal proves ideal for low-temperature light technology
Stanford UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Science
Urban disaster resilience: A new framework for quantifying and enhancing city preparedness
Higher Education PressDiscover how cities can better withstand and recover from natural disasters. A new study in Engineering presents a new framework to quantify urban disaster resilience, offering key insights for policymakers to develop effective mitigation strategies. Learn more about the innovative approach that could transform urban preparedness.
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Parent opioid prescriptions linked to teen and young adult opioid use
PLOSPeer-Reviewed Publication
If a parent has persistent opioid prescriptions, their adolescent or young adult offspring has more than double the risk of persistent opioid use, according to a new study published October 23rd in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Anna Marcuzzi of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, and colleagues.
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- PLOS Medicine
Tiny ocean organisms missing from climate models may hold the key to Earth’s carbon future
Universitat Autonoma de BarcelonaPeer-Reviewed Publication
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