Scientists have found a way to use tiny diamonds and graphene to give friction the slip, creating a new material combination that demonstrates the rare phenomenon of 'superlubricity.'
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There are advances being made almost daily in the disciplines required to make space and its contents accessible. This blog brings together a lot of that info, as it is reported, tracking the small steps into space that will make it just another place we carry out normal human economic, leisure and living activities.
A new study shows how huge influxes of fresh water into the North Atlantic Ocean from icebergs calving
The post New study: Iceberg influx into Atlantic during ice age raised tropical methane emissions has been published on Technology Org.
Ten, if a study in this week's issue of Science is to be believed. The study introduces a new way of getting a global history of all the viruses a person's immune system has had the pleasure of knowing. The technique has some significant limitations, but it still has the potential to provide new perspectives on how the human immune system functions.
First, the technique, which its creators are calling "VirScan." It relies on the fact that, after a person's immune system mounts an attack against a pathogen, a small collection of B cells, called memory B cells, continue to produce antibodies that recognize the invader. These allow the immune system to mobilize rapidly if the same pathogen is ever encountered again. But the memory B cells also allow us to study the antibodies they produce.
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Europe’s current energy system is confronted with a number of uncertainties, chief among those the highly volatile fossil
The post Rechargeable zinc-air batteries may be a way to counter energy dependency of fossil fuels has been published on Technology Org.
After years of research decoding the complex structure and production of spider silk, researchers have now succeeded in
The post Spinning a new version of silk has been published on Technology Org.