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Biologists have come up with an improved method of prioritising conservation efforts based on how unique a species is and how endangered its relatives are

Sharpshooters eliminate up to 300 times their body weight in liquid waste each day, and save energy through a phenomenon called superpropulsion

Dunkleosteus terrelli was an armoured predator fish with bladed jaws instead of teeth that lived 360 million years ago. Researchers thought it was a 9-metre-long giant but it may have actually have been half that size

Negotiations over research collaboration to begin ‘immediately’ when Windsor Framework is signed off

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, are usually seen near the Arctic – but solar activity has seen much of the UK treated to the spectacular night time display

A new generation of Starlink’s internet satellites will orbit at low altitudes and eventually re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, limiting the amount of clutter in orbit

The story behind the first spectrum of a meteor which became a recovered meteorite in the UK

Most AI training relies on electrical grids primarily powered by coal and gas rather than low-carbon sources, according to an analysis of 95 AIs

A new patent allows Ford to build cars that take action if the owner falls behind on payments by playing annoying sounds – or even driving themselves back to the seller

Nine old apartment buildings in New York City were retrofitted from the outside to consume less energy while minimising disruption to tenants

Windsor Framework could end impasse over Horizon Europe funding program, but hurdles remain

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The 2023 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 611 research/teaching positions and 72 teaching positions. 

The simple concept shows that a metal’s structure results from chemical interactions between localised electrons, challenging the traditional free electron gas model

Everyone surely knows by now that you can create some intriguing images by sending an appropriate prompt to an AI bot, you can even send an image to some of them, such as MidJourney, and have it spit back something that it generates based on that input. Recently, I saw an interesting idea from Linus … Continue reading "Prompting AI with emoji"

Ranks of “super” principal investigators are growing, with white men dominating

Based on principles of bird vision, researchers propose that seabird deaths at offshore wind farms would be reduced by painting black and white stripes on blades

Startup says result highlights value of plentiful proton-boron fuel

The US Department of Energy says that covid-19 most likely originated from an unintentional laboratory leak in China, according to a classified document. However, it has not released evidence supporting the claim

The company says high energy prices are forcing it to shut plants at its Ludwigshafen complex

Solar geoengineering has met opposition, but dozens of climate scientists say in an open letter that more research is needed soon to understand the effectiveness of techniques to counter the planet’s warming