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Johannes Rydberg

Scientists Make First Observation of Unique Rydberg Molecule

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When Enrico Fermi investigated the Rydberg atom in the '30s, he never imagined that the giant atoms could form molecules. Later, in the '70s and '80s, theoretical physicist Chris Greene predicted ...





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Scientists discover giant Rydberg atom molecules

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 4

A group of University of Oklahoma researchers led by Dr. James P. Shaffer, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, have discovered giant Rydberg molecules with a bond as large as a red blood cell. Determining ...


Stealth Education in 3-D: Rensselaer To Premiere 3-D IMAX Version of Molecules to the MAX

Stealth Education in 3-D: Rensselaer To Premiere 3-D IMAX Version of Molecules to the MAX

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Molecularium Project is going to be in your face like never before. A new 3-D IMAX version of the project’s latest movie, Molecules to the MAX, will premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Indianapolis at the ...


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A new industrial-scale process for making big molecules with a big future

Chemistry /

created Mar 17, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists are reporting discovery of a new method that will enable manufacturers to produce industrial-size batches of dendrimers for the first time. Dendrimers are giant molecules with tree-like branches ...


Most Distant Water in the Universe Found

Most Distant Water in the Universe Found

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have found the most distant water yet seen in the Universe, in a galaxy more than 11 billion light-years from Earth. Previously, the most distant water had been seen in a galaxy ...


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Scientists discover how deadly fungus protects itself

Biology /

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how a deadly microbe evades the human immune system and causes disease.


Mining for Molecules in the Milky Way

Mining for Molecules in the Milky Way

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 02, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Scientists are using the giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) to go prospecting in a rich molecular cloud in our Milky Way Galaxy. They seek to discover new, complex molecules in interstellar space ...


Hidden Before Our Eyes: Tiny World Makes Giant Leap to Silver Screen

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- It’s something of an understatement to say Shekhar Garde has an eye for detail. A global leader in his field, Garde works to shed new light on the hidden world of atoms and molecules. Equipped with state-of-the-art ...


How water forms where Earth-like planets are born

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study that helps to explain the origins of water on Earth, University of Michigan astronomers have found that water vapor can form spontaneously in habitable zones of solar systems, and that it develops ...


Building a Molecular Computer Chip

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 13, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

For Dr. Jerry Bernholc, a trip to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is like a suburbanite’s trek to Costco. Bulk consumption is the name of the game.


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Genome Engineering Could Provide New Method of Creating Diesel

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

When we think of genetic engineering, our minds often jump to giant tomatoes and animal cloning. However, this is not always the case.



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