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New X-Ray Technique for Electronic Structures: Ability to Probe Deep Below Material Surfaces Should Be Boon for Nanoscale Devices
August 25, 2011 — Researchers have led the development of a technique called HARPES, for Hard X-ray Angle-Resolved PhotoEmission Spectroscopy, that enables the study of electronic structures deep below material ... > full story -
Experiment Provides Unprecedented Insight Into Cloud Formation
August 25, 2011 — Researchers are reporting the first results of CERN's CLOUD experiment, designed to study the effect of cosmic rays on the formation of atmospheric aerosols -- tiny liquid or solid particles ... > full story -
How a Distant Black Hole Devoured a Star
August 24, 2011 — Astronomers have provided new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA's Swift satellite first alerted astronomers to intense and unusual ... > full story -
Physicians' Exposure to Radiation Prompt Cellular Changes That May Protect the Body from Harm
August 23, 2011 — Cardiologists who perform heart operations using X-ray guided catheters are exposed to ionizing radiation at levels two to three times higher per year than those experienced by radiologists. Now, new ... > full story -
Melanin's 'Trick' for Maintaining Radioprotection Studied
August 23, 2011 — Researchers have made new insights into the electrochemical mechanism that gives the complex polymer known as melanin its long-term ability to protect some species from ionizing radiation, with a ... > full story -
Beams to Order from Table-Top Accelerators
August 22, 2011 — Laser plasma accelerators could create powerful electron beams within a fraction of the space required by conventional accelerators and light sources -- and at a fraction of the cost. But fulfilling ... > full story -
Sketching With Superconductors: Breakthrough in Controlling Defects Could Lead to New Generation of Electronic Devices
August 22, 2011 — Researchers in the UK and Italy have discovered a technique to "draw" superconducting shapes using an X-ray beam. This ability to create and control tiny superconducting structures has implications ... > full story -
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Powerful X-Rays Enable Development of Successful Treatment for Melanoma and Other Life-Threatening Diseases
August 18, 2011 — Powerful X-ray technology is revealing new insights into diseases ranging from Alzheimer's to the swine flu, and, most recently, enabled the discovery of a groundbreaking new drug treatment for ... > full story -
A New Look Below the Surface of Nanomaterials
August 16, 2011 — Scientists can now look deeper into new materials to study their structure and behavior. A new technique will enable more detailed study of new types of materials for use in electronics, energy ... > full story -
Measurements Reveal Extent of Leakage from Japan's Damaged Fukushima Reactor
August 15, 2011 — From distance of 5,800 miles, researchers calculated how much radiation leaked from damaged fuel at the Fukushima nuclear reactor after an earthquake and tsunami disabled normal cooling systems. ... > full story
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