Massive Continent-Sized Blobs Deep in Earth’s Mantle May Be Over a Billion Years Old
Deep-seated mantle structures known as LLSVPs have been found to be over a billion years old, affecting tectonic activity.
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Ionic Liquid-Assisted Synthesis of Nanosized ZSM-22 Zeolites with Enhanced Hydroisomerization Performance
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, Guangdong, P ...
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Giant planet or 'failed star?' Newfound mystery world blurs the lines
It's this latter property that led to the discovery of the giant exoplanet Gaia-4b. It orbits a star 244 light-years away and is a super-sized gas giant with a mass 11.8 times greater than that of ...
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Ionic Radius Ratio versus Tolerance Factor to Design Metal Formate Framework Chiral Magnets
International institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (WPI-SKCM2), Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan ...
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60% cut in data center’s cooling energy consumption with ‘ionic wind’ tech
The start-up has developed the Ionic Wind Amplifier, a technology that could reduce cooling energy consumption by as much as 60%.
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Giant phantom jelly: The 33-foot-long ocean giant that has babies out of its mouth
Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant phantom jellies. These elusive deep-sea creatures have a 3.3-foot-wide ...
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Watch pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao live from National Zoo on Giant Panda Cam
After more than a year without them, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. has welcomed a new pair of giant pandas for guests to visit. Three-year-old Bao Li and Qing Bao made a new ...
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Beloved giant pandas debut to public at National Zoo as historic partnership continues
The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., introduced its two new giant pandas to the public on Friday. Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years old. They're part of a conservation program and a historic ...
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Two New Giant Pandas Debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Male giant panda Bao Li in his habitat at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Oct. 24, 2024. Roshan Patel, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.