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Cobalt Replacements Make Solar Cells More Sustainable
August 2, 2013 Researchers have successfully replaced the rare element iodine in copper-based dye-sensitized solar cells by the more abundant element cobalt, taking a step forward in the development of ... > full story -
Las Cumbres Observatory 'Sinistro' Astronomy Imager Captures First Light
August 1, 2013 The Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope has captured its first on-sky images with the production Sinistro CCD ... > full story -
More Accurate Model of Climate Change's Effect on Soil
August 1, 2013 Scientists have developed a new computer model to measure global warming's effect on soil worldwide that accounts for how bacteria and fungi in soil control ... > full story -
Climate Change Occurring Ten Times Faster Than at Any Time in Past 65 Million Years
August 1, 2013 Not only is the planet undergoing one of the largest climate changes in the past 65 million years, scientists report that it's occurring at a rate 10 times faster than any change in that period. ... > full story -
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New Water Splitting Technique Efficiently Produces Hydrogen Fuel
August 1, 2013 Radically new technique uses the power of sunlight to efficiently split water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen, paving the way for the broad use of hydrogen as a clean, green ... > full story -
'Soft' Approach Leads to Revolutionary Energy Storage: Graphene-Based Supercapacitors
August 1, 2013 Researchers have brought next generation energy storage closer with an engineering first -- a graphene-based device that is compact, yet lasts as long as a conventional ... > full story -
Light That Moves and Molds Gels
August 1, 2013 Researchers have demonstrated a biomimetic response using hydrogels -- a material that constitutes most contact lenses and microfluidic or fluid-controlled technologies. Their study is the first to ... > full story -
New Target for the Fight Against Cancer as a Result of Excessive Blood Vessel Formation
August 1, 2013 New blood vessel formation (angiogenesis) stimulates the growth of cancer and other diseases. Anti-angiogenic inhibitors slow down cancer growth by disrupting the blood supply to the tumor. To date, ... > full story -
We Each Live in Our Own Little World -- Smellwise
August 1, 2013 There are some smells we all find revolting. But toward a handful of odors, different people display different sensitivities. A pair of studies identifies the genetic differences that underpin the ... > full story -
Catching Cancer Early by Chasing It: Portable Diagnostic Device That Can Travel to the Patient
August 1, 2013 Reaching a clinic in time to receive an early diagnosis for cancer -- when the disease is most treatable -- is a global problem. Now a team of researchers proposes a global solution: have a ... > full story
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