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Modern plant enzyme partners with surprisingly ancient protein

Phys Dot Org 17 May 2024
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered that a protein responsible for the synthesis of a key plant material evolved much earlier than suspected.
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New research shows the true cost of reproduction across the animal kingdom

Phys Dot Org 17 May 2024
While scientists have understood the direct energy costs associated with offspring (like the energy used to create and nourish them), the indirect costs—the metabolic load of pregnancy and parental care—have been largely overlooked.
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IPPR report finds UK gas sector workers could transfer to greener jobs

The Engineer 17 May 2024
Additionally, it reported that if gas sector workers were only moving into green jobs such as solar PV installation, (non-gas) energy plant managers and environmental scientists, many would likely need more significant retraining and other support.
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US ban on Russian uranium could backfire

Asiatimes 17 May 2024
“No one will dare” to enforce the law without granting waivers, says Alexey Anpilogov, a Russian political scientist and expert in nuclear energy – “because American nuclear reactors produce cheap electricity.
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Solar farms in space could help solve global energy crisis following tech breakthrough, Irish scientists predict

The Irish Times 16 May 2024
Plans to harvest solar power in space using satellites to produce a potentially endless supply of clean energy have taken a big leap forward with Irish scientists making a key breakthrough on how to deploy the technology.
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Cadmium-doped perovskite solar cell achieves 22.7% efficiency

PV Magazine 16 May 2024
FAPbI3 is one of the most promising perovskite materials for solar cell applications, as it offers a narrow energy bandgap and remarkable stability ... University of Victoria, Advanced Energy Materials, CC BY 4.0 DEED.
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Mary Catherine Dunphy: Singing the blues about clean air rules

Ravalli Republic 16 May 2024
In a recent PBS documentary about energy production in Montana, Montana’s very own Nobel Peace Prize-winning, climate scientist, Dr. Steve Running, said this when discussing the adverse effects of climate change ... .
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Even Among Animals Offspring Are Surprisingly Expensive

IFL Science 16 May 2024
Fortunately, however, there is no need for such handwaving guesses; scientists have monitored energy consumption in many species during reproduction, including examples from mammals, reptiles, and fish.
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Will Northern Lights be seen in Texas again? Here's when solar activity is set to peak

Austin American-Statesman 16 May 2024
NOAA defines a geomagnetic storm as "a major disturbance of Earth's magnetosphere that occurs when there is a very efficient exchange of energy from the solar wind into the space environment surrounding Earth.".
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Making babies may take 10 times more energy than we thought

Popular Science 16 May 2024
For mammals, the amount of indirect energy–the previously unquantified metabolic cost to synthesize and carry offspring–composes about 90% of the total energy used in the reproduction process from fertilization to birth.
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Moot at GCU highlights importance of mental peace

The News International 16 May 2024
AFP/File ... The moot featured Prof Dr Inam-ur-Rahman, a distinguished nuclear scientist and Professor Emeritus at the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), and Prof Dr Shazia Bashir, the first woman Vice Chancellor of GCU Lahore ... Dr ... Dr ... .
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FAU survey finds political, generational differences on human impact of climate change

Naples Daily News 16 May 2024
The survey found a 4-percentage point drop to 51% in backing for solar power production as "the primary form of energy" in the so-called Sunshine State as Republican support fell by nine points.
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New Collaborations for Development of Sustainable Power Generation Technology Include Spacecraft And Other Applications Industrial/Commercial ...

GetNews 16 May 2024
Particular emphasis is placed on renewable energies… and using top-tier scientists to develop sustainable solutions for the global transformation of energy systems.” Since its ...
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Ion swap dramatically improves performance of CO₂-defeating catalyst

Phys Dot Org 16 May 2024
A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has found an unconventional way to improve catalysts made of more than one material ... Moreover, the scientists ...
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Thermoelectric materials approach boosts band convergence to avoid time-consuming trial-and-error approach

Phys Dot Org 16 May 2024
For this work, he said, the scientists first focused on devising a calculation to determine how to build a material in which all the different energy bands can contribute to the overall performance.
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