Adopting Renewable Energy And Nuclear Power In Japan
The self-sufficiency rate of energy in Japan (nuclear energy is considered semi-domestic energy) was 7.0% in 2015. This is the worst level in the history…
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Toward Successful Academic-Industry Collaboration in Energy Research
In the midst of a global energy transition, collaborations between academics and practitioners are becoming increasingly important. While these partnerships have primarily served to validate…
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Towards A Feasible Deployment Of Solar Energy Technologies
The use of fossil fuels is being questioned for future energy requirements because of its environmentally hazardous substance emissions, price variations, and depletion of resources,…
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Fluoxetine, A Drug Used For Depression, May Adversely Affect Bones, While Another Drug, Escitalopram, Appears To Be Safer
Clinical studies provide evidence that treatment with drugs for depression increases the risk of fracture in humans. Some of these drugs have been previously reported…
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The Tomcat And The Genes: When Twins Drink …
Why is it that some people are spared from a hangover after an evening of alcohol, but others suffer? A group of US and Australian…
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Capturing The Electrical Activity Of Brain Cells With High Resolution: Novel High-Density Sensors Developed For Neuroscience
Our brain is one of the most complex biological structures known. It contains billions of nerve cells (neurons) which form a densely interconnected network comprising…
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Enhancing Gypsum Precipitation In A Compacted Montmorillonite Using An Electrokinetic Method
Despite advances in solution chemistry, little is known about the chemical reactions in confined porous media like compacted clay, where the proportion of liquid is…
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Liquid Metal Activated Al-Water Reaction: A New Approach Leading To “Hy-Time”
When it comes to hydrogen production, people think of the electrolysis or photolysis of water. However, in these processes, the energy efficiency stays low, and…
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Development Of Ionic Liquid-Based Nanofluids
Ionanofluids, which are an innovative class of new heat transfer fluids, consist of nanoparticles suspended in ionic liquids (ILs), thus, ionanofluids (INFs) are a special…
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Sham (Placebo) Surgery: Fake News Or Snake Oil?
Testing a drug against a placebo in a randomized double-blinded trial is the gold standard in the development of new treatment options in medicine. If…
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Hydrogen Bonding: From Biological Systems To Interstellar Medium
Intermolecular interactions are very vital in the elucidation of structure and properties of many biological molecules like water, DNA, proteins, etc. They are embedded in…
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