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The Archdiocese of Newark has seen record numbers of people converting to Catholicism in 2026, a statistic that the Rev. Armand Mantia said is happening around the world. A total of 1,701 parishioners ...

Switch-mode power supplies (SMPS) based on the boost principle can convert a low voltage into a higher voltage. For this purpose, the standard boost topology is used as shown in Figure 1. 1. A simple ...

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Plastic waste piles up faster than we can handle it. A new lab method shows that some of the most stubborn plastics can be turned into useful fuel and a common industrial chemical in one go. In a peer ...

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Platinum has been considered a precious metal for a couple thousand years now, with folks in both hemispheres using it to show off their conspicuous consumption since about 700 BCE. This is partly ...