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Improving ecosystems with aquatic plants
8:13pm, 27th February, 2019

Improving ecosystems with aquatic plants

(American Society for Horticultural Science) Wetland restoration is critical for improving ecosystem services, but many aquatic plant nurseries do not have facilities similar to those typically used for large-scale plant production. This study attemp...
Smoking and alcohol: Double trouble for the brain?
2:22pm, 27th February, 2019

Smoking and alcohol: Double trouble for the brain?

(American Chemical Society) Along with many other harmful health consequences, smoking tobacco causes chemical changes, oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain. Excessive alcohol use can have similar effects. Surprisingly, however, very few st...
A water-splitting catalyst unlike any other
12:12pm, 27th February, 2019

A water-splitting catalyst unlike any other

(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL chemists have developed a new iron-nickel oxide catalyst for water splitting, the reaction that produces hydrogen fuel. The patent-pending catalyst shows significantly higher activity in the oxygen-evol...
A water-splitting catalyst unlike any other
12:12pm, 27th February, 2019

A water-splitting catalyst unlike any other

(Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) EPFL chemists have developed a new iron-nickel oxide catalyst for water splitting, the reaction that produces hydrogen fuel. The patent-pending catalyst shows significantly higher activity in the oxygen-evol...