Coffee is number one source of antioxidants
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Coffee provides more than just a morning jolt; that steaming cup of java is also the number one source of antioxidants in the U.S. diet, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Scranton (Pa.). Their study ...
Nanocoating could eliminate foggy windows and lenses
Aug 29, 2005 |
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Foggy windows and lenses are a nuisance, and in the case of automobile windows, can pose a driving hazard. Now, a group of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) may have found a permanent solution ...
Magnetic nanoparticles for potential cancer treatment
Aug 29, 2005 |
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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have created highly magnetized nanoparticles based on metallic iron that could one day be used in a non-invasive therapy for cancer in which treatment would begin at the time of ...
Carbohydrate-based vaccine against cancer?
Aug 29, 2005 |
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Couldn't we be immunized against cancer? This sounds like a dream, but is in fact a thoroughly realistic research goal. American researchers have now taken an important step forward in the development of a cancer vaccine. ...
Researchers shed more light on conversion of water to hydrogen gas
Aug 29, 2005 |
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Chemists are several steps closer to teasing hydrogen fuel from water using man-made molecular devices that collect electrons and use them to split hydrogen from oxygen.
Nano-particle dispersion technique improves polymers
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Supercritical fluid carbon dioxide used; melt properties provide monitor There is a lot of excitement about incorporating nano particles into polymers because of the ability to improve various properties with only a small per ...
Researchers create DNA buckyballs for drug delivery
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DNA isn't just for storing genetic codes any more. Since DNA can polymerize -- linking many molecules together into larger structures -- scientists have been using it as a nanoscale building material, constructing ...
Purdue creates new method to drive fuel cells for portable electronics
Aug 29, 2005 |
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Engineers at Purdue University have developed a new way of producing hydrogen for fuel cells to automatically recharge batteries in portable electronics, such as notebook computers, and eliminate the need to use a wall outlet.
New way to study sleep is developed
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Boston researchers report they've developed an inexpensive method to assess the stability and quality of sleep.
Nokia Opens New R&D Center in China
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Nokia has established a Research and Development center for mobile infrastructure in Chengdu, the capital city of the Sichuan province in Western China. The R&D centre will develop mobile applications based ...
Finding a Way to Test for Dark Energy
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Aug 29, 2005 |
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What is the mysterious dark energy that's causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate? Is it some form of Einstein's famous cosmological constant, or is it an exotic repulsive force, dubbed "quintessence," ...
Writing at the Nanoscale: 'Electro Pen' may impact a host of developing nanotechnologies
Aug 29, 2005 |
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At the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientists have developed a new chemical "writing" technique that can create lines of "ink" only a few tens of nanometers, or billionths of ...
ISS Crew Repair Carbon Dioxide Removal System, Prepare For New Supplies
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The residents of the International Space Station last week unloaded cargo delivered to them last month by Discovery's astronauts, prepared for the arrival of more supplies and repaired a key component of the outpost's environmental ...
Nanofabrication: next generation chip manufacture?
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A new nanotechnology tool that will dramatically cut the cost of leading-edge nano research at the sub-50nm scale has been developed by EU researchers. It could lead to Next Generation Lithography (NGL) technology.
Mad cow detected in blood
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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found a way to detect mad cow disease in blood.
