 Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 99 vote(s)
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Researchers at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands have developed a technique for generating atom clusters made from silver and other metals. Surprisingly enough, these so-called super atoms ... | |
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An aerosol mass spectrometer developed by chemists from Aerodyne Research Inc. and Boston College is giving scientists who study airborne particles the technology they need to examine the life cycles of atmospheric ... | |
 Slippery Customer: A Greener Antiwear Additive for Engine Oils July 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Titanium, a protean element with applications from pigments to aerospace alloys, could get a new role as an environmentally friendly additive for automotive oil, thanks to work by materials ... | |
Researchers Discover Novel Method for Activating Enzymatic Reactions July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a new method for "switching on" enzymatic reactions with precise energy delivery: by using microwave radiation. | |
For Clean Water: Chlorine-tolerant membranes for desalination July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most pressing needs of our time is safe, sustainable access to fresh water. The dominant technology for desalination of water is membrane-based desalination, an energy-efficient, environmentally ... | |
 A new-generation of simpler sensors for detecting disease-causing microbes and toxins July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Scientists in Singapore are reporting development of a complete, palm-sized sensor that can detect disease-causing microbes, toxins, and other biological threats instantly without the need for an external ... | |
Cranberry juice creates energy barrier that keeps bacteria away from cells, study shows July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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For generations, people have consumed cranberry juice, convinced of its power to ward off urinary tract infections, though the exact mechanism of its action has not been well understood. A new study by researchers at Worcester ... | |
 'Snow flea antifreeze protein' could help improve organ preservation July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Scientists in Illinois and Pennsylvania are reporting development of a way to make the antifreeze protein that enables billions of Canadian snow fleas to survive frigid winter temperatures. | |
A dash of lime -- a new twist that may cut CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 104 vote(s)
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Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere, reports Cath ... | |
 Molecular Hula Hoop: Spinning motion of a molecular rotor detected July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans have long been trying to make the dream of nanoscopic robots come true. The dream is, in fact, taking on some aspects of reality. Nanoscience has produced components for molecular-scale ... | |
 Instrument designed for biological pathogen monitoring can detect tuberculosis surrogate July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An instrument originally designed for detecting the malicious use of biological pathogens has potential for use in the public health sector to rapidly screen people for tuberculosis. | |
 Marine worm's jaws say 'cutting-edge new aerospace materials' July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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Researchers in California and New Hampshire report the first detailed characterization of the protein composition of the hard, fang-like jaws of a common marine worm. Their work could lead to the design of ... | |
Researchers catch ion channels in their opening act July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Each thought or action sends a million electrical signals pulsing through your body. At the heart of the process of generating these electrical impulses is the ion channel. | |
 Sewing DNA thread with lasers, hooks and microbobbins July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Japanese scientists have made a micro-sized sewing machine to sew long threads of DNA into shape. The work published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Lab on a Chip demonstrates ... | |
Self-moisturizing contact lenses, naturally July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Even contact lenses are joining the trend to go green. Chemical engineering researchers at McMaster University have shown that a common fluid found in our bodies can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in contact lenses. | |
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