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Warming in Central China Greater Than Most Climate Models Indicated
May 15, 2013 — New data from Central China reveal that temperatures have risen 10 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 20,000 years in this region, an increase two to four times greater than what many scientists ... > full story -
New Uses for Tiny Carbon Nanotubes: Adding Ionic Liquid to Nanotube Films Could Build Smaller Gadgets
May 14, 2013 — Nanotubes are stronger than steel and smaller than any element of silicon-based electronics. They can potentially process information faster while using less energy. The challenge has been figuring ... > full story -
Chemists Demonstrate Nanoscale Alloys So Bright They Could Have Potential Medical Applications
May 14, 2013 — Alloys like bronze and steel have been transformational for centuries, yielding top-of-the-line machines necessary for industry. As scientists move toward nanotechnology, however, the focus has ... > full story -
Engineered Biomaterial Could Improve Success of Medical Implants
May 14, 2013 — Expensive, state-of-the-art medical devices and surgeries often are thwarted by the body's natural response to attack something in the tissue that appears foreign. Now, engineers have demonstrated in ... > full story -
Mining the Botulinum Genome
May 14, 2013 — Scientists have been mining the genome of C. botulinum to uncover new information about the toxin genes that produce the potent toxin behind ... > full story -
Cutting-Edge Bacteria Research Leads to More Effective Treatment of Complex Infections
May 14, 2013 — Bacteria play a huge role when inflammations attack our body. Now researchers have succeeded in revealing one of the devastating effects of bacteria, and thus it will be possible for the ... > full story -
Making Gold Green: New Non-Toxic Method for Mining Gold
May 14, 2013 — Scientists have struck gold in the laboratory. They have discovered an inexpensive and environmentally benign method that uses simple cornstarch -- instead of cyanide -- to isolate gold from raw ... > full story -
Scientists Uncover Fundamental Property of Astatine -- Rarest Naturally Occurring Element on Earth
May 14, 2013 — Scientists have carried out ground-breaking experiments to investigate the atomic structure of astatine (atomic number 85), the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth. Through experiments ... > full story -
Microbes Capture, Store, and Release Nitrogen to Feed Reef-Building Coral
May 14, 2013 — Microscopic algae that live within reef-forming corals scoop up available nitrogen, store the excess in crystal form, and slowly feed it to the coral as needed, according to a study published in ... > full story -
Corals Turn to Algae for Stored Food When Times Get Tough
May 14, 2013 — Researchers present new evidence for the crucial role of algae in the survival of their coral hosts. Ultra-high resolution images reveal that the algae temporarily store nutrients as crystals, ... > full story
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