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Undergraduate Science and Engineering Teaching Needs Improvement
May 21, 2012 Discipline-based education research has generated insights that could help improve undergraduate education in science and engineering, but these findings have not yet prompted widespread changes in ... > full story -
From Lemons to Lemonade: Using Carbon Dioxide to Make Carbon Nitride
May 21, 2012 Scientists have discovered a chemical reaction that not only eats up the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, it creates some useful compounds to ... > full story -
Don't Like Blood Tests? New Microscope Uses Rainbow of Light to Image the Flow of Individual Blood Cells
May 21, 2012 Blood tests convey vital medical information, but the sight of a needle often causes anxiety and results take time. A new device however, can reveal much the same information as a traditional blood ... > full story -
Researchers Improve Fast-Moving Mobile Networks
May 21, 2012 Mobile ad hoc networks allow people in multiple, rapidly-moving vehicles to communicate with each other – such as in military or emergency-response situations. Researchers have now devised a ... > full story -
Cloak of Invisibility: Engineers Use Plasmonics to Create an Invisible Photodetector
May 21, 2012 Engineers have for the first time used "plasmonic cloaking" to create a device that can see without being seen -- an invisible machine that detects light. It is the first example of what the ... > full story -
Reversible Doping: Hydrogen Flips Switch on Vanadium Oxide
May 21, 2012 If you are not a condensed matter physicist, vanadium oxide may be the coolest material you've never heard of. It's a metal. It's an insulator. It's a window coating and an optical switch. And thanks ... > full story -
Zooming in on Bacterial Weapons in 3-D: Structure of Bacterial Injection Needles Deciphered at Atomic Resolution
May 21, 2012 The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are caused by bacteria which infect their host using a sophisticated injection apparatus. Through ... > full story -
Hall Effect at the Speed of Light: How Can You Demonstrate Relativistic Effects With Your Mobile Phone?
May 21, 2012 The relativistic Hall effect describing objects rotating at speeds comparable with the speed of light has now been ... > full story -
Good News for Nanomedicine: Quantum Dots Appear Safe in Pioneering Study on Primates
May 20, 2012 A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to ... > full story -
Falcon 9 Aborts Launch Attempt
May 20, 2012 A SpaceX Falcon 9 aborted its launch May 19 moments after its engines ignited when computers detected higher pressure readings than allowed. The center engine pressure built above limits and a ... > full story -
Attraction or Repulsion? New Method Predicts Interaction Energy of Large Molecules
May 18, 2012 Scientists have developed and validated a more accurate method for predicting the interaction energy of large molecules, such as biomolecules used to develop new ... > full story -
Functional Coatings from the Plasma Nozzle
May 18, 2012 These coatings offer protection against rust, scratches and moisture and also improve adhesion: Surfaces with a nano coating. A new plasma process enables these coatings to be applied more easily and ... > full story
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