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Long-buried seawall protected homes from Hurricane Sandy's record storm surge
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Arctic sea ice during the Pliocene era
New research by UM bioclimatology Assistant Professor Ashley Ballantyne models the influence of Arctic sea ice on Arctic temperatures during the Pliocene era His research was published in the Research Highlight section of the July ... - Read MoreTrees use water more efficiently as atmospheric carbon dioxide rises
Deserts 'greening' from rising carbon dioxide: Green foliage boosted across the world's arid regions
Researchers warn of legacy mercury in the environment
Corals cozy up with bacterial buddies
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Atmospheric CO2 has big consequences for the tiny bacteria that are foundation of most of life in the sea
Major changes needed for coral reef survival
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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 ...
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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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Molecular Biology
Imaging dynamics of small biomolecules inside live cellsResearchers at Columbia University have made a significant step toward visualizing small biomolecules inside living biological systems with minimum disturbance a longstanding goal in the scientific community In a study published March 2nd in Nature ...
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Breakthrough technology enables gene silencing to heal wounds
- DNA clamp to grab cancer before it develops
- Researchers develop advanced 3D 'force microscope'
Theoretical Chemistry
Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasersRadio waves are used for many measurements and applications for example in communication with mobile phones MRI scans scientific experiments and cosmic observations But 'noise' in the detector of the measuring instrument limits how sensitive ...
- Tulane Team Invents New Instrument to Study Complex Molecules
- Researchers 'detune' a molecule: Scientists control the bonds between atoms in a buckyball
- Establishing guides for molecular counting using fluorescent proteins
- Golden trap: Highly sensitive system to detect individual molecules
- Programming smart molecules: Machine-learning algorithms could make chemical reactions intelligent
Sonochemistry
Unlocking the brain's secrets using soundThe brain is a reclusive organ Neurons the cells that make up the brain nerves and spinal cord communicate with each other using electrical pulses known as action potentials but their interactions are complicated and ...
Chemical Industry
Researchers have observed for the first time in detail how a hierarchical microstructure develops during heat treatment of a superalloy Materials in high performance turbines have to withstand not only powerful mechanical forces they also ...
- Stripped mobile phone camera turned into mini-microscope for low-cost diagnostics
- Tapping a valuable resource or invading the environment? Research examines the start of fracking in Ohio
- Super efficient combustion engine emits half the carbon dioxide
- Butterfly wings inspire new technologies: From fabrics and cosmetics to sensors
- Hydraulic fracturing in Michigan investigated
Acid-base Chemistry
A new model by a team of researchers with The City College of New York's Benjamin Levich Institute may shed new understanding on the phenomenon known as discontinuous shear thickening DST in which the resistance ...
Mechanochemistry
Doctors may soon be able to diagnose stomach ulcers without taking tissue samples from the stomach Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark now report to have developed a new safer and noninvasive diagnostic technique ...
- Green innovator: Turning chicken feathers and plant fiber into eco-leather, bio-based circuit boards
- Nanoscale friction: High energy losses in the vicinity of charge density waves
- Silkworms spin colored silks while on a 'green' dyed-leaf diet
- New device to revolutionize gaming in virtual realities
- Friction in the nano-world: Physicists discover a new kind of friction
Astrochemistry
A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer spaceWhen the sun sets on a remote desert outpost and solar panels shut down what energy source will provide power through the night A battery perhaps or an old diesel generator Perhaps something strange and ...
Separation Processes
A portable instrument that replaces a full size laboratory provides accurate multi element analysis in less than a minute Engineers from the A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering and colleagues at the University of ...
- 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
- Chemists Find New Compounds to Curb Staph Infection
- New technique measures evaporation globally
- 'Chemistry of the Bar' Symposium Focuses on New Orleans' Hurricane Cocktail and More
Nuclear Chemistry
Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel toneProtein from a small tasty mollusk inspired Michigan Technological University's Bruce P Lee to invent a new type of hydrogel actuator Hydrogels are soft networks of polymers with high water content like jello Because of ...
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- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- Big step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzers
- Imaging dynamics of small biomolecules inside live cells
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
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- An environmentally friendly chemical reaction that does not waste any atoms
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers
- Recent advances in the controlled synthesis and functional applications of luminescent metal nanoclusters
- Colored diamonds are a superconductor's best friend
- Tackling the tiniest technology to make gadgets smaller, faster and more efficient
- Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
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- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
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- When disaster strikes: Safeguarding networks
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- First step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
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- Tulane Team Invents New Instrument to Study Complex Molecules
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- Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports
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