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'Soft Robotic' Devices Using Water-Based Gels
Researchers have developed a
new technique for creating
devices out of a water-based
hydrogel material that can
be patterned, folded and
used to manipulate objects.
The technique holds promise
... > full story
Astronomers Discovery a Graveyard for Comets
Astronomers have discovered
a graveyard of comets. The
researchers describe how
some of these objects,
inactive for millions of
years, have returned to life
leading them to name the
... > full story
Largest Neuronal Network Simulation to Date Achieved Using Japanese Supercomputer
Scientists have carried out
the largest general neuronal
network simulation to date. ... > full story
Monster Galaxies Lose Their Appetite With Age
Our universe is filled with
gobs of galaxies, bound
together by gravity into
larger families called
clusters. Lying at the heart
of most clusters is a
... > full story
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Cobalt Replacements Make Solar Cells More Sustainable
August 2, 2013 — Researchers have successfully replaced the rare element iodine in copper-based dye-sensitized solar cells by the more abundant element cobalt, taking a step forward in the development of ... > full story -
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New Water Splitting Technique Efficiently Produces Hydrogen Fuel
August 1, 2013 — Radically new technique uses the power of sunlight to efficiently split water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen, paving the way for the broad use of hydrogen as a clean, green ... > full story -
'Soft' Approach Leads to Revolutionary Energy Storage: Graphene-Based Supercapacitors
August 1, 2013 — Researchers have brought next generation energy storage closer with an engineering first -- a graphene-based device that is compact, yet lasts as long as a conventional ... > full story -
Long-Sought Method to Efficiently Make Complex Anticancer Compound Developed
August 1, 2013 — Scientists have achieved the first efficient chemical synthesis of ingenol, a highly complex, plant-derived compound that has long been of interest to drug developers for its anticancer potential. ... > full story -
Light That Moves and Molds Gels
August 1, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated a biomimetic response using hydrogels -- a material that constitutes most contact lenses and microfluidic or fluid-controlled technologies. Their study is the first to ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Mineral-Making Secrets Potentially Useful for New Materials
August 1, 2013 — Proteins have gotten most of the attention in studies of how organic materials control the initial step of making the first tiny crystals that organisms use to build structures that help them move ... > full story -
When Galaxies Switch Off: Hubble's COSMOS Survey Solves 'Quenched' Galaxy Mystery
August 1, 2013 — Some galaxies hit a point in their lives when their star formation is snuffed out, and they become "quenched". Quenched galaxies in the distant past appear to be much smaller than the quenched ... > full story -
Under Leaden Skies: Where Heavy Metal Clouds the Stars
August 1, 2013 — Astronomers have discovered two unusual stars with extremely high concentrations of lead in their ... > full story -
NASA Technologist Makes Traveling to Hard-to-Reach Destinations Easier
July 31, 2013 — Traveling to remote locations sometimes involves navigating through stop-and-go traffic, traversing long stretches of highway and maneuvering sharp turns and steep hills. The same can be said for ... > full story -
New Explorer Mission Chooses the 'Just-Right' Orbit
July 31, 2013 — Principal investigator George Ricker likes to call it the "Goldilocks orbit" -- it's not too close to Earth and her Moon, and it's not too far. In fact, it's just right. And as a result of this ... > full story
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