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Faster Than Silicon: Redesigned Material Could Lead to Lighter, Faster Electronics
April 10, 2013 The same material that formed the first primitive transistors more than 60 years ago can be modified in a new way to advance future electronics, according to a new study. Chemists have developed the ... > full story -
Pottery Reveals Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers’ Taste for Fish
April 10, 2013 Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of a pioneering new study which reports the earliest direct evidence for the use of ceramic ... > full story -
Liquid on Liquid Goes Solid
April 10, 2013 Not all liquids are mixable. Researchers have investigated chemical processes with atomic resolution at the interface between two such liquids and have made an exciting discovery. They observed the ... > full story -
GUMBOS Technology Promises New Drugs, Electronic Devices
April 10, 2013 Mention a breakthrough involving “gumbo” technology in New Orleans, and people think of a new twist on The Local Dish, the stew that’s the quintessence of southern Louisiana ... > full story -
Neutrons Help Explain Ozone Poisoning and Links to Thousands of Premature Deaths Each Year
April 9, 2013 Scientists have helped explain how ozone causes severe respiratory problems and thousands of cases of premature death each year by attacking the fatty lining of our ... > full story -
Hangover Remedy Examined: Yak-a-Mein Soup, A.k.a., ‘Old Sober’
April 9, 2013 One of the Crescent City's time-honored traditions -- a steaming bowl of Yak-a-mein Soup, a.k.a., “Old Sober” -- after a night of partying in the French Quarter actually does have a basis ... > full story -
A Step Toward Optical Transistors?
April 9, 2013 Researchers have demonstrated a new way to control light in semiconductor ... > full story -
Seemingly Small Research Funding Cuts Could Hinder Progress in Nanotechnology
April 8, 2013 Cuts in federal funding of nanotechnology research threaten to slow progress toward some of the field’s greatest promises, including commercialization of sustainable new energy sources that do ... > full story -
'Pharmaceutical' Approach Boosts Oil Production from Algae
April 8, 2013 Taking an approach similar to that used for discovering new therapeutic drugs, chemists have found several compounds that can boost oil production by green microscopic algae, a potential source of ... > full story -
Shape Changers: Surface Diffusion Plays a Key Role in Defining the Shapes of Catalytic Nanoparticles
April 8, 2013 Controlling the shapes of nanometer-sized catalytic and electrocatalytic particles made from noble metals such as platinum and palladium may be more complicated than previously ... > full story
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