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Making Gold Green: New Non-Toxic Method for Mining Gold
May 14, 2013 — Scientists have struck gold in the laboratory. They have discovered an inexpensive and environmentally benign method that uses simple cornstarch -- instead of cyanide -- to isolate gold from raw ... > full story -
Scientists Uncover Fundamental Property of Astatine -- Rarest Naturally Occurring Element on Earth
May 14, 2013 — Scientists have carried out ground-breaking experiments to investigate the atomic structure of astatine (atomic number 85), the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth. Through experiments ... > full story -
Bacterium Counteracts 'Coffee Ring Effect'
May 14, 2013 — Ever notice how a dried coffee stain has a thicker outer rim, while the middle of the stain remains almost unsoiled? This 'coffee ring effect' also occurs in other materials. Researchers have now ... > full story -
Sulfate Aerosols Cool Climate Less Than Assumed
May 14, 2013 — Life span of cloud-forming sulfate particles in the air is shorter than assumed due to a sulfur dioxide oxidation pathway which has been neglected in climate models so ... > full story -
Physicists Light 'Magnetic Fire' to Reveal Energy's Path
May 13, 2013 — Physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of forest fires, a finding that has the potential to deepen our understanding of ... > full story -
Molecular Basis of Strawberry Aroma
May 13, 2013 — You know that summer is here when juicy red strawberries start to appear on the shelves. In Germany, this seasonal fruit has never been more popular: on average 3.5 kilos per head were consumed in ... > full story -
Solar Panels as Inexpensive as Paint?
May 13, 2013 — Researchers are helping develop a new generation of photovoltaic cells that produce more power and cost less to manufacture than what's available ... > full story -
Nano-Breakthrough: Solving the Case of the Herringbone Crystal
May 12, 2013 — Leading nanoscientists created beautiful, tiled patterns with flat nanocrystals, but they were left with a mystery: Why did some sets of crystals arrange themselves in an alternating, herringbone ... > full story -
Perfectly Doped Quantum Dots Yield 'Colors to Dye For'
May 10, 2013 — This focuses on an ultra-precise method for doping the tiny semiconductors produces vivid ... > full story -
Flawed Diamonds Promise Sensory Perfection: Electron Spin Extended for Incredibly Tiny Magnetic Detectors
May 10, 2013 — By extending the coherence time of electron states to over half a second, scientists have improved the performance of one of the most potent sensors of magnetic fields on the nanoscale -- a diamond ... > full story
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