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Gravity-Powered Innovation Transforms Renewable Energy: Solar Panels That Cool and Water Themselves
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have created a new device that collects atmospheric water to cool solar cells without using electricity. This sustainable technology also promises reduced operational costs and can double water collection rates in arid regions. Saudi Arabia's significant investment in
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Power and water generator all in one piece. These would be extremely useful.
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Scientists Have Discovered a “Mini-Brain” Inside the Heart
New research reveals that the heart has its own complex nervous system, or "mini-brain," which plays a critical role in controlling its rhythm, independent of the brain. Researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Columbia University have discovered that the heart possesses its own "mini-brain"—an i
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8-year-old boy's discovery rewrites 100 years of insect and plant knowledge
Ants transport oak galls to nests, revealing complex relationships between ants, oak trees, and wasps. Biodiversity’s role is crucial.
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There could be planets around the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy – and we may be ready to find them, scientists say.
That hope comes after researchers found the first ever binary star near a supermassive black hole. That black hole happens to be Sagittarius A*, the one at the middle of the Milky Way.
The finding not only sheds light on such stars, and how they might be able to survive such extreme environments. It also suggests that we could be able to find planets there, too.
In the past, scientists have thought that it may be possible for stars to even survive the harsh environment around a supermassive black hole. Young stars found nearby suggest that is not true, however, and that even pairs of stars are able to thrive – if briefly – in such an environment.
As such, scientists believe that alien planets could potentially survive there, too. Researchers hope that it might be possible to see them with upcoming equipment including upgrades to the Very Large Telescope and Extremely Large Telescope.……
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There could be planets around the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy – and we may be ready to find them, scientists say.
That hope comes after researchers found the first ever binary star near a supermassive black hole. That black hole happens to be Sagittarius A*, the one at the middle of the Milky Way.
The finding not only sheds light on such stars, and how they might be able to survive such extreme environments. It also suggests that we could be able to find planets there, too.
In the past, scientists have thought that it may be possible for stars to even survive the harsh environment around a supermassive black hole. Young stars found nearby suggest that is not true, however, and that even pairs of stars are able to thrive – if briefly – in such an environment.
As such, scientists believe that alien planets could potentially survive there, too. Researchers hope that it might be possible to see them with upcoming equipment including upgrades to the Very Large Telescope and Extremely Large Telescope.……
There could be planets around the black hole in our galaxy, scientists say
There could be planets around the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy – and we may be ready to find them, scientists say.
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Ancient Bones Reveal 12,000-Year-Old Friendship Between Humans and Dogs
New archaeological evidence indicates humans in the Americas may have had domesticated canines that depended on them for food as early as 12,000 years ago, based on findings of salmon proteins in canine bones. A recent study published in the journal Science Advances reveals that humans in the Ame
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Scientists Successfully Grow Human Spine in the Lab
Researchers have made a significant advancement in studying early human development by successfully creating a lab-grown notochord, a key structural component in vertebrates. This model, based on a carefully orchestrated sequence of chemical signals, mimics the human trunk's early stages, complet
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This is good news for some peopleScientists Successfully Grow Human Spine in the Lab
Researchers have made a significant advancement in studying early human development by successfully creating a lab-grown notochord, a key structural component in vertebrates. This model, based on a carefully orchestrated sequence of chemical signals, mimics the human trunk's early stages, completscitechdaily.com
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Sprinkling diamond dust into the atmosphere could offset almost all the warming caused by humans since the industrial revolution and "buy us some time" with climate change, scientists say.
New research indicates that shooting 5.5 million tons (5 million metric tons) of diamond dust into the stratosphere every year could cool the planet by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) thanks to the gems' reflective properties. This extent of cooling would go a long way to limiting global warming that began in the second half of the 19th century and now amounts to about 2.45 F (1.36 C), according to NASA.
The research contributes to a field of geoengineering that's looking for ways to fight climate change by reducing the amount of energy reaching Earth from the sun.
"It's a very controversial topic," study co-author Sandro Vattioni, a researcher in experimental atmospheric physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), told Live Science. "There are many scientists who want to forbid doing research — even research — on the topic."
To mitigate the sun's warming effect, researchers have long suggested using tiny particles, or aerosols, that reflect the sun's rays back into space. Injecting these aerosols into the stratosphere — the layer of Earth's atmosphere that sits between 7.5 and 31 miles (12 to 50 kilometers) above the planet's surface — means they will stay in the atmosphere for at least one year before falling back to Earth, the researchers say..............
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New research indicates that shooting 5.5 million tons (5 million metric tons) of diamond dust into the stratosphere every year could cool the planet by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) thanks to the gems' reflective properties. This extent of cooling would go a long way to limiting global warming that began in the second half of the 19th century and now amounts to about 2.45 F (1.36 C), according to NASA.
The research contributes to a field of geoengineering that's looking for ways to fight climate change by reducing the amount of energy reaching Earth from the sun.
"It's a very controversial topic," study co-author Sandro Vattioni, a researcher in experimental atmospheric physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), told Live Science. "There are many scientists who want to forbid doing research — even research — on the topic."
To mitigate the sun's warming effect, researchers have long suggested using tiny particles, or aerosols, that reflect the sun's rays back into space. Injecting these aerosols into the stratosphere — the layer of Earth's atmosphere that sits between 7.5 and 31 miles (12 to 50 kilometers) above the planet's surface — means they will stay in the atmosphere for at least one year before falling back to Earth, the researchers say..............
Scientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion
The geoengineering scheme, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, would not be cheap, but scientists say it could buy us some time until we reach net-zero carbon.
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Sprinkling diamond dust into the atmosphere could offset almost all the warming caused by humans since the industrial revolution and "buy us some time" with climate change, scientists say.
New research indicates that shooting 5.5 million tons (5 million metric tons) of diamond dust into the stratosphere every year could cool the planet by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) thanks to the gems' reflective properties. This extent of cooling would go a long way to limiting global warming that began in the second half of the 19th century and now amounts to about 2.45 F (1.36 C), according to NASA.
The research contributes to a field of geoengineering that's looking for ways to fight climate change by reducing the amount of energy reaching Earth from the sun.
"It's a very controversial topic," study co-author Sandro Vattioni, a researcher in experimental atmospheric physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), told Live Science. "There are many scientists who want to forbid doing research — even research — on the topic."
To mitigate the sun's warming effect, researchers have long suggested using tiny particles, or aerosols, that reflect the sun's rays back into space. Injecting these aerosols into the stratosphere — the layer of Earth's atmosphere that sits between 7.5 and 31 miles (12 to 50 kilometers) above the planet's surface — means they will stay in the atmosphere for at least one year before falling back to Earth, the researchers say..............
Scientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion
The geoengineering scheme, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, would not be cheap, but scientists say it could buy us some time until we reach net-zero carbon.
The creation of artificial diamond requires a lot of energy. So either it will be extremely costly in money (real diamonds) or may even require so much energy that the effect wont offset the cost of production
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'Alien plant' fossil discovered near Utah ghost town doesn't belong to any known plant families, living or extinct
Fossilized plant remains discovered near a Utah ghost town have stumped scientists, who are unable to link them to any modern or extinct plants.
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Dinosaur extinction was not caused by global volcanic eruptions
The Chicxulub meteorite impact, rather than volcanic activity, was the principal driver behind the extinction of the dinosaurs.
I'm 50\50 on this being either a parasitic extension of Ego or Groot.'Alien plant' fossil discovered near Utah ghost town doesn't belong to any known plant families, living or extinct
Fossilized plant remains discovered near a Utah ghost town have stumped scientists, who are unable to link them to any modern or extinct plants.www.livescience.com
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Asbestos would be less expensive.Sprinkling diamond dust into the atmosphere could offset almost all the warming caused by humans since the industrial revolution and "buy us some time" with climate change, scientists say.
New research indicates that shooting 5.5 million tons (5 million metric tons) of diamond dust into the stratosphere every year could cool the planet by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) thanks to the gems' reflective properties. This extent of cooling would go a long way to limiting global warming that began in the second half of the 19th century and now amounts to about 2.45 F (1.36 C), according to NASA.
The research contributes to a field of geoengineering that's looking for ways to fight climate change by reducing the amount of energy reaching Earth from the sun.
"It's a very controversial topic," study co-author Sandro Vattioni, a researcher in experimental atmospheric physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), told Live Science. "There are many scientists who want to forbid doing research — even research — on the topic."
To mitigate the sun's warming effect, researchers have long suggested using tiny particles, or aerosols, that reflect the sun's rays back into space. Injecting these aerosols into the stratosphere — the layer of Earth's atmosphere that sits between 7.5 and 31 miles (12 to 50 kilometers) above the planet's surface — means they will stay in the atmosphere for at least one year before falling back to Earth, the researchers say..............
Scientists say sprinkling diamond dust into the sky could offset almost all of climate change so far — but it'll cost $175 trillion
The geoengineering scheme, known as stratospheric aerosol injection, would not be cheap, but scientists say it could buy us some time until we reach net-zero carbon.
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Yeah they said $175 trillion or about $22k for every human on earth. We could all go in on a payday loan maybe?
So cost is a bit of an issue.
I do like the idea of breathing in tiny diamonds as they fall back to earth though.
But I would like to hear more about @Eeyore 's asbestos idea.
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