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Diamonds show how Earth is recycled
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny minerals found inside diamonds have provided us with a rare glimpse of the Earth`s deepest secrets. This exciting new research by a team of scientists, led by...
Thermoelectrics doped for better performance
Improved materials boost electricity production from waste heat
NIST Trumps The Clumps: Making Biologic Drugs Safer
Scientists have developed a technique to measure the formation of clumps of proteins in protein-based pharmaceuticals, a major concern because of its impact on quality control and safety in biologic...
Tracking Down Origin Of Matter And Antimatter
In science fiction stories it is either the inexhaustible energy source of the future or a superweapon of galactic magnitude: antimatter. In fact, antimatter can neither be found naturally in...
Broken DNA Must Find Right Partners Quickly Amid Repairs
Just as square dance partners join hands at a particular point in the music, so broken pieces of DNA in our cells reunite as they are repaired. Precisely and quickly,...
Energy Drinks Linked To Risk-taking Behaviors Among College Students
Over the last decade, energy drinks -- such as Red Bull, Monster and Rockstar -- have become nearly ubiquitous on college campuses. Now new research validates and expands upon existing...
SUVs safer than portrayed
SUVs are not as dangerous as sometimes thought, but they have serious safety drawbacks and may seem safer than they are because of their driving demographic.
Revolutionary materials reflect ancient forms
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although order is pleasing to the eye, it can quickly become boring. In Islamic architecture therefore, decoration often follows a strict yet aperiodic pattern. Similar structures also form...
UC Santa Barbara chemist goes nano with CoQ10
If Bruce Lipshutz has his way, you may soon be buying bottles of water brimming with the life-sustaining coenzyme CoQ10 at your local Costco.
Telescope embedded in glasses lens promises to make driving easier for visually impaired
Glasses embedded with a telescope promise to make it easier for people with impaired vision to drive and do other activities requiring sharper distance vision. Schepens Eye Research Institute scientists...
Feature: Coaxing molecules into new sensors
The potential power of nanotechnology has inspired research into new ways of testing for chemicals and bacteria in the environment and medicine.
Pearly whites
Chinese scientists have found a new route to the perfect smile, using nanoparticles to repair tooth enamel.
A trick of light
Understanding the role chloride ions play in photosynthesis may lead to better solar cells, claim UK scientists
Nanotube mesh boosts plastic electronics
Networks of carbon nanotubes used to print high-performance electronic circuits on bendy plastic
Cow Power Could Generate Electricity For Millions
Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three percent of North America's entire consumption needs and lead to a significant...
Some small trucks get dismal crash test ratings
The latest crash tests by the insurance industry raise safety questions about small pickups, which are drawing more interest because they get better mileage than larger trucks.
Balance Problems? Step Into The IShoe
Your grandmother might have little in common with an astronaut, but both could benefit from a new device an MIT graduate student is designing to test balancing ability.
Toxic Chemicals Found In Common Scented Laundry Products, Air Fresheners
A study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic...
Renewables mandate 'undermined'
Green groups accuse the UK government of trying to sabotage Europe’s rules on renewable energy.
Will computers ever use DNA instead of silicon chips?
There is no easy way to wire up DNA to the other parts of a regular computer
Letters: Volcanic row over climate change film rumbles on
Letters: The sad fact is that Ofcom has failed in its duty by avoiding whenever possible answering our charges
Industrial Biotechnology Activity On Rise
Technology can improve process efficiency and provide environmental benefits, ITC says
Collision forces closure of Mississippi
The Coast Guard closed 29 miles of the Mississippi River at New Orleans after a 600-foot tanker and a barge loaded with fuel oil collided, breaking the barge in half.
Tech awards go to plane de-icing goo, headlights
(AP) -- Camera flashcubes of the 1960s, high-definition TVs and the Nicoderm quit-smoking patch have at least one thing in common: Each found a place over the years on...
World's Smallest Camera Plane Shows Off in Public
Billed as the world's smallest camera-equipped aircraft, the DelFly Micro ornithopter flew in public for the first time on July 23.
Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors
Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday.
Plasma TVs Paved The Way For Electric Cars
The electricity drawn by plasma televisions is easing the minds of utility company executives as they plan for what is likely to be a conversion of much of the country's...
U.S. Takes Global Lead in Wind Energy Production
For the first time the United States has surpassed Germany as the world's largest generator of wind energy.