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National Defense July 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Research Arm for Intel Agencies Looking for Nontraditional Sensors The Intelligence Advanced Research Project Activity is funding long-term research for several sensors, although not necessarily the kinds that are installed in a ball underneath an unmanned aerial vehicle. |
Chemistry World June 6, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
Power-free nucleic acid extraction device HIV RNA has been successfully extracted from human blood using a portable device that does not need electrical power to work. |
Chemistry World June 5, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
What happens when I poke it? Eric Furst is a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. His lab investigates the physics and chemistry underlying the behavior of colloidal, polymeric, biomolecular, and other "soft" materials. |
Chemistry World May 28, 2013 |
Extreme extraction Imagine how extreme it would be to mine at the bottom of the ocean or on asteroids in the depths of space. That is exactly what a few pioneering companies are planning to do. |
Chemistry World May 22, 2013 James Urquhart |
Digitally unrolling historical scrolls Historical parchment scrolls that have become too fragile to be unrolled could soon catch up with the digital age and be read again thanks to an X-ray imaging technique developed by UK researchers. |
HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Julie Corliss |
Pressure to See Clearly At the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, Simon John has spent nearly two decades honing tools to illuminate glaucoma's shadowy corners. |
Chemistry World May 17, 2013 Jon Cartwright |
3D printer churns out bionic ear Engineers in the US have created a bionic ear that can be manufactured using a 3D printer. The device is the first to use 3D printing to interweave electronics and biological tissue, and may pave the way for other bionic implants. |
Information Today May 16, 2013 |
IEEE Introduces Open Access `Mega-Journal' IEEE is seeking to increase the impact that scientific research can have on technology innovation with its first online, open access "mega journal" -- a journal that covers a range of disciplines instead of a single-topic focus. |
Chemistry World May 15, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Desktop printed paper electronics A team at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found a way to print flexible circuits at room temperature. They used commercially available paper and equipment, with a few modifications. |
Chemistry World May 9, 2013 James Urquhart |
Greener, cleaner steel US researchers have developed a greener way to produce metals such as steel. Their process could cut greenhouse gas emissions while using earth abundant and affordable metals. |
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