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'Shish Kebab' Structure Provides Improved Form of 'Buckypaper'
February 8, 2012 Scientists are reporting development of a new form of buckypaper, which eliminates a major drawback of these sheets of carbon nanotubes -- 50,000 times thinner than a human hair, 10 times lighter ... > full story -
Hard Drive Breakthrough: New Magnetic Recording Technique Uses Heat to Process Information Much Faster Than Current Technology
February 7, 2012 Scientists have demonstrated a revolutionary new way of magnetic recording which will allow information to be processed hundreds of times faster than by current hard drive technology. The researchers ... > full story -
New Non-Invasive Fat Removal Technologies Offer Alternative to Liposuction for Removing Stubborn Fat
February 7, 2012 Dermatologists are finding that the introduction of non-invasive fat removal technologies is opening the door for more people who are not candidates for liposuction to remove stubborn fat, safely and ... > full story -
Heat and Cold Damage Corals in Their Own Ways
February 2, 2012 Around the world coral reefs are facing threats brought by climate change and dramatic shifts in sea temperatures. While warming has been the primary focus for scientists and ocean policy managers, ... > full story -
Nano-Oils Keep the Electronic Devices Really Cool
February 1, 2012 Scientists have created a nano-infused oil that could greatly enhance the ability of devices as large as electrical transformers and as small as microelectronic components to shed excess ... > full story -
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Earth's Energy Budget Remained out of Balance Despite Unusually Low Solar Activity, Study Finds
January 30, 2012 A new NASA study underscores the fact that greenhouse gases generated by human activity -- not changes in solar activity -- are the primary force driving global warming. The study offers an updated ... > full story -
Chirality of a Nanotube Controls Growth: Armchair Nanotubes Grow Fastest
January 30, 2012 Scientists have experimentally confirmed a theory that foretold a pair of interesting properties about nanotube growth: That the chirality of a nanotube controls the speed of its growth, and that ... > full story -
NASA Study Solves Case of Earth's 'Missing Energy'
January 27, 2012 Two years ago, scientists released a study claiming that inconsistencies between satellite observations of Earth's heat and measurements of ocean heating amounted to evidence of "missing energy" in ... > full story -
Injecting Sulfate Particles Into Stratosphere Won't Fully Offset Climate Change
January 25, 2012 New research demonstrates that one suggested method of geoengineering the atmosphere to deal with climate change, injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere, probably would have limited ... > full story -
Brown Fat Burns Calories in Adult Humans
January 24, 2012 Brown fat burns calories to generate body heat in rodents and newborn humans. Recently, adult humans have also been found to possess brown fat, leading to the suggestion that increasing the amount of ... > full story
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