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Portobello mushrooms: an organic future for batteries

As portable electronic devices evolve, the issue of developing a more economical and environmentally-conscious energy storage device has become pressing. According to researchers from the University of California,…

NASA confirms liquid water flows on present-day Mars

Analysis of data gathered by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter found strong evidence for the existence of liquid water on the surface of Mars (1). It is no mystery…

Bacterial symbiosis via nano power grids

Symbiosis—the mutually beneficial relationship between two or more organisms—defines many evolutionary success stories, like that of the clown fish and sea anemone, as well as the coral-algae relationship….

Comets may be the source of early life on Earth

With much debate about the origins of life on Earth, the discovery of organic molecules emissions from comets propagates the notion that comets could possibly have been a…

From waste to application: uses of leftover rice proteins

Recent efforts are being made to take advantage of the rice proteins leftover from starch processing by incorporating them into nutritional supplements and cosmetics. Rice is a big…