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• Newly discovered planet may have water on its surface

  A team of astronomers that includes the University of Hawaiʻi' at Manoa's Nader Haghighipour has announced the discovery of a planet that could have liquid water on its surface. The planet, which is probably 30 percent larger than Earth, was discovered using one of the telescopes of the W. M. Keck more

• Water is an active element in proteins
  

  Biophysicists in Bochum have discovered a diode for protons: just like the electronic component determines the direction of flow of electric current, the “proton diode” ensures that protons can only pass through a cell membrane in one direction. Water molecules play an important role here as active more

• The Amazon rainforest -- a cloud factory
  

  The forest in the Amazon Basin produces its own rain. During the wet season, aerosol particles, which serve to condensate clouds and precipitation here, mainly consist of organic material. These aerosols are released by the rainforest itself. This has been demonstrated by scientists from the Max Pla more

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• Burn injuries under freezing (labor protection) conditions?
  

  "A little splash of liquid nitrogen hasn't hurt anybody" - this happens to be a widespread opinion in many laboratories. The real dangers connected to cryogenic gases many people had to learn firsthand, unexpected and painful. Skin irritation, cell and tissue damage or severe burn injuries may occur, depending on the type of contact and exposure time. There are less possibilities of medical treatment than for injuries caused by influence of heat more

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• The Microscopic Features of Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation May Affect the Macroscopic Morphology of Atmospheric Ice Crystals

  It is surprisingly difficult to freeze water. Almost all ice that forms under “mild” conditions (temperatures more

• [News & Analysis] Glaciology: Melting Glaciers, Not Just Ice Sheets, Stoking Sea-Level Rise

  A new study says that although field measurements were painting an accurate picture of the few glaciers being monitored, they were not representative of the world's glaciers. more

• Nitric acid-induced surface disordering on ice

  We examined the interaction of HNO3 with water ice for partial pressures 2 × 10-8 Torr to 1 × 10-5 Torr and at temperatures from 216 to 256 K using (i) the surface-specific technique ellipsometry and (ii) a coated wall flow tube reactor, both coupled with chemical ionization mass spectrometry detect more

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• China Engineering Plastics Industry Report, 2007

  Judging from the total consumption, the engineering plastics industry can be defined as a small-size industry. Yet, engineering plastics are widely applied in downstream industries like automobile and electronics, which get greatly supported by the State. Compared to the declining profits of other c more

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