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World’s biggest clean energy project to power Singapore from Australia

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The planned Australia-Asia PowerLink project is nearly 10 times the size of the world's current largest solar power installation

A colossal US$22-billion infrastructure project will send Australian sunshine more than 3,100 miles (5,000 km) to Singapore, via high-voltage undersea cables. Opening in 2027, it’ll be the largest solar farm and battery storage facility in history.

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Astronomers discover where a cosmic cataclysm blew a huge hole in space

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Astronomers have discovered a big hole in space. New 3D visualizations of the Perseus and Taurus star-forming clouds have revealed a large cavity between them, possibly created in ancient supernova explosions.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTag… Continue reading Astronomers discover where a cosmic cataclysm blew a huge hole in space→

Quantum computing hits the desktop, no cryo-cooling required

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Superconducting quantum computers are huge and incredibly finicky machines at this point. They need to be isolated from anything that might knock an electron’s spin off and ruin a calculation. That includes mechanical isolation, in extreme vacuum chamb… Continue reading Quantum computing hits the desktop, no cryo-cooling required→

Beating heart tissue supercooled and revived for the first time

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A major challenge when it comes to preserving tissues and organs for transplantation is preventing the buildup of ice crystals that can cause critical damage, but an emerging technology may help sidestep the whole issue. Scientists have used a promisin… Continue reading Beating heart tissue supercooled and revived for the first time→

Autism diagnoses jump 787 percent in two decades, new analysis finds

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Research tracking rates of autism over the past 20 years in England has found a striking increase in the volume of diagnoses. The study shows autism diagnoses rose by 787 percent over two decades, however, the growth is most likely due to increased rep… Continue reading Autism diagnoses jump 787 percent in two decades, new analysis finds→

Self-replicating protocells created in lab may be life’s “missing link”

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Exactly how life first emerged from non-living matter is one of the most enduring mysteries of science. In a new study, Japanese scientists have created self-replicating protocells in the lab, which they say could represent the “missing link” between c… Continue reading Self-replicating protocells created in lab may be life’s “missing link”→

World-first artificial synthesis of starch from CO2 outperforms nature

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Starch is an essential material for everything from bread-baking to paper-making, and there is much to be gained from streamlining the way we produce it. Scientists in China have managed to take an important step forwards in this area, developing a nov… Continue reading World-first artificial synthesis of starch from CO2 outperforms nature→

Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes linked to cheap, common osteoporosis drug

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A new study analyzing health records from several hundred thousand people in Denmark has identified a link between low rates of type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis patients treated with a drug called alendronate. The researchers hypothesize the drug may p… Continue reading Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes linked to cheap, common osteoporosis drug→

Fossil footprints mark earliest clear evidence of humans in North America

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Archeologists have discovered fossilized human footprints that may represent the oldest unambiguous evidence of human settlement in North America

Exactly when humans first set foot in North America remains a mystery, but archeologists have now uncovered the oldest unambiguous evidence. A series of unmistakably human footprints have been found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, and dated to around 22,000 years ago.

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Scientists call for limited use of acetaminophen during pregnancy

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A newly published consensus statement, co-signed by nearly 100 scientists, is calling for the common painkiller acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol or APAP) to be used cautiously and conservatively during pregnancy. The researchers indicate there … Continue reading Scientists call for limited use of acetaminophen during pregnancy→