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Game Changer for Synthesizing New Materials: Method Synthesizes Thousands of New Compounds With Ultra Low Thermal Conductivity
July 31, 2013 — A chemist likens his lab's newly published accomplishments to combining two flavors of ice cream and churning out thousands of flavors to appeal to any taste bud. In reality, he is referring to his ... > full story -
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Researchers Successfully Spoof an $80 Million Yacht at Sea
July 31, 2013 — A radio navigation research team discovered they could subtly coerce a 65-meter superyacht off its course, using a custom-made GPS device. The purpose of the experiment was to measure the difficulty ... > full story -
Guided Growth of Nanowires Leads to Self-Integrated Circuits
July 31, 2013 — Teaching nanowires self-control from the outset enabled scientists to produce complex electronic ... > full story -
Tiny, Brightly Shining Silicon Crystals Could Be Safe for Deep-Tissue Imaging
July 31, 2013 — Tiny silicon crystals caused no health problems in monkeys three months after large doses were injected, marking a step forward in the quest to bring such materials into clinics as biomedical imaging ... > full story -
Surprising Result Discovered When Looking Into Effects of Carbon Nanotubes and Soil Sorption of Toxicants
July 31, 2013 — When it comes to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the soil, recent research shows that the new materials do not affect the sorption of the toxic part of oil called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ... > full story -
Progress in Using Ethanol to Make Key Raw Material Now Produced from Oil
July 31, 2013 — Ethanol from corn and other plants could become the sustainable, raw material for a huge variety of products, from plastic packaging to detergents to synthetic rubber, that are currently ... > full story -
Step Towards a Bioartificial Liver Device: A Microreactor for Hepatocyte Cultures from IBIB PAN
July 31, 2013 — Liver cells are very sensitive hence are difficult to cultivate outside the body. However, scientists have now shown that with an appropriately designed microreactor such cultivation is ... > full story -
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 -
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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 -
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Accurately Testing Exact Hardness of a Material, in Depth
July 30, 2013 — Scientists have now built a machine that sets a new standard of accuracy for testing a material's hardness, which is a measure of its resistance to bumps and ... > full story
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