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Scientists develop the world's thinnest balloon

Scientists develop the world's thinnest balloon

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (27) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in New York are reporting development of the world's thinnest balloon, made of a single layer of graphite just one atom thick. This so-called graphene sealed microchamber is impermeable ...





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Predicting the fate of underground carbon

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a new modeling methodology for determining the capacity and assessing the risks of leakage of potential underground carbon-dioxide reservoirs.


Scientists synthesize graphene-like material: Polymer with honeycomb structure

Scientists synthesize graphene-like material: Polymer with honeycomb structure

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 1

Two-dimensional carbon layers, so-called graphenes, are regarded as a possible substitute for silicon in the semiconductor industry. The electronic properties of these layers can be varied by "building in" ...


Scientists seek safe carbon dioxide storage for 'greener' power generation (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced plans to fund research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Engineering on technologies that would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the capture ...


'Killer' Southeast drought low on scale, says study

'Killer' Southeast drought low on scale, says study

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

A 2005-2007 dry spell in the southeastern United States destroyed billions of dollars of crops, drained municipal reservoirs and sparked legal wars among a half-dozen states—but the havoc came not from exceptional ...


Study in Spain and Romania confirms radon as second leading cause of lung cancer

Study in Spain and Romania confirms radon as second leading cause of lung cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Exposure to radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to a study carried out by researchers from the University of Cantabria and the Babes-Bolyai University in ...


Research aims to cool runoff to protect coldwater streams

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ocean of stormwater that flows off of the sun-baked urban landscape is packing heat, and trout are starting to feel it.


Making geothermal more productive

Making geothermal more productive

Technology / Energy

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2

University of Utah researchers will inject cool water and pressurized water into a "dry" geothermal well during a five-year, $10.2 million study aimed at boosting the productivity of geothermal power plants ...


Neuronal survival and axonal regrowth obtained in vitro

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

While repair of the central nervous system has long been considered impossible, French researchers from Inserm, the CNRS and the UPMC have just developed a strategy that could promote neuronal regeneration after injury. The ...


Carbon sequestration may enhance energy production, researchers say

Carbon sequestration may enhance energy production, researchers say

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions continually rise in the United States, unconventional natural gas sources coupled with advances in carbon sequestration may be the solution, ...


New lab test offers better prediction of HIV microbicide safety

New lab test offers better prediction of HIV microbicide safety

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have devised a laboratory test for predicting whether microbicides against HIV are safe for human use. The researchers have also discovered ...



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