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Electric cars make up 54% of cars sold in Norway in 2020
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Electric cars rise to record 54% market share in Norway
Nordic country becomes first in the world where electric car sales outstrip those powered by other means
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Liquid glass discovered as new state of matter
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New Atlas
Liquid glass discovered as new state of matter
Mundane as it may seem, glass is a surprisingly mysterious material. Now scientists at the University of Konstanz have identified a new state of matter called liquid glass, which has some unusual properties.
New catalyst converts common plastic waste into fuels and wax
“a plastic bag and waste plastics could be transformed to valuable chemicals in high yields.”
The researchers of Osaka Universities
say they were able to convert about 92 percent of the waste plastic into useful materials. As much as 77 percent of it became a liquid fuel, while 15 percent yielded wax, which should help make plastic recycling a more viable prospect.
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“a plastic bag and waste plastics could be transformed to valuable chemicals in high yields.”
The researchers of Osaka Universities
say they were able to convert about 92 percent of the waste plastic into useful materials. As much as 77 percent of it became a liquid fuel, while 15 percent yielded wax, which should help make plastic recycling a more viable prospect.
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New Atlas
New catalyst converts common plastic waste into fuels and wax
As useful as plastics are in our everyday life, they’re difficult to recycle, meaning most ends up in landfill or polluting the environment. Now, researchers in Japan have used a novel catalyst to recycle a common plastic into useful products like fuel and…
An Uncommon Cold
In the longer term, virologists cannot predict how SARS-CoV-2 will evolve. It may continue to cause severe illnesses for some years yet, especially among older people. However, it seems likely that one day it will be just another common cold coronavirus. These are hit-and-run viruses. They infect you, make a million virus babies and spread them all out, but our immune system usually kills them off within five days. If the viruses are too deadly, they won't get a chance to spread, so it is in their interests to become more benign. If SARS-CoV-2 persists, which I expect it will, it may get milder over time.
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In the longer term, virologists cannot predict how SARS-CoV-2 will evolve. It may continue to cause severe illnesses for some years yet, especially among older people. However, it seems likely that one day it will be just another common cold coronavirus. These are hit-and-run viruses. They infect you, make a million virus babies and spread them all out, but our immune system usually kills them off within five days. If the viruses are too deadly, they won't get a chance to spread, so it is in their interests to become more benign. If SARS-CoV-2 persists, which I expect it will, it may get milder over time.
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PubMed Central (PMC)
An uncommon cold
The covid-19 virus isn't the first coronavirus to jump from animals to humans. What can we learn from previous encounters, asks Anthony King