Using intricate geometry found in nature and refined through aerospace and biomedical design, scientists have now 3D-printed ...

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Also, its latticework surface area, larger than that of a smooth shell, maximizes photosynthesis, giving the diatom more energy to grow and reproduce.

We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific ...

In their study, the researchers tested diatom shells on two exemplary pollutants commonly found in rivers and groundwater due to the textile industry: methylene blue and methyl orange.

This mechanism relies on sensory sensors called phytochromes. Highly porous hierarchical structure of a Coscinodiscus oculus-iridis diatom shell. Image Wikimedia Phytochromes are encoded in the genome ...

Filipino scientists have recently confirmed the presence of two species of marine diatoms in shellfish farms in Luzon.

Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the environment. They fix up to 20% of the Earth's CO2. A research team at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has now ...

When a diatom dies, its outer shell, which is made of silica, is released back to the ocean, breaks down, and is made available as building blocks for new diatoms. As ocean pH drops, it affects the ...