200-year-old barley could be the toast of modern whisky
Scotch whisky could be in for a revamp from a 200-year-old barley crop.
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DIY radiative cooler developed to serve as a research standard
The term "greenhouse effect" became part of public lexicon decades ago, thanks to the ongoing discourse on climate change. A natural phenomenon, the greenhouse effect describes how heat from the sun, in the form of radiation, ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 17, 2021
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Researchers develop new method to isolate atomic sheets and create new materials
Two-dimensional materials from layered van der Waals (vdW) crystals hold great promise for electronic, optoelectronic, and quantum devices, but making/manufacturing them has been limited by the lack of high-throughput techniques ...
Nanophysics
Feb 20, 2020
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Future-proofing cereals for climate change drought conditions
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have identified a gene responsible for drought resistance in barley which, it is believed, could help future-proof the cereals industry to increasingly dry conditions as climate change ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2019
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Flavoured, low-alcohol Scotch? Distilleries test whisky's limits
Demand for more variety in Scotch whisky from fast-growing emerging markets and the request for lower alcohol varieties among health-conscious drinkers are challenging a closely guarded centuries-old tradition.
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Apr 4, 2018
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Scientists develop counterfeit booze-detecting device
Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed the world's first handheld SORS device that can detect fake spirits, such as vodka and whisky, whilst still in their bottles.
Materials Science
Sep 21, 2017
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Researcher battles Scotch broom
The shrub Scotch broom is more than resilient—when it moves into a region it annihilates the long-established ecosystems and takes over the landscape.
Environment
Feb 28, 2017
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'Snotty gobble' plant could be good weed controller
A native parasitic plant found commonly throughout south-eastern Australia, is showing great promise as a potential biological control agent against introduced weeds that cost millions of dollars every year to control.
Environment
Oct 10, 2016
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Researcher battles the shrub Scotch broom
The shrub Scotch broom is more than resilient—when it moves into a region it annihilates the long-established ecosystems and takes over the landscape.
Environment
Sep 2, 2016
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Revealing the "Scotch-tape" technique mechanism
The simplest mechanical cleavage technique using a primitive "Scotch" tape has resulted in the Nobel-awarded discovery of graphenes and is currently under worldwide use for assembling graphenes and other two-dimensional (2D) ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 27, 2014
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