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Filament of silver

Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down

Chemistry /

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (101) | comments 12

Researchers at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands have developed a technique for generating atom clusters made from silver and other metals. Surprisingly enough, these so-called super atoms ...





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The Stars My Destination

The Stars My Destination

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 10 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

The Voyager spacecraft are now in the outermost layer of the heliosphere, traveling toward interstellar space - the first man-made spacecraft to travel such a vast distance from Earth.


New 'finFETS' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips

New 'finFETs' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips

Technology / Semiconductors

created 11 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design, possibly enabling engineers ...


Cave study links climate change to California droughts

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 11 hours ago | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to a new study by UC Davis doctoral student Jessica Oster and geology professor ...


Researchers invent new method for graphene growth

Researchers invent new method for graphene growth

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created 19 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell research team has invented a simple way to make graphene electrical devices by growing the graphene directly onto a silicon wafer.


L-R: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet and John Cusack at the premiere of "2012"

NASA on crusade to debunk 2012 apocalypse myths

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 4

The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.


Commercialization of new solar technology to boost solar efficiency

Technology / Energy

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1

A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became "sexy," University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with U.K.-based start-up QuantaSol for the development ...


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 ...


The Ring Nebula

The Ring Nebula

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 2

The diversity of colours, shapes, and sizes of planetary nebulae make them fascinating objects. In this photo release Calar Alto presents a rather unique view combining both optical and near-infrared data ...


New look for antiques

New look for antiques: Paintings and gilt surfaces can be effectively and gently restored with water-based microemulsion

Chemistry / Polymers

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past, restoration of paintings and other old artwork often involved application of acrylic resins to consolidate and protect them. One of the most important tasks for modern restorers ...


First in New York: Bionic technology aims to give sight to woman blinded beginning at age 13

Medicine & Health / Research

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

A 50-year-old New York woman who was diagnosed with a progressive blinding disease at age 13 was implanted with an experimental electronic eye implant that has partially restored her vision. A team led by Dr. Lucian V. Del ...



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