Researchers have created a form of platinum that can remain liquid at room temperature, by mixing tiny amounts of the precious metal with gallium. This new liquid platinum performs catalytic reactions more efficiently than a solid platinum catalyst, using far less of the metal.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Chemistry, Platinum, Metals, liquid metal
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Powerful platinum catalyst remains liquid at room temperature
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Cocaine receptor found in brain could lead to new addiction treatments
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins have identified a previously unknown mechanism of cocaine’s activity in the brain, which could open new types of treatment for addiction to the drug. Intriguingly, it seems to work differently in male and female mice.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Cocaine, Drug, Drugs, Brain, Addiction, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Mayman Aerospace debuts flight-ready Speeder flying motorbike prototype
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After turning its main attention away from jetpacks and to its Speeder Air Utility Vehicle (AUV), JetPack Aviation has shown the fruits of its labors in the form of the flight-ready P2 Speeder prototype. At the Draper Venture Network CEO Summit in California, the Speeder made its debut under JetPack Aviation’s new Mayman Aerospace brand, which has been established to develop micro VTOL Speeders t
Dropping acidity raised as an overlooked culprit in Alzheimer's disease
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Much research into Alzheimer's focuses on the buildup of brain plaques as a primary cause, but the case is far from closed, particularly in the eyes of a research team at New York University. In newly published research, the scientists detail how declining acidity in cellular cleaning organelles called lysosomes acts as even earlier evidence of the disease's onset, and they've shown how restoring
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