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China creates the basic substance of life with water and air
Chinese scientists have created amino acids - the building blocks of life - using only air and water thanks to a new environmentally friendly method.
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Food safety
Are the nutritional facts on food packaging trustworthy?
If you've ever wanted to know exactly what's in your packaged foods, you're probably familiar with the black-and-white nutrition charts on food labels.
Space science
Detection of the Milky Way's most metal-poor star
Astronomers have just discovered the most metal-poor helium star called EC 19529-4430.
Space science
Launch of Delta IV heavy rocket after nitrogen leak incident
The launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV heavy-lift rocket was rescheduled for early morning March 30 after a last-minute nitrogen leak.
World celebrity
An outstanding scientist with an invention that saved billions of people but also harmed millions of others
Fritz Haber is a special phenomenon in history when it has both great contributions to the survival of billions of people around the world, but at the same time, it also…
Scientific works
Inside the world's largest body freezing facility waiting for the day of resurrection
Steel chambers, filled with liquid nitrogen, at a human body freezing facility in the US currently hold more than 170 people, with the hope that one day they can be resu…
Scientific application
Structure and working principle of oxygen generator
In the medical device field, an oxygen concentrator is a device with the function of enriching oxygen from the air (concentrating and increasing oxygen concentration) wi…
Animal world
Scientist 'drunk' because of laughing gas in penguin droppings
The researchers encountered symptoms such as drowsiness, nausea, and headache, after hours of breathing the laughing gas born from the king penguin droppings in Antarcti…
Oceanography
Why are sperm whales not infected with scuba diving?
Sperm whales are considered an animal around the world, meaning their range extends to all or most of the world in suitable habitats.
Technology
Has found a solution to 'freeze' lithium ion batteries with liquid nitrogen, avoiding batteries to explode if there is a collision
A new technique recently developed by British scientists is 'freezing' of lithium ion battery cells. This promises to be an effective solution to help protect this commo…
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Testing dropping a liquid nitrogen tank into water: What happened next surprised everyone!
If you are a fan of home tests, this is an interesting test for you. All you need is a pool, a camera that can spin underwater or a drone and a bottle of liquid nitrogen.
Environment
Successful fabrication of 'nano-springs' helps break down marine plastic
Scientists make micro-coils from carbon, nitrogen and manganese, capable of producing chemical reactions that dissolve micro-plastic particles.
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What happens if you fall into a liquid nitrogen tank?
Immersed in an environment with temperatures above -196 degrees C, the outcome to the victim will be really catastrophic. The only lucky thing is that the pain only last…
Oceanography
Scientists absolutely warn against raising octopus
The reason given is that the environmental impacts that octopus will create.
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The reason the sky at sunset is red
The phenomenon of light scattering in the atmosphere causes the sky to be blue during the day but turning red at sunset.