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  How Did Earth's Primitive Chemistry Get Kick Started?

  July 30, 2013 — How did life on Earth get started? Three new papers strengthen the case that Earth's first life began at alkaline hydrothermal vents at the bottom of oceans. Scientists are interested in ... > full story

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  • Cracking How Life Arose on Earth May Help Clarify Where Else It Might Exist
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  Simulations Aiding Study of Earthquake Dampers for Structures

  July 30, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated the reliability and efficiency of "real-time hybrid simulation" for testing a type of powerful damping system that might be installed in buildings and bridges to reduce ... > full story
• Solar Energy
  Energy and the Environment
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  Inorganic Chemistry
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  Plasmonic Black Metals: Breakthrough in Solar Energy Research?

  July 30, 2013 — The use of plasmonic black metals could someday provide a pathway to more efficient photovoltaics -- the use of solar panels containing photovoltaic solar cells -- to improve solar energy harvesting, ... > full story
• Nature of Water
  Organic Chemistry
  Drought
  Biochemistry
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  Protein Surfaces Defects Act as Drug Targets

  July 30, 2013 — New research shows a physical characterization of the interface of the body's proteins with water. Identifying the locations where it is easiest to remove water from the interface of target proteins ... > full story
• Electronics
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  Novel Technology for Producing 'Electronic Ink' May Lead to Inexpensive, Durable Electronics and Solar Cells

  July 30, 2013 — Electronic touch pads that cost just a few dollars and solar cells that cost the same as roof shingles are one step closer to reality ... > full story
• Graphene
  Nature of Water
  Spintronics
  Nanotechnology
  Materials Science
  Engineering and Construction
   

  Water Clears Path for Nanoribbon Development

  July 30, 2013 — A tiny meniscus of water makes it practical to form long graphene nanoribbons less than 10 nanometers ... > full story
• Brain Injury
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  Second Known Case of Patient Developing Synesthesia After Brain Injury

  July 30, 2013 — A Toronto man is only the second known person to have acquired synesthesia as a result of a brain injury, in this case a stroke. About nine months after suffering a stroke, the patient noticed that ... > full story
• Alternative Fuels
  Graphene
  Astrophysics
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  How Does Hydrogen Metallize?

  July 29, 2013 — Hydrogen is deceptively simple. It has only a single electron per atom, but it powers the sun and forms the majority of the observed universe. As such, it is naturally exposed to the entire range of ... > full story
• Solar Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Environmental Science
  Civil Engineering
  Geomagnetic Storms
   
  

  See-Through Solar Film: Researchers Double Efficiency of Novel Solar Cell

  July 29, 2013 — Nearly doubling the efficiency of a photovoltaic breakthrough made in 2012, researchers have developed a two-layer, see-through solar film that could be placed on building windows, sunroofs, ... > full story
• Materials Science
  Engineering and Construction
  Electronics
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  Inorganic Chemistry
  Chemistry
   
  

  Tetrapod Nanocrystals Light the Way to Stronger Polymers

  July 29, 2013 — Researchers have developed advanced opto-mechanical stress probes based on tetrapod quantum dots (tQDs) that allow precise measurement of the tensile strength of polymer fibers with minimal impact on ... > full story

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