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Making fuel from light: Argonne research sheds light on photosynthesis and creation of solar fuel

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A marine creature's magic trick explained: Crystal structures on the sea sapphire's back appear differently depending on the angle of reflection

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Tiny sea sapphires' iridescence, created by a regular array of thin transparent crystal plates, is also the secret of their "disappearance...

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Waste coffee used as fuel storage: Scientists have developed a simple process to treat waste coffee grounds to allow them to store methane

Methane capture and storage provides a double environmental return - it removes a harmful greenhouse gas from the atmosphere that can then be used as a fuel that is cleaner than other fossil fuels.

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New, Ultrathin Optical Devices Shape Light in Exotic Ways

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This schematic drawing shows how a "metasurface" can generate and focus radially polarized light.

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An engineered surface unsticks sticky water droplets

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In conventional superhydrophobic rough surfaces, tiny liquid droplets in the Wenzel state will remain pinned to the surface textures. In...

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Efficiency of Nanodrug Containing Antibiotics in Treatment of Infectious Diseases Evaluated

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Researchers use DNA 'clews' to shuttle CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells

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When the nanoclew comes into contact with a cell, the cell absorbs the nanoclew completely -- swallowing it and wrapping it in a protective...

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Seeing quantum motion

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