Electronics & Semiconductors
In recent years, engineers have been developing a wide variety of innovative and promising electronic devices. Among these are electrochromic devices (ECDs), systems that can control optical properties, such as the transmission, ...
Engineering
A nanomaterials-engineered penetrating sealer developed by Washington State University researchers is able to better protect concrete from moisture and salt—the two most damaging factors in crumbling concrete infrastructure ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Sea pineapples, an edible ascidian, are a delicacy in Japan. The Tohoku region is famed for its sea pineapple production—known as hoya in Japanese. Now, a research group has established a new use for the scores of sea pineapple ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The modern world relies on a small number of precious and rare metals that are vital for the components of our electronic devices. These elements are critical to the functioning of everything from mobile phones and tablet ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Robotics
Science fiction novelists couldn't have come up with a crazier plot: microrobots streaming through blood or through other body fluids that are driven by light, can carry drugs to cancer cells and drop off the medication on ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has set a new record in the power conversion efficiency of solar cells made using perovskite and organic materials. This technological breakthrough paves ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Other
We have accepted the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in complex processes—from health care to our daily use of social media—often without critical investigation, until it is too late. The use of AI is inescapable ...
Jan 19, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Fiber-type solid-state supercapacitors can provide a stable power supply for next-generation wearable and flexible electronics. Typically, high charge storage and superior mechanical properties can be integrated into a single ...
Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have provided an important insight into the cultural taboo surrounding an innovative 'green' technology that enables users to transform their domestic toilet waste into biogas.
Jan 12, 2022
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Business
German national carrier Lufthansa will cut its winter flight plan by "around 10 percent" as the spread of the Omicron variant fuels uncertainty about travel, chief executive Carsten Spohr said Thursday.
Dec 23, 2021
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In biology, an organism is any living system (such as animal, plant, fungus, or micro-organism). In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homeostasis as a stable whole. An organism may either be unicellular (single-celled) or be composed of, as in humans, many billions of cells grouped into specialized tissues and organs. The term multicellular (many-celled) describes any organism made up of more than one cell.
The terms "organism" (Greek ὀργανισμός - organismos, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον - organon "organ, instrument, tool") first appeared in the English language in 1701 and took on its current definition by 1834 (Oxford English Dictionary).
Scientific classification in biology considers organisms synonymous with life on Earth. Based on cell type, organisms may be divided into the prokaryotic and eukaryotic groups. The prokaryotes represent two separate domains, the Bacteria and Archaea. Eukaryotic organisms, with a membrane-bounded cell nucleus, also contain organelles, namely mitochondria and (in plants) plastids, generally considered to be derived from endosymbiotic bacteria. Fungi, animals and plants are examples of species that are eukaryotes.
More recently a clade, Neomura, has been proposed, which groups together the Archaea and Eukarya. Neomura is thought to have evolved from Bacteria, more specifically from Actinobacteria.
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