All the tricks that will get you into VIP airport lounges for less this summer - even if you've booked economy

Relaxing in an airport lounge can be a great way to start your summer holiday in style. They can offer a quieter, more ...
C&EN

Engineering Triphasic Nanocomposite Coatings on Pretreated Mg Substrates for Biomedical Applications

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Biodegradable polymer-based nanocomposite coatings provide multiple advantages to ...
C&EN

Atomic Structure of Hardening Precipitates in Al–Mg–Si Alloys: Influence of Minor Additions of Cu and Zn

Shifting toward sustainability and low carbon emission necessitates recycling. Aluminum alloys can be recycled from postconsumer scrap with approximately 5% of the energy needed to produce the same ...
Europe PMC

Force Field for Mg(2+), Mn(2+), Zn(2+), and Cd(2+) Ions That Have Balanced Interactions with Nucleic Acids.

Divalent metal ions are of fundamental importance to the function and folding of nucleic acids. Divalent metal ion-nucleic acid interactions are complex in nature and include both territorial and site ...
Mongabay

Oil palm does not store more carbon than forests

Officials from the Indonesian ministry of agriculture and the palm oil industry are distributing materials that misrepresent the carbon balance oil palm plantations, according to accounts from people ...