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Chemistry World
March 10, 2010
Jon Cartwright |
Nanotube 'fuse' generates power A fundamentally new type of power generation may be on the horizon thanks to researchers in the US and Korea who have created a nanotube 'fuse' that harnesses the energy from chemical reactions.   |
Chemistry World
March 7, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Solvated electron mystery solved Researchers have answered a riddle that has been puzzling scientists for decades: why is it that electrons in an aqueous environment appear to exist in two distinct states |
Chemistry World
March 4, 2010
Andy Extance |
Silver sputtered nano chips mimic brain synapse US researchers aiming to emulate the functionality of a cat's brain have developed an easily-fabricated, robust nanoscale device that imitates the connectivity between neurons in the brain. |
Chemistry World
March 3, 2010
Jon Cartwright |
Hydrocarbon turns superconductor Researchers in Japan have created the first superconducting material based on a molecule of carbon and hydrogen atoms. |
Chemistry World
March 2, 2010
Anna Lewcock |
New high tech nuclear lab for EU A new state-of-the-art facility in Germany will significantly boost Europe's ability to identify and characterise minute traces of nuclear material as part of ongoing safeguarding and non-proliferation activities. |
Chemistry World
March 2010
Philip Ball |
Column: The crucible Superatoms reinforce the notion that chemistry is more about electrons than elements, says the author |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Bikkannavar & Redding |
Software for Optical Systems Spells the End of Blur NASA software that calculates optical aberrations will sharpen images from space and could redefine perfect vision for humans |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Neil Savage |
Medical Imagers Lower the Dose Radiation-lowering techniques were in the works even before studies showed a danger from CT scans and exposure to ionizing radiation. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Saswato R. Das |
Scientists Solve Mystery of Superinsulators The opposite of superconductivity might lead to strange new circuits |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2010
Kieron Murphy |
Frank Oppenheimer, the Man Who Made Science Fun The brother of Robert Oppenheimer marched to the beat of his own drummer. A new biography, Something Incredibly Wonderful Happens, by K.C. Cole, tells his story. |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2010
Jon Cartwright |
Reactions on DNA origami watched with AFM Chemists in Denmark have for the first time imaged chemical reactions on a DNA origami scaffold so that they can precisely attach single molecules, involving atomic force microscopy. |
Chemistry World
February 24, 2010
Hayley Birch |
Marine microbes wired up A new study provides evidence for the existence of naturally occurring electric circuits orchestrated by marine bacteria. |
Chemistry World
February 23, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
MOFs make light work of it UK researchers have discovered a new use for metal-organic frameworks -- as potential lighting devices. |
Chemistry World
February 15, 2010
Andy Extance |
Reversing attraction shrinks car batteries Transforming the most important attractive force acting between molecules into a repulsive one could enable US scientists to nearly halve the size of lithium-ion batteries. |
Chemistry World
February 14, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Efficient solar cells from silicon wires US researchers have designed a new silicon-based solar cell which uses 100 times less silicon than conventional photovoltaic devices. |
Chemistry World
February 10, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Ferroelectrics without the twist Japanese chemists have developed a new ferroelectric material based on small hydrogen-bonded molecular crystals of croconic acid. |
Chemistry World
February 10, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Inching towards the island of stability An international team of researchers has for the first time directly measured the mass of an element heavier than uranium. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2010
Davin Coburn |
The Science Behind 7 Winter Olympic Events Olympic skiers subject their bodies to as much as 3.5 g's -- more than space shuttle astronauts endure during launch |
Popular Mechanics
February 5, 2010
Allie Townsend |
Fringe Finale Bends, But Conserves the Laws of Physics The Fringe team arrives in Manhattan just in time to discover that something has scrambled the atoms of the building along with everything and everyone inside. |
Chemistry World
February 4, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Freezing supercooled water puzzles scientists Researchers in Israel have discovered that supercooled water itself will freeze at different temperatures depending on whether it is in contact with a positively or negatively charged surface. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2010
Edward H. Sargent |
Infrared Optoelectronics You Can Apply With a Brush Infrared quantum dots will lead to cheaper photovoltaic cells. When the fabrication of optoelectronic devices becomes almost as easy as splashing paint on a canvas, our assumptions about the high cost of high-performance optoelectronic devices will be turned on its head. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2010
Dan Koeppel |
How to Fall 35,000 Feet -- And Survive Stories of people who survived crashes and sky diving accidents. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2010
Andy Extance |
Polymer nanofibres smash energy record Nanogenerators that can scavenge energy from movement have come a step closer, after researchers in the US, Germany and China described the most efficient examples of such devices yet made. |
Popular Mechanics
January 29, 2010
Joe Hasler |
5 Tales of Survival from Extreme Falls A trauma specialist says that while a fall from 20,000 feet sounds incredible, the extreme height makes little difference in these stories of survival. |
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