Live wires
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 10, 2006 |
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When Yuri Gorby discovered that a microbe which transforms toxic metals can sprout tiny electrically conductive wires from its cell membrane, he reasoned this anatomical oddity and its metal-changing physiology ...
Nano World: Nano replacement for petroleum
Jul 10, 2006 |
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The petroleum used to make adhesives, coatings and in the future, inks and even plastics, could get replaced with nanoparticles of sugar and starch, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Detoxifying Nerve Agents Using Functionalized Polymer Nanofiber Membranes
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 10, 2006 |
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A group of scientists from the National University of Singapore published a study in the May 30th issue of Nanotechnology, which developed polymer nanofiber membranes with a synthesized catalyst to detoxify nerve agents.
Giant ice ball different from hail
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 10, 2006 |
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An ice ball that landed in Douglasdale, South Africa, might be one of the first "megacryometeors" recorded in Africa, the Johannesburg Star said Sunday.
Evolution Can Occur Quickly, Change Population Interaction
Biology /
Jul 10, 2006 |
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Biologists generally accept that evolutionary change can take from decades to millennia, while ecological change can occur over mere days or seasons. However, a new Cornell study shows that evolution and ecology can operate ...
Precious metal gets picky
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 10, 2006 |
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Not only jewelry-loving ladies but also scientists and technologists are fascinated by gold–particularly in the form of the smallest clumps imaginable.
Researcher discovers new materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 10, 2006 |
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A research team led by Carnegie Mellon University Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering Professor Prashant Kumta has discovered a nanocrystalline material that is cheaper, more stable and produces a higher quality ...
Researchers Enlist Proteins to 'Switch On' Heart Tissue Repair System
Jul 10, 2006 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are utilizing a protein to “switch on” the ability to repair damaged heart tissue. By triggering the cell-cycle signal, researchers can manipulate cells in ...
Report: Slab may fall from Eiger any day
Jul 10, 2006 |
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A geologist in Switzerland is warning Europe a massive rock slab may break away soon from the treacherous mountain of Eiger.
Live organ donors a possibility
Jul 10, 2006 |
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Australian health administrators are considering preparing organ donors for transplants while they are still alive, it was reported Sunday.
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