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Researchers have developed a highly-stable system that does not rely on precious metals to effectively harness light energy for the photocatalytic process.

Certain soapstone and granite samples from Tanzania have been found to be well suited for storing solar heat, suitable for a new approach to sustainable energy known as concentrated solar power.

Alcohols in windshield washer fluid have been found to account for a larger fraction of real-world vehicle emissions than previous estimates have suggested.

A study upends the paradigm that the atoms and molecules that make up the natural world define the character of solid matter, and argues that the character of many biological materials is actually created by the water that permeates these materials.

Zirconium-based materials have been shown to effectively separate radium and actinium, which could enable the large-scale production of radioisotopes for cancer therapy.

Research has identified a protein, found in the main vector of the bacterium that causes Brazilian spotted fever, that is essential to the vector's survival, making it a promising target for vaccine development.

The first experiments with glacial rock flour from Greenland show that it can capture significant amounts of CO2 and provide a wider array of nutrients than commercial organic fertilizers, resulting in improved crop growth.

Scientists use microscopy techniques to observe chemical reactions on catalysts more precisely than before yielding a wealth of detail.

Disentangling the complex nerve fiber network of the brain is becoming easily accessible with scattered light imaging.

A successful long-term experiment with live pigs indicates scientists may be another step closer to achieving a safe, long-lasting and potentially universal vaccine against swine flu.