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• Researchers split water into hydrogen, oxygen using light, nanoparticles
• Deep-sea corals record dramatic long-term shift in Pacific Ocean ecosystem
• Nanoscale friction: High energy losses in the vicinity of charge density waves
• Species diversity in coral reefs: Very similar looking coral species differ in how they survive in harsh environments

Researchers split water into hydrogen, oxygen using light, nanoparticles Posted: 15 Dec 2013 01:09 PM PST Researchers have found a catalyst that can quickly generate hydrogen from water using sunlight, potentially creating a clean and renewable source of energy. Their research involved the use of cobalt oxide nanoparticles to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

Deep-sea corals record dramatic long-term shift in Pacific Ocean ecosystem Posted: 15 Dec 2013 01:09 PM PST Long-lived deep-sea corals preserve evidence of a major shift in the open Pacific Ocean ecosystem since around 1850, according to a new study. The findings indicate that changes at the base of the marine food web observed in recent decades in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre may have begun more than 150 years ago at the end of the Little Ice Age.

Nanoscale friction: High energy losses in the vicinity of charge density waves Posted: 15 Dec 2013 01:07 PM PST Scientists have observed a strong energy loss caused by frictional effects in the vicinity of charge density waves. This may have practical significance in the control of nanoscale friction.

Species diversity in coral reefs: Very similar looking coral species differ in how they survive in harsh environments Posted: 13 Dec 2013 10:55 AM PST Some corals have been found to have the ability to survive in harsh environments, according to new research. The researchers report previously unrecognized species diversity that had been was hiding some corals' ability to respond to climate change.

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