Improving On Solar Collectors
Energy consumption has been multiplying at one of the fastest rates in the world due to population growth and economic development. Thus, the role of…
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Compact Primary Shielding Materials For Small And Medium Reactors
During the last two decades, Small and Medium Reactors (SMRs) have become a major player for future nuclear power generation. There are several projects dedicated…
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Twinning In Twins: A Diagnosis Seldom Comes Alone
Double and triple sickness – some chronic conditions often occur together. Scientists have now investigated whether genetic material lies behind this; among other things, they…
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Perovskite Solar Cells: A Photovoltaic Technology With Outstanding Light-Harvesting Capabilities Under Indoor Illumination
Perovskite solar cells represent an emerging photovoltaic technology being researched and developed by academic and industrial laboratories worldwide because it is able to bring together…
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Of Two Minds: Antibiotics And The Gut-Brain Axis
Scientists have known for several decades that the gut and the brain communicate bi-directionally. And newer evidence suggests that the gut microbiota — all the…
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Competition With Native Species Can Impact Reintroduction Success For The Endangered Pacific Pocket Mouse
As we enter into the Anthropocene, with the human impact on natural systems becoming ever greater, improving the success rates of conservation measures is more…
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Does Acid Mine Drainage From Coal Mining Contaminate Fertile Soils And Crops?
In several countries like China or Vietnam, open-pit coal mining is one of the major causes of pollution (freshwater, soil, or air). Indeed, overburden and…
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Saturn’s North Polar Hexagon
The dynamical nature of the hexagonal cloud pattern on Saturn’s north pole was unexplained by planetary science for ≈ 35 years since its first observation….
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Temperature Limits In The RHR System Prior To ECCS Operation
A thermal hydraulic analysis was performed for the Residual Heat Removal (RHR) system shortly after a transition from the shutdown cooling mode to the standby…
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Mussel Immune Responses As Indicators Of Fecal Pollution
Marine coastal areas worldwide are impacted by effluent discharges, especially close to big cities, receiving a wide range of pollutants and high microbial diversity. In…
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Using Olefin Metathesis To Produce Macrocyclic Products
Molecules containing twelve or more atoms within at least one large ring are called macrocyclic compounds or macrocycles. At the beginning of the 20th century, the synthesis…
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