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Invention
New paper-based sensor to detect potent nerve toxins
Sensor combined with smartphone application can detect the presence and amount of two pesticides thought to be used in chemical warfare.
Science
A strange new mineral found in the diamond
The mineral is highly unusual for an inclusion captured by diamond.
Technology
Physicists created new, simpler-than-ever quantum hard drive for light
Physicists at the University of Alberta have built up another approach to manufacture quantum memory that could help make ready for a cutting-edge quantum...
Science
First fossilized snake embryo ever discovered rewrites history of ancient snakes
The first-historically speaking disclosure of an old snake fetus, protected in 105-million-year-old amber, gives essential new data on the advancement of modern snakes, as...
Science
The molecules that energize babies’ hearts
Before birth, cardiac muscle cells use energy generated by breaking down glucose. Immediately after birth, they rapidly switch to breaking down fatty acids. This...
Science
Scientists found the world’s fourth most abundant mineral in diamond
For the first time ever, scientists at the University of Alberta have discovered Earth’s fourth most abundant mineral—calcium silicate perovskite, at Earth’s surface.
Scientists found...