News tagged with physical structure
New thread in fabric of insect silks
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The aptly named silk worms long appeared to have the monopoly on insect silk production, but now scientists are revealing that the world of insect silks is highly complex.
Scientists create working artificial nerve networks
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Scientists have already hooked brains directly to computers by means of metal electrodes, in the hope of both measuring what goes on inside the brain and eventually healing conditions such as blindness or epilepsy. In the ...
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Scientists discover rigid structure in centre of turbulence
May 05, 2009 |
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Pioneering mathematical engineers have discovered for the first time a rigid structure which exists within the centre of turbulence, leading to hope that its chaotic movement could be controlled in the future.
Magnetic Vortex Switch Leads to Electric Pulse
Apr 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Arkansas have shown that changing the chirality, or direction of spin, of a nanoscale magnetic vortex creates an electric pulse, suggesting that such a pulse might be of use ...
Nanophysics: Serving up Buckyballs on a silver platter
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Scientists at Penn State University, in collaboration with institutes in the US, Finland, Germany and the UK, have figured out the long-sought structure of a layer of C60 - carbon buckyballs - on a silver ...
Magnetism Governs Properties of Iron-Based Superconductors
Mar 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Though a year has passed since the discovery of a new family of high-temperature superconductors, a viable explanation for the iron-based materials’ unusual talent remains elusive. But a team ...
Proton's party pals may alter its internal structure
Nov 18, 2009 |
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A recent experiment at the DOE's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has found that a proton's nearest neighbors in the nucleus of the atom may modify the proton's internal structure.
London's earliest timber structure found during Belmarsh prison dig
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Aug 12, 2009 |
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London's oldest timber structure has been unearthed by archaeologists from Archaeology South-East (part of the Institute of Archaeology at UCL). It was found during the excavation of a prehistoric peat bog ...
Researchers say after-school programs should promote activity, healthy nutrition
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Children's after-school activities often consist of sedentary behavior such as watching television, but after-school programs that offer physical activity and healthy snacks could be the best place for children's health.
Right first time: Pioneering new methods of drug manufacture
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Engineers at the University of Leeds have developed a simple technology which can be used in existing chemical reactors to ensure "right first time" drug crystal formation.
Researcher finds Girl Scout meetings provide an opportunity to increase girls' physical activity
Jun 24, 2009 |
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Girls typically are less physically active than boys, but a Kansas State University researcher has found that organizations like Girl Scouts provide an ideal setting to get girls moving early in life and to develop lifelong ...
Study Shows Atlanta Kills Off Start-Up Companies
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Atlanta is poised to become the nation’s poster child for how to kill off a burgeoning industry. A new study by professors at Georgia Tech reveals that the city’s reputation as a high technology ...
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