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New study links high levels of cadmium, lead in blood to pregnancy delay

Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in couples trying to become pregnant, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Not the black sheep of domestic animals

Mapping the ancestry of sheep over the past 11,000 years has revealed that our woolly friends are stars among domestic animals, boasting vast genetic diversity and substantial prospects for continued breeding to further boost ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nanodiamond coatings safe for implants: study

Nanodiamonds designed to toughen artificial joints also might prevent the inflammation caused when hardworking metal joints shed debris into the body, according to an early study published this week in the ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Spotted under the microscope: How a virus puts on its armor

Scientists from VU University Amsterdam, Scripps Research Institute and the University of Michigan discovered how a virus 'puts on its armor'. This 'armor', consisting of mere proteins, is initially flexible ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Graphene enhances many materials, but leaves them wettable

Graphene is the thinnest material known to science. The nanomaterial is so thin, in fact, water often doesn't even know it's there.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

One-third of car fuel consumption is due to friction loss

No less than one third of a car's fuel consumption is spent in overcoming friction, and this friction loss has a direct impact on both fuel consumption and emissions. However, new technology can reduce friction by anything ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Nanoscale biological coating is a new way to stop the bleeding

MIT engineers have developed a nanoscale biological coating that can halt bleeding nearly instantaneously, an advance that could dramatically improve survival rates for soldiers injured in battle.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Coating lets smartphones survive under water

As sleek new smartphones prepared to make splashes at the Consumer Electronics Show here on Tuesday, a California firm was out to prevent water from being the death of them.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Interdigitated back-contact silicon solar cells above 23% efficiency

Imec together with its silicon photovoltaic industrial affiliation program partners Schott Solar, Total, Photovoltech, GDF-SUEZ, Solland Solar, Kaneka and Dow Corning, have demonstrated an excellent conversion ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Study of wolves will help scientists predict climate effects on endangered animals

Scientists studying populations of gray wolves in the USA's Yellowstone National Park have developed a way to predict how changes in the environment will impact on the animals' number, body size and genetics, amongst other ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop "streamlined" approach to shipboard inspection process

Based on funds from the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) under the Paint Center of Excellence Program, researchers in the Chemistry Division at the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a novel process ...

Technology / Engineering

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New coatings process lowers fuel consumption

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Surrey have invented a new process to make bespoke coatings that could one day reduce the 'drag resistance' of ships and aeroplanes and thereby lower fuel ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Study finds a weak spot on deadly ebolavirus

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the US Army's Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have isolated and analyzed an antibody that neutralizes Sudan virus, a major species of ebolavirus ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Results of the EVOLVE trial reported at TCT 2011

A clinical trial has established the non-inferiority of a drug-eluting stent with a bioabsorbable polymer compared to a drug-eluting stent with a durable polymer. Results of the EVOLVE clinical trial were presented today ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plant with 'eggbeater' testure inspires waterproof coating

A floating weed that clogs waterways around the world has at least one redeeming feature: It's inspired a high-tech waterproof coating intended for boats and submarines.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Coating

Coating is a covering that is applied to an object. The aim of applying coatings is to improve surface properties of a bulk material usually referred to as a substrate. One can improve amongst others appearance, adhesion, wetability, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, scratch resistance, etc.. They may be applied as liquids, gases or solids. Coatings can be measured and tested for proper opacity and film thickness by using a Drawdown card.

Examples of coatings:

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