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[ad_1] Trichoderma reesei fungus RUT-C30 strain, which has been designed to produce high-yield enzymes. Credit: LNBR-CNPEM Brazilian researchers have used genetic engineering to develop a low-cost platform for the production of enzymes that break down sugarcane waste and bagasse to convert it into biofuel. The new molecules have many potential industrial applications. Researchers at the … Read more

[ad_1] Just ten years ago, scientists discovered a bizarre new state of matter in which atoms organize themselves in a repeating pattern, similar to what you would find in a metallic crystal or a rock. But rather than just being arranged in a pattern in space, these atoms were also in constant motion over time. … Read more

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – NASA will conduct an independent review of its overall efforts to return samples from Mars, looking to find any potential issues with the campaign while it was still in its early stages of development. NASA announced on August 14 that it would establish an independent Mars Sample Return Review Panel to review … Read more

[ad_1] Lunar and Martian tunnels could contain colonies outside the world / Boing Boing Massive lava tubes beneath the surface of the Moon and Mars could be prime real estate for future non-world habitats. “With heights that eclipse Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, and ‘skylights’ as large as football fields,” the formations could … Read more

[ad_1] Color map showing the length of time a 100 micron droplet falling at an initial height of 1.6 meters is affected by temperature and humidity. For relative humidities (RH) and temperatures (T) below the yellow arc, the droplet will fall to the ground within the number of seconds indicated by the color scale; above … Read more

[ad_1] A scientist has tightened the numbers to estimate when the universe will “die”, or go extinct without any stellar activity. The last supernova will be a “black dwarf supernova” which will be more of a sparkle than an explosion, but it is still very far. It will take billions and billions of years before … Read more

[ad_1] The mystery of why zebras have their characteristic stripes has puzzled researchers for over a century. Over the past decade, Professor Tim Caro at the University of BristolThe School of Biological Sciences has examined and discredited many popular theories such as their use as camouflage against predators, a cooling mechanism by the formation of … Read more

[ad_1] Around it, a selection of 2D materials that have been studied. Credit: Mathieu Luisier / ETH Zurich With the increasing miniaturization of electronic components, researchers are grappling with unwanted side effects: In the case of nanoscale transistors made of conventional materials such as silicon, quantum effects occur that alter their functionality. One of these … Read more

[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain Materials science researchers at the University of California at Irvine are learning about the resilience of the mantis shrimp. The ancient crustaceans are armed with two raptor hammer-shaped appendages called dactyl clubs that they use to club and crush their prey. These fists, capable of accelerating from the … Read more

[ad_1] An AMAZING image of an avalanche on Mars catapulting dust onto the planet’s surface has been shared online by NASA. Captured by one of the space agency’s Mars satellites, the image captures debris plunging into a 1,640-foot-high (500-meter-high) cliff last year. 2 A great photo of an avalanche on Mars (top left) was shared … Read more