Earth's oxygen boom: How nickel and urea in early oceans shaped microbial life and set the stage

The appearance of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere was a turning point in the history of our planet, forever transforming the ...
Interesting Engineering

Saturn’s icy moon may host life: Study finds potential signs in Enceladus’ plumes

A new analysis of ice grains bursting from Enceladus' water ice plumes strongly suggests life is possible on Saturn's ...
YorkRegion.com

What a new Health Canada study revealed while baking with silicone cupcake moulds, cookie sheets and loaf pans

Health Canada’s formal report on silicone bakeware has been released, revealing how siloxane chemicals are released during baking. Find out more.
IEEE

Comparative study of Compound Semiconductors/ Silicon- based Cylindrical Surrounding Dual-Metal Gate Junctionless Accumulation-Mode (CS-DMG-JAM) MOSFET for High Frequency and ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a comparison between compound semiconductors (GaN, GaAs, InP) and silicon- based Cylindrical Surrounding Dual- Metal Gate Junctionless Accumulation Mode (CS-DMG-JAM) ...
Frontiers

Fermentation-driven microbial and metabolic shifts in filler tobacco leaves of different grades

1 Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China National Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou, China 2 China Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co Ltd., Jinan, China Introduction: Filler tobacco leaves (FTLs) ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Inanaga, S., Okasaka, A. and Tanaka, S. (1995) Does Silicon Exist in Association with Organic Compounds in Rice Plant? Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 41, 111-117.

ABSTRACT: Often, siloxanes and silanes have been reported as constituents of plant extracts, where the authors have not remarked on whether the compounds are natural plant metabolites, xenobiotics ...
C&EN

Synthesis of Hollow Spherical Phosphide Catalysts with Industrial-Scale Potential for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Institute of Materials Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Kosice, Slovak Republic Institute of Materials Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Watsonova 47, 040 01 Kosice, ...
Live Science

We are just beginning to discover what Earth's inner core is really made of

Our research suggests it is more likely to contain a bit of oxygen and possibly silicon as well. This marks a significant step toward understanding what the core is made of, how it started freezing, ...