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Brain surgery, by robot, through the cheek
For those most severely affected treating epilepsy means drilling through the skull deep into the brain to destroy the small area where the seizures originate invasive dangerous and with a long recovery period Five years ... - Read MoreOptimal particle size for anticancer nanomedicines discovered
Nanomedicines consisting of nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery to specific tissues and cells offer new solutions for cancer diagnosis and therapy Understanding the interdependency of physiochemical properties of nanomedicines in correlation to their biological responses ... - Read MoreMagnetic mirrors enable new technologies by reflecting light in uncanny ways
As in Alice's journey through the looking glass to Wonderland mirrors in the real world can sometimes behave in surprising and unexpected ways including a new class of mirror that works like no other As ... - Read MoreThe social web of things: Smart cars, appliances and people
Research to be published in the International Journal of Web Based Communities suggests that the familiar interfaces of online social networking sites might be adapted to allow us to interact more efficiently with our networked ... - Read MoreDispelling a misconception about Mg-ion batteries
Lithium Li ion batteries serve us well powering our laptops tablets cell phones and a host of other gadgets and devices However for future automotive applications we will need rechargeable batteries with significant increases in ... - Read MorePast climate change and continental ice melt linked to varying carbon dioxide levels
Scientists at the Universities of Southampton and Cardiff have discovered that a globally warm period in Earth's geological past featured highly variable levels of CO2. Previous studies have found that the Miocene climatic optimum a ... - Read MoreImportance of dead jellyfish to deep-sea ecosystems
Innovative experiments carried out by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre NOC and abroad show that dead jellyfish contribute to the deep sea food chain unlike previously thought Researchers from the UK Norway and Hawaii ... - Read MoreMethod for detecting extremely rare inert gas isotopes for water dating
In the earth and environmental sciences radioactive isotopes atom variants that decay over time play a major role in age determination A radioactive isotope of the inert gas argon 39Ar for example is used to ... - Read MoreCarbonate rocks are unrecognized methane sink
Since the first undersea methane seep was discovered 30 years ago scientists have meticulously analyzed and measured how microbes in the seafloor sediments consume the greenhouse gas methane as part of understanding how the Earth ... - Read MoreDolphin 'breathalyzer' could help diagnose animal and ocean health
Alcohol consumption isn't the only thing a breath analysis can reveal Scientists have been studying its possible use for diagnosing a wide range of conditions in humans and now in the beloved bottlenose dolphin In ... - Read MoreMost Popular Articles
Released 3 11 2013 5 00 AM EDTSource Newsroom National University of Singapore more news from this source Mar 11 2013 A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore NUS led by Professor ...
In the EU funded project MicroMilk European SMEs together with the University of Hohenheim and the Fraunhofer IGB have developed a novel method for pasteurization of milk with microwaves The system preserves the valuable components ...
All chefs know that you have to break some eggs to make an omelet and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in ...
Released 10 11 2013 9 35 AM EDTEmbargo expired 10 13 2013 1 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom McMaster University more news from this source Oct 15 2013 Hamilton ON Oct 13 2013 Researchers at McMaster ...
A natural shift to stronger warm El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean might be responsible for a substantial portion of the global warming recorded during the past 50 years according to new research at ...
Geochemistry analysis conducted by the U S Naval Research Laboratory of fossil sediment injection structures off the New Zealand coast in February and March reveal no presence of modern day expulsions of methane gas a ...
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Discarded cigarette ashes could go to good use -- removing arsenic from water
no picArsenic a well known poison can be taken out of drinking water using sophisticated treatment methods But in places that lack the equipment or technical know how required to remove it it still laces drinking ... - Read MoreA new piece in the high-temperature superconductivity puzzle: 'Dressing' in superconductors
no picThe physical mechanism that generates superconductivity in materials at high critical temperature like cuprates which appear to be among the most promising materials for technological applications remains a mystery So far experimental observations haven't clarified ... - Read MorePrecision printing: Unique capabilities of 3-D printing revealed
no picResearchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated an additive manufacturing method to control the structure and properties of metal components with precision unmatched by conventional manufacturing processes Ryan Dehoff staff ... - Read MorePower of thorium for improved nuclear design explored by scientists
no picThe UK is playing a key role in an international project to develop a radical new type of nuclear power station that is safer more cost effective compact quicker and less disruptive to build than ... - Read MoreHow the fruit fly could help us sniff out drugs and bombs
no picA fly's sense of smell could be used in new technology to detect drugs and bombs new University of Sussex research has found Brain scientist Professor Thomas Nowotny was surprised to find that the 'nose' ... - Read More- «
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Chemical Industry
Methane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with federal estimatesTens of thousands of pounds of methane leak per hour from equipment in three major natural gas basins that span Texas Louisiana Arkansas and Pennsylvania according to airborne measurements published today But the overall leak ...
- Combination of imaging methods improves diagnostics
- Boston's leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane
- Study fuels hope for natural gas cars: Metal organic framework candidates for methane storage identified
- Detecting gases wirelessly, cheaply
- Researchers find way to turn sawdust into gasoline
Polymer Chemistry
Cheap solar cells made from shrimp shellsResearchers at Queen Mary University of London QMUL have successfully created electricity generating solar cells with chemicals found the shells of shrimps and other crustaceans for the first time The materials chitin and chitosan found ...
- More light shed on on biomass breakdown
- New catalyst process uses light, not metal, for rapid polymerization
- Theory details how 'hot' monomers affect thin-film formation
- Of bio-hairpins and polymer-spaghetti: Spotlight on how entangled polymers flow and soften
- Continuous fabrication system for highly aligned polymer films provides method for tuning mechanical and thermal properties in bulk polymers
Femtochemistry
Faster annotation system for prokaryotic genomes unveiledGeorgia Tech researchers working with colleagues in the National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI have released a new version of a genome annotation system capable of analyzing more than 2 000 prokaryotic genomes per day ...
- Mobile radio passive radar makes harbors safer
- Computers that teach by example: New computer system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans
- Laser sniffs out toxic gases from afar: System can ID chemicals in atmosphere from a kilometer away
- High-speed 'label-free' imaging could reveal dangerous plaques
- Lord of the microrings: Breakthrough in microring laser cavities reported
Food Chemistry
New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealedPrevious studies have shown that the extracts from seeds of the Moringa oleifera tree can be used for water purification In a new study researchers from Uppsala University show that the Moringa seeds can also ...
Sonochemistry
Ultrasound cuts costs in producing aluminium alloysScientists at Brunel University London have confirmed that treating molten metal with ultrasound is a cleaner greener and more efficient route to produce high quality castings Molten aluminium alloys at 700 °C naturally contain a ...
- Bottling up sound waves: Acoustic bottle beams hold promise for imaging, cloaking, levitation and more
- New ultrasound device may add in detecting risk for heart attack, stroke
- Unlocking the brain's secrets using sound
- Fantastic phonons: Blocking sound, channeling heat with 'unprecedented precision'
- Levitation: Droplets surfing on sound waves
Separation Processes
Crude oil production: Asphaltene analysis takes a giant stepRice University researchers have developed an easy and accurate technique to detect and quantify the amount of asphaltene precipitated from crude oils which bedevils the oil industry by clogging wells and flow lines Asphaltene is ...
- Deep within spinach leaves, vibrations enhance efficiency of photosynthesis
- Broadening the scope for synthesizing optically active compounds
- Lab-on-a-chip realizes potential
- Game changer for synthesizing new materials: Method synthesizes thousands of new compounds with ultra low thermal conductivity
- Evaporation: Tiny temperature differences are primary driving force in droplet evaporation
Scientific Communication
World's challenges demand science changes -- and fast, experts sayWorld's challenges demand science changes and fast experts say The world has little use and precious little time for detached experts A group of scientists each of them experts makes a compelling case in this ...
Agrochemistry
Storks could become poisoned by pesticides during their migration to AfricaNot all storks migrate to Africa Many stay for the winter in the Iberian Peninsula where landfills have become a permanent source of food Scientists from Extremadura have analysed the presence of pollutants and pesticides ...
- Bacteria as individual as people? Study of rhizobium from plant roots suggests yes
- Scientists' new analysis of plant proteins advances our understanding of photosynthesis
- Why Plants Don't Get Sunburn
- Potential of autochthonous bacteria for use as biofertilizers
- Plant scientist discovers basis of 'evolution' in violins
Neurochemistry
New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living thingsOpening new doors for biomedical and neuroscience research Elizabeth Hillman associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering and of radiology at Columbia University Medical Center CUMC has developed a new microscope that can image ...
- Wireless brain sensor could unchain neuroscience from cables
- Small molecule acts as on-off switch for nature's antibiotic factory: Tells Streptomyces to either veg out or get busy
- Fluorescent sensor developed for detecting nitric oxide, a molecule related to many diseases
- Ketamine acts as antidepressant by boosting serotonin
- Scientists decode serotonin receptor at room temperature
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- Lithium from the coal in China
- Superatomic Nickel core and unusual molecular reactivity
- In quest for better lithium-air batteries, chemists boost carbon's stability
- Building blocks of the future defy logic: New logic-defying mathematical model
- Combating bacteria via silver-dammar coating
- New x-ray microscope for nanoscale imaging
- Caging of molecules allows investigation of equilibrium thermodynamics
- Spin laser: Rapid data transfer thanks to quantum physics
- Physicists offer a solution to the puzzle of the origin of matter in the universe
- Clusters of aluminum metal atoms become superconductive at surprisingly high temperatures
- Simple way to make and reconfigure complex emulsions
- Graphene shows potential as novel anti-cancer therapeutic strategy
- Cherenkov Effect improves radiation therapy for patients with cancer
- New technology could make treatment of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper
- Bacteria in marine sponges harvest phosphorus for reef community
- Looking back into the past of oceans: Acidification trends, seasonal fluctuations
- Storks could become poisoned by pesticides during their migration to Africa
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- Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
- Building tailor-made DNA nanotubes step by step
- Crude oil production: Asphaltene analysis takes a giant step
- New acoustic insulation material that incorporates fibers from orange tree pruning
- Optical nanoantennas set the stage for a NEMS lab-on-a-chip revolution
- Using 'fuzzy logic' to optimize hybrid solar/battery systems
- Together, nanotechnology, genetic interference may tackle 'untreatable/ brain tumors
- Novel pretreatment could cut biofuel costs by 30 percent or more
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- Recycling of nutrients may be the key to saving Earth
- Scientists bring oxygen back to dead fjord
- Stretch and relax: Losing one electron switches magnetism on in dichromium
- Simulating superconducting materials with ultracold atoms
- New catalyst to create chemical building blocks from biomass
- Fever alarm armband: A wearable, printable, temperature sensor
- Threat of ocean acidification to coastal communities in US
- Quantum many-body systems on the way back to equilibrium
- Frequency combs in molecular fingerprint region
- Availabililty of rare metals for manufacturing: Are we (in)dependent of rare metals?
- Magnetic nanoparticles could stop blood clot-caused strokes
- Waste electrical and electronic equipment, including kitchen utensils, contain valuable materials
- Getting a grip on exotic atomic nuclei
- Climate change influences distribution of organic pollutants in the Baltic Sea
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