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Synthesis with a template: Carbon-free fullerene analogue

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by Manfred Scheer at the University of Regensburg has now synthesized the first example of an inorganic, carbon-free C80 analogue.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 3




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Down to the wire: Inexpensive technique for making high quality nanowire solar cells developed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar or photovoltaic cells represent one of the best possible technologies for providing an absolutely clean and virtually inexhaustible source of energy to power our civilization. However, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New graphene discovery boosts oil exploration efforts, could enable self-powered microsensors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to harvest energy from flowing water. This discovery aims to hasten the creation of self-powered microsensors for ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

CU method projected to meet DOE cost targets for solar thermal hydrogen fuel production

A report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy has concluded that a novel University of Colorado Boulder method of producing hydrogen fuel from sunlight is the only approach among eight competing technologies that ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Musical chairs around the periodic table

Life on Earth is composed of a handful of essential elements from the periodic table. Recently, one group of researchers claimed that this ingredient list should be expanded, having found a bacteria that presumably ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Edible gas storage: Porous metal-organic framework made from food-grade natural products

(PhysOrg.com) -- A spoonful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a splash of alcohol - those are the ingredients used by scientists to generate a new class of robust nanoporous metal-organic frameworks. However, ...

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created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Greenpeace praises Nokia, slams Nintendo in 'green' study

Greenpeace panned Nintendo and Toshiba for low environmental standards Wednesday but praised Nokia and Sony Ericsson for recycling, energy efficiency and phasing out hazardous substances.

Technology / Other

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Land Deal Likely to Improve Everglades, Ecologists Say

Tom Brokaw, Miss Florida, and the all stars of Florida Everglades advocacy came to Washington on May 19 to discuss the progress of restoration efforts. Packed into a small room down the street from the Capitol ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plastic that grows on trees, part two

Some researchers hope to turn plants into a renewable, nonpolluting replacement for crude oil. To achieve this, scientists have to learn how to convert plant biomass into a building block for plastics and fuels cheaply and ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 7

Lead leaching and faucet corrosion in PVC home plumbing

Scientists in Virginia are reporting that home plumbing systems constructed with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipes may be more susceptible to leaching of lead and copper into drinking water than other ...

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created Jun 02, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

How Does the Antitumor Drug Get to the Cell Nucleus?

Platinum complexes such as the well-known cisplatin are powerful antitumor medications. They cross the cell membrane and reach the nucleus, where they attach to DNA and stop cell growth. But how does cisplatin get to the ...

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created Oct 30, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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