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Discovery of New Material State Counterintuitive to Laws of Physics
June 12, 2013 When you squeeze something, it gets smaller -- unless you're among a group of scientists who have seemingly defied the laws of physics and found a way to apply pressure to make a material expand ... > full story -
Silicon-Based Nanoparticles Could Make LEDs Cheaper, Greener to Produce
June 12, 2013 Researchers have created a material they say would make LED bulbs cheaper and greener to manufacture, driving down the price. Their silicon-based nanoparticles soften the blue light emitted by LEDs, ... > full story -
BPA Linked to Obesity Risk in Puberty-Age Girls
June 12, 2013 Girls between nine and 12 years of age with higher-than-average levels of bisphenol-A (BPA) in their urine had double the risk of being obese than girls with lower levels of BPA, according to a new ... > full story -
Filmmaking Magic With Polymers
June 12, 2013 Self-assembled copolymer block film is now being fabricated with intricately organized nanostructures, giving them multiple functions and flexibility on a macroscale level never before ... > full story -
Cameras Five Times More Sensitive to Light? An Ultrasensitive Molybdenum-Based Image Sensor Developed
June 12, 2013 Scientist have built a prototype for an image sensor based on the semi-conducting properties of molybdenite. It could one day result in cameras that are five times more light sensitive than current ... > full story -
Nano-Thermometer Enables First Atomic-Scale Heat Transfer Measurements
June 12, 2013 In findings that could help overcome a major technological hurdle in the road toward smaller and more powerful electronics, an international research team has shown the unique ways in which heat ... > full story -
Luminous Bacterial Proteins Detect Chemicals in Water
June 12, 2013 Scientists have developed a simple color sensor principle which facilitates the detection of residual medications, trace metals from industrial process waters, and many other substances. This is the ... > full story -
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Supercomputer Titan Completes Acceptance Testing
June 12, 2013 ORNL's Titan supercomputer has completed rigorous acceptance testing to ensure the functionality, performance and stability of the machine, one of the world’s most powerful supercomputing ... > full story -
New Kind of Variable Star Discovered: Minute Variations in Brightness Reveal Whole New Class of Stars
June 12, 2013 Astronomers have found a new type of variable star. The discovery was based on the detection of very tiny changes in brightness of stars in a cluster. The observations revealed previously unknown ... > full story -
Producing Cheaper and More Flexible Multiple Thin Crystalline Silicon Wafers
June 12, 2013 Scientists have found a way to make the manufacture of crystalline silicon materials faster and more ... > full story
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