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Protecting Crops from Radiation-Contaminated Soil
Mar. 5, 2015 — A chemical compound that prevents plants from taking up cesium, thus protecting them -- and us -- from the harmful effects of soil contaminated with radiocesium, has been discovered by ... full story -
Semi-Artificial Chloroplasts to Manufacture Biotechnologically Relevant Products
Mar. 5, 2015 — An international research team wants to create semi-artificial chloroplasts for the manufacture of biotechnologically relevant products. For this purpose, they aim to modify the photosynthetic ... full story -
Medical Nanoparticles: Local Treatment of Lung Cancer
Mar. 5, 2015 — Nanoparticles can function as carriers for medicines to combat lung cancer, scientists say, after developing nanocarriers that site-selectively release medicines/drugs at the tumor site in human and ... full story -
Big Box Stores Could Ditch the Grid, Use Natural Gas Fuel Cells Instead
Mar. 4, 2015 — Natural gas powered solid oxide fuel cells, located at the point of use to produce electricity for facilities the size of big box stores, could provide economic and environmental benefits, with ... full story -
New Materials Discovered to Detect Neutrons Emitted by Radioactive Materials
Mar. 4, 2015 — A new research paper reveals how specially prepared carbon foam can be used in the detection of neutrons emitted by radioactive materials -- a task of critical importance to homeland security, as ... full story -
New Research Could Lead to More Efficient Electrical Energy Storage
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have identified electrical charge-induced changes in the structure and bonding of graphitic carbon electrodes that may one day affect the way energy is stored. The research could lead to ... full story -
Metabolic Path to Improved Biofuel Production
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have found a way to increase the production of fuels and other chemicals from biomass fermented by yeast without the need of environmentally harsh pre-treatments or expensive enzyme ... full story -
Strength in Numbers: First-Ever Quantum Device That Detects and Corrects Its Own Errors
Mar. 4, 2015 — When scientists develop a full quantum computer, the world of computing will undergo a revolution of sophistication, speed and energy efficiency that will make even our beefiest conventional machines ... full story -
Galactic 'Rain' Explains Why Some Galaxies Are Better at Creating Stars
Mar. 4, 2015 — Some of the galaxies in our universe are veritable star nurseries. For example, our own Milky Way produces, on average, at least one new star every year. Others went barren years ago, now producing ... full story -
Why Isn't the Universe as Bright as It Should Be?
Mar. 4, 2015 — A handful of new stars are born each year in the Milky Way, while many more blink on across the universe. But astronomers have observed that galaxies should be churning out millions more stars, based ... full story -
Planet 'Reared' by Four Parent Stars
Mar. 4, 2015 — Growing up as a planet with more than one parent star has its challenges. Though the planets in our solar system circle just one star -- our sun -- other more distant planets, called exoplanets, can ... full story -
X-Ray Imaging of a Single Virus in 3-D
Mar. 4, 2015 — By imaging single viruses injected into the intense beam of an X-ray free-electron laser, researchers have determined the three-dimensional structure of the mimivirus. The technique could be applied ... full story -
Treatment Guidelines for Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Outlined
Mar. 4, 2015 — A guideline has been issued that outlines the use of 3-D computed tomography (CT)-based radiation therapy planning and volumetric image guidance to more effectively treat pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma ... full story -
Taking Madness out of March Madness
Mar. 4, 2015 — A business professor takes the madness out of the month with his "Dance Card" Method for determining NCAA March Madness brackets, also known as ... full story -
Making Night Vision, Thermal Imaging Affordable
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have created an electronic device using CMOS technology that detects electromagnetic waves to create images at nearly 10 terahertz, which is the highest frequency for electronic devices. ... full story -
New Models Yield Clearer Picture of Emissions' True Costs
Mar. 4, 2015 — New models calculate and compare the true costs of various fuels to health, climate and the environment. Viewed this way, a gallon of gas costs $3.80 more than the pump price. The social cost of a ... full story -
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions With a More Effective Carbon Capture Method
Mar. 4, 2015 — Trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power plants and various industries could play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the future. But current materials that can ... full story -
Energy-Generating Cloth Could Replace Batteries in Wearable Devices
Mar. 4, 2015 — From light-up shoes to smart watches, wearable electronics are gaining traction among consumers, but these gadgets' versatility is still held back by the stiff, short-lived batteries that are ... full story -
Pennies Reveal New Insights on Nature of Randomness
Mar. 4, 2015 — Researchers have developed an algorithm that creates truly disordered packings of pennies for the first ... full story -
Twitter Helps Smokers Kick the Habit, Study Finds
Mar. 4, 2015 — When subjects in a smoking cessation program tweet each other regularly, they're more successful at kicking the habit, according to a study. Specifically, daily 'automessages' that ... full story
- Protecting crops from radiation-contaminated soil
- Semi-artificial chloroplasts to manufacture biotechnologically relevant products
- Medical nanoparticles: local treatment of lung cancer
- Big box stores could ditch the grid, use natural gas fuel cells instead
- New materials discovered to detect neutrons emitted by radioactive materials
- New research could lead to more efficient electrical energy storage
- Metabolic path to improved biofuel production
- Strength in numbers: First-ever quantum device that detects and corrects its own errors
- Galactic 'rain' explains why some galaxies are better at creating stars
- Why isn't the universe as bright as it should be?
- Planet 'reared' by four parent stars
- X-ray imaging of a single virus in 3-D
- Treatment guidelines for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma outlined
- Taking madness out of March Madness
- Making night vision, thermal imaging affordable
- New models yield clearer picture of emissions' true costs
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions with a more effective carbon capture method
- Energy-generating cloth could replace batteries in wearable devices
- Pennies reveal new insights on nature of randomness
- Twitter helps smokers kick the habit, study finds
- Determining recipes for some of the world's oldest preserved beers
- Kids and robots learn to write together
- How big data can be used to understand major events
- Basis for cadmium toxicity uncovered
- Where you live could mean 'greener' alternatives do more harm than good
- Simulating the potential spread of measles
- Genetic data can help predict how pine forests will cope with climate change
- Twitter chatter predicts health insurance marketplace enrollment
- NASA Ames reproduces the building blocks of life in laboratory
- Testing to diagnose power event in Mars rover
- Flexible sensors turn skin into a touch-sensitive interaction space for mobile devices
- New approach to analysis of unresolved controversy over nuclear power
- Solar cells to get growth boost, price cut
- What happens if we all drive electrical vehicles?
- Cities have a memory and interact with their neighbors
- Robots for stroke rehabilitation
- Lightning plus volcanic ash make glass
- First scientific publication from data collected at National Synchrotron Light Source II
- New tech could significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions
- Far from home: Wayward star cluster is both tiny and distant
- Researchers discover new material to produce clean energy
- Understanding electric car 'range anxiety' could be key to wider acceptance
- Float like a mosquito: Mechanical logic may inspire aquatic robots, better boats
- Flower-like magnetic nanoparticles target difficult tumors
- Pressure is on to find the cause for vision changes in space
- Cloudy, with a wisp of liquid rock: Clouds around exoplanets analyzed
- Step change for screening could boost biofuels
- UK cities including London not as 'smart' as global counterparts
- Modeling chimp behavior? Try using laws that govern matter
- The rub with friction: News rules of friction at the microscopic level
- Networks of micro-drones: What can they be expected to do?
- Computer simulator will improve radiation therapy for cancer patients, experts say
- MR spectroscopy shows precancerous breast changes in women with BRCA gene
- Towards dust-free wood combustion
- New data on the nature of dark matter
- Graphene Research: Electrons Moving along Defined Snake States
- Breakthrough in particle control creates special half-vortex rotation
- The taming of magnetic vortices: A unified theory for skyrmion-materials
- Reading speed harnessed to automatically control text display rates
- Magnetic vortices in nanodisks reveal information
- New technique improves forecasts for Canada's prized salmon fishery
- Giant virus revealed in 3-D using X-ray laser
- Perfect NCAA bracket? Near impossible: Mathematician says
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Pens filled with high-tech inks for do-it-yourself sensors
- Democratizing synthetic biology
- Black phosphorus is new 'wonder material' for improving optical communication
- Forbidden atomic transitions: Controlling matter 1,000 times more precisely using high-resolution spectroscopy
- Google Glass shows promising uses in plastic surgery
- Core work: Iron vapor gives clues to formation of Earth and moon
- Swarmies shuffle through field tests
- Old-looking galaxy in a young universe: Astronomers find dust in the early universe
- NASA spacecraft nears historic dwarf planet arrival
- Important step towards quantum computing: Metals at atomic scale
- Breakthrough in organic light emitting diodes technology
- Clever application of magnetic force enhances laparoscopic surgery
- Smart crystallization
- Scientists trick the light fantastic
- Blend of polymers could one day make solar power lighter, cheaper and more efficient
- Aerogel catalyst shows promise for fuel cells: Unzipped nanotubes turned into possible alternative for platinum
- First ever photograph of light as a particle and a wave
- Brain metastases: Better outcomes for those under 50 years old receiving stereotactic radiosurgery alone
- Lab-on-paper developed for rapid, inexpensive medical diagnostics
- Supersonic electrons could produce future solar fuel
- Interventional radiology offers new treatment for enlarged prostates
- 3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication
- ‘Superhero vision’ technology measures European lake’s water quality from space
- Green light for the world's first intelligent oil pipelines
- Preventing spread of cancer with copper molecules
- Borrowing from whales to engineer a new fluid sensor
- First detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life
- Life 'not as we know it' possible on Saturn's moon Titan
- The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on path ahead
- Bringing clean energy a step closer
- Energy use in buildings: Innovative, lower cost sensors and controls yield better energy efficiency
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Predicting human crowds with statistical physics
- Employees become angry when receiving after-hours email, texts
- Zombie outbreak? Statistical mechanics reveals the ideal hideout; and informs real disease modeling
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