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    NASA’s SOFIA discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon

    October 27, 2020, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    This illustration highlights the Moon’s Clavius Crater with an illustration depicting water trapped in the lunar soil there, along with an image of NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) that found sunlit lunar water.
    Credits: NASA/Daniel Rutter

    NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places.

    SOFIA has detected water molecules (H2O) in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth, located in the Moon’s southern hemisphere...

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    New Catalyst turns Greenhouse Gases into Hydrogen Gas

    October 26, 2020, Categories  Chemistry/Nanotechnology

    New catalyst turns greenhouse gases into hydrogen gas
    Schematic comparison, SEM images, the correlation between the number of ALD cycles and the particle size/population, and x-ray photoelectron curves for the samples. (A) Conventional exsolution for LSTN and (B) corresponding SEM image of LSTN. Scale bar, 500 nm. (C) Topotactic exsolution via ALD for LSTN-20C-Fe and the corresponding SEM image of (D) LSTN-20C-Fe after reduction. Scale bar, 500 nm. Credit: Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

    A new nanocatalyst that recycles major greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), into highly value-added hydrogen (H2) gas has been developed...

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    Aspirin use Reduces Risk of Death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

    October 24, 2020, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Jonathan H. Chow , et al. Aspirin Use is Associated with Decreased Mechanical Ventilation, ICU Admission, and In-Hospital Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2020; Publish Ahead of Print DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005292

    Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were taking a daily low-dose aspirin to protect against cardiovascular disease had a significantly lower risk of complications and death compared to those who were not taking aspirin, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM)...

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    Charging Electric Cars up to 90% in 6 minutes

    October 24, 2020, Categories  Physics, Technology/Electronics, Chemistry/Nanotechnology

    Charging electric cars up to 90% in six minutes | Businesblog
    Minkyung Kim, Mihee Jeong, Won-Sub Yoon, Byoungwoo Kang. Ultrafast kinetics in a phase separating electrode material by forming an intermediate phase without reducing the particle size. Energy & Environmental Science, 2020; DOI: 10.1039/D0EE02518F

    POSTECH Professor Byoungwoo Kang’s research team uncovers a new Li-ion battery electrode material that can achieve high-energy density and high power capability per volume without reducing particle size.

    With Telsa in the lead, the electric vehicle market is growing around the world. Unlike conventional cars that use internal combustion engines, electric cars are solely powered by lithium ion batteries, so the battery performance defines the car’s overall performance...

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