
New Compound Could Become 'Cool Blue' for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
A new type of durable,
environmentally-benign blue
pigment has also been found
to have unusual
characteristics in
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Cosmic Calculations for Exploring Where Stars Are Born
Astrophysicists can now
analyze the vast molecular
clouds of gas and dust where
stars are born more
accurately. New research has
solved equations of quantum
... > full story

New Type of Biosensor Is Fast, Super-Sensitive
A whole new class of
biosensor that can detect
exceptionally small traces
of contaminants in liquids
in just 40 minutes has now
been developed. Known as a
... > full story

Pollution Deadening Contruction: Nanoparticle Coating Interacts With Sunlight to Eliminate Contaminants
Researchers have developed a
type of coating for
construction materials. It
is based on nanoparticles
that interact with sunlight
... > full story
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New Device Warns Workers of High Levels of Airborne Metals in Minutes Rather Than Weeks
May 31, 2012 Scientists are reporting development of a new paper-based device that can warn workers that they are being exposed to potentially unhealthy levels of airborne metals almost immediately, instead of ... > full story -
Microreactors to Produce Explosive Materials
May 30, 2012 The larger the reaction vessel, the quicker products can be made – or so you might think. Microreactors show just how wrong that assumption is: in fact, they can be used to produce explosive ... > full story -
Cheaper Catalysts With the Finest Gold Dust in the World
May 30, 2012 Scientists have found a method to locate single gold atoms on a surface. This should pave the way to better and cheaper ... > full story -
Ion-Based Electronic Chip to Control Muscles: Entirely New Circuit Technology Based on Ions and Molecules
May 29, 2012 An integrated chemical chip has just been developed. An advantage of chemical circuits is that the charge carrier consists of chemical substances with various functions. This means that we now have ... > full story -
Method for Building Artificial Tissue Devised
May 28, 2012 Physicists have developed a method that models biological cell-to-cell adhesion that could also have industrial ... > full story -
Smallest Possible Five-Ringed Structure Made: 'Olympicene' Molecule Built Using Clever Synthetic Organic Chemistry
May 28, 2012 Scientists have created and imaged the smallest possible five-ringed structure -- about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair. Dubbed 'olympicene', the single molecule was brought to life in a ... > full story -
Explanation for Friction: Origin of Sliding Friction Between Solid Objects
May 28, 2012 Friction is a key phenomenon in applied physics, whose origin has been studied for centuries. Until now, it has been understood that mechanical wear-resistance and fluid lubrication affect friction, ... > full story -
'Unzipped' Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Energize Fuel Cells and Batteries
May 27, 2012 Multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled with defects and impurities on the outside could replace some of the expensive platinum catalysts used in fuel cells and metal-air batteries, according to ... > full story -
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Computer Model Pinpoints Prime Materials for Efficient Carbon Capture
May 27, 2012 The electric power industry expects eventually to implement carbon capture of emissions in order to reduce greenhouse gases, yet today's best technology eats up 30 percent of a plant's power. ... > full storyMore: -
High-Speed Method to Aid Search for Solar Energy Storage Catalysts
May 25, 2012 Scientist have developed a new high-throughput method to identify electrocatalysts for water ... > full story
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