Analysis of wood from the Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s favourite warship, has revealed surprising and potentially harmful amounts of zinc sulfide nanoparticles.
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator (IEEA) says that 16 new energy efficiency technologies could significantly boost UK industry’s competitive and rapid transition to net zero.
A jelly-like material comprising 80% water can withstand the equivalent of an elephant standing on it and completely recover to its original shape (Nature Mat., doi: 10.1038/s41563-021-01124-x).
A study of the recently arrived fall armyworm in Africa suggests that the pest has formed one single interconnected population on the continent. An examination of highly variable parts of their genomes suggested the fall armyworms were using long-distance flight and prevailing winds to frequently move throughout Africa, resulting in population mixing (Sci. Rep., doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-00298-3).