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Scientists See Smallest-Ever Square Nanotube

Scientists See Smallest-Ever Square Nanotube

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have observed the smallest reported nanotube that has a square cross-section. The structure formed spontaneously and unexpectedly when silver nanowires were stretched and is a reminder ...





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Samsung pays in dispute over Kodak camera patents

Technology / Business

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(AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday that Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to pay the camera maker an undisclosed sum as the two sides try to settle a dispute over patents used in Samsung's camera phones.


Stocking stuffer: Card good for eye, dental visit (AP)

Stocking stuffer: Card good for eye, dental visit

Technology / Other

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(AP) -- Health care providers are rolling out a different sort of stocking stuffer: Gift cards that can be used to pay bills and insurance premiums or for specific services at eye doctors and dentist offices.


Physician-assisted suicide: A perspective from advocates for people with disability

Medicine & Health / Other

created 10 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Although public opinion in the United States on physician-assisted suicide is evenly divided, about half of states have either defeated bills to legalize assisted suicide or have passed laws explicitly banning it and only ...


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Probing Question: What are the origins of skiing?

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Swoosh…Undeniably, this is the sound of skiing. As winter approaches, legions of avid skiers are preparing their equipment. Skis are being waxed, boots are being pulled out of storage and people are yearning ...


Nanoscale changes in collagen are a tipoff to bone health

Nanoscale changes in collagen are a tipoff to bone health

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Using a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone ...


Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results

Glitter-sized solar photovoltaics produce competitive results

Technology / Energy

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (31) | comments 0

Sandia National Laboratories scientists have developed tiny glitter-sized photovoltaic cells that could revolutionize the way solar energy is collected and used.


Bacteria make the artificial blood vessels of the future

Bacteria make the artificial blood vessels of the future

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The cellulose produced by bacteria could be used for artificial blood vessels in the future as it carries a lower risk of blood clots than the synthetic materials currently used for bypass operations, reveals ...


Growing evidence suggests progesterone should be considered a treatment option for traumatic brain injuries

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, recommend that progesterone (PROG), a naturally occurring hormone found in both males and females that can protect damaged cells in the central and peripheral nervous systems, ...


China's Lenovo to build research centre in Taiwan: report

Technology / Business

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chinese high-tech giant Lenovo plans to set up a research and development centre in Taiwan as the firm tries to take advantage of warming cross-strait ties, a report said Tuesday.


Bioengineered materials promote the growth of functional vasculature, new study shows

Bioengineered materials promote the growth of functional vasculature, new study shows

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Regenerative medicine therapies often require the growth of functional, stable blood vessels at the site of an injury. Using synthetic polymers called hydrogels, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology ...



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