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Scientists have discovered a way to convert carbon dioxide into usable energy source. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Chicago conducted a  study  on how to turn carbon dioxide into a usable energy source with the use of sunlight. Carbon dioxide is relatively chemically unreactive, which makes the compound difficult to convert into something else, the researchers said in a  press release . Argonne chemist and author of the study Larry Curtiss, together with his colleagues, addressed this inherent challenge by finding a catalyst - a compound that could make carbon dioxide more reactive. The researchers used a metal compound called tungsten diselenide, fashioned into tiny flakes to maximize the surface area and to expose its reactive edges. While plants make use of an organic catalyst called enzyme to convert carbon dioxide into a sugar, the researchers also used their catalyst to tu...

DE PERE (WLUK) -- As Americans plan for the end of vacation season, there is a new travel advisory in place due to the Zika Virus. "No matter where this is identified, whether this is in Florida, or whether it's in Central America, it's important for people to recognize the symptoms and the prevention techniques,” said Chrystal Woller, the Health Director for the City De Pere. The Zika virus spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito. For pregnant women, it's possible to spread the virus to their unborn child. "Pregnant women are at an increased risk of birth defects of their unborn child, microcephaly is what it's called, so children born with a smaller head is what they've been seeing in other countries,” explained Woller. Woller says while the virus isn't in Wisconsin, it's important for people to know the symptoms. Those symptoms include; headache, rash, joint pain or red eyes. "So very mild symptoms,...