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Snowflake chemistry could give clues about ozone depletion

Snowflake chemistry could give clues about ozone depletion

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

There is more to the snowflake than its ability to delight schoolchildren and snarl traffic.


Entropy alone creates complex crystals from simple shapes, study shows

Entropy alone creates complex crystals from simple shapes, study shows

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study that elevates the role of entropy in creating order, research led by the University of Michigan shows that certain pyramid shapes can spontaneously organize into complex quasicrystals.


Vacuum flask

Scientists Create Material More Insulating than the Vacuum

Physics / General Physics

created 2 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- With its complete lack of atoms, a vacuum is often considered to be the best known insulator. For this reason, vacuums are regularly used to reduce heat transfer, such as in the lining of ...


Sparkly Spiders and Photonic Fish

Sparkly Spiders and Photonic Fish

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Israel and the UK have uncovered the details of how certain fish and spiders create their iridescent scales and silvery skins.



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