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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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Trapping Greenhouse Gases (Without Leaks)

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 19, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Of all the possible ways of reducing future greenhouse gas emissions, one of the most immediately feasible is carbon dioxide "sequestration," which involves compressing the gas into a liquid and piping it deep underground ...


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.


Building the blood-brain barrier

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Construction of the brain's border fence is supervised by Wnt/b-catenin signaling, report Liebner et al. in The Journal of Cell Biology.


New strategy to combat cancer: Streamlining blood vessel walls

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Our blood vessels provide all growing tissues with oxygen and nutrients. The growth of blood vessels (a process termed angiogenesis) is indispensable for the proper functioning of organs and the repair of tissues when they ...


Sealing off portion of intestinal lining treats obesity, resolves diabetes in animal model

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lining the upper portion of the small intestine with an impermeable sleeve led to both weight loss and restoration of normal glucose metabolism in an animal model of obesity-induced diabetes. Investigators from the Massachusetts ...


Undersea channels might aid oil recovery

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 22, 2006 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists are trying to help energy companies draw millions of additional barrels of oil from the sea.


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 ...


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.


Capsules Encapsulated: Enzyme-equipped liposomes embedded in polymer capsules as a novel biomedical transport system

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When cells cannot carry out the tasks required of them by our bodies, the result is disease. Nanobiotechnology researchers are looking for ways to allow synthetic systems take over simple cellular activities ...


Accidental discovery has potential for new applications in packaging

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 2

A recent discovery at Case Western Reserve University may help keep food and drugs safer and fresher longer and electronic equipment dryer and more secure than ever before - all at a lower cost.



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