Feb 1, 2002

Elemental Discoveries

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Elemental Discoveries - Issue 49

The visible way
The efficient conversion of sunlight to chemical energy has generally been the preserve of photosynthesising life. Until now.

Stellar system stifles landfill stench
Anyone living near a landfill will be familiar with the awful smell of decomposing waste. But, those nasty niffs could soon be history, thanks to British researchers who are tearing the odour molecules apart with a plasma.

A closed view of life
In the growing field of research into biospheres, scientists hope to improve their understanding of what sustains life and so improve our chances of colonising space and even saving the earth from environmental disaster.

At science news site sciencebase

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