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Speed Limit Set for Ultrafast Electrical Switch
July 28, 2013 — Researchers have clocked the fastest-possible electrical switching in magnetite, a naturally magnetic mineral. Their results could drive innovations in the tiny transistors that control the flow of ... > full storyMore: -
Gadget Genius: Nanotechnology Breakthrough Is Big Deal for Electronics
July 26, 2013 — Researchers have developed giant surfactants, or surface coatings, which could lead to lighter laptops, slimmer televisions and crisper smartphone ... > full story -
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New Way to Create 'Gradients' for Understanding Molecular Interactions
July 26, 2013 — Scientists use tools called gradients to understand how molecules interact in biological systems. Researchers have developed a new technique for creating biomolecular gradients that is both simpler ... > full story -
Glass Scaffolds Help Heal Bone, Show Promise as Weight-Bearing Implants
July 26, 2013 — Researchers have developed a type of glass implant that could one day be used to repair injured bones in the arms, legs and other areas of the body that are most subject to the stresses of ... > full story -
Removing Pollutants and Contaminants from Wastewater
July 26, 2013 — Scientists have developed several effective processes for eliminating persistent pollutants from wastewater. Some of these processes generate reactive species which can be used to purify even highly ... > full story -
Broad-Scale Genome Tinkering With Help of an RNA Guide: Biotechnology Tool Borrowed from Pathogenic Bacteria
July 25, 2013 — Researchers have devised a way to quickly and easily target and tinker with any gene in the human genome. The new tool, which builds on an RNA-guided enzyme they borrowed from bacteria, is being made ... > full story -
Researchers Get Better Metrics on Laser Potential of Key Material
July 25, 2013 — Researchers have developed more accurate measurements of how efficiently a polymer called MEH-PPV amplifies light, which should advance efforts to develop a new generation of lasers and photonic ... > full story -
Project Neptune: Specialized Gas Detection for Nonproliferation
July 25, 2013 — Sandia National Laboratories’ Project Neptune aims to design a system capable of sensing, from among the loud signals of a lot of gases, the weak signals from specific gases that are signs of ... > full story -
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New Nuclear Fuel-Rod Cladding Could Lead to Safer Power Plants
July 25, 2013 — In the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was initially driven into shutdown by the magnitude 9.0 quake; its emergency generators then ... > full story -
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Watching Catalysts at Work at the Atomic Scale
July 25, 2013 — Developing materials with novel catalytic properties is one of the most important tasks in energy research. It is especially important to understand the dynamic processes involved in catalysis at the ... > full story
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