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Australian researchers and international collaborators have demonstrated a solar-driven approach to convert glycerol, a ...

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The writer Malcolm Gladwell popularized the term "tipping points" to refer to the moment when a trend or social behavior ...

Since its introduction more than 150 years ago, the thought-provoking idea of Maxwell's demon has profoundly shaped our ...