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X-rays used to reveal secrets of famous fossil
(PhysOrg.com) -- About 150 million years ago, an evolutionarily hybrid creature, a dinosaur on its way to becoming a bird, died in what is now Germany, and become fossilized in limestone.
Feb 15, 2009 |
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Scientists study how nature cleans uranium from Colorado aquifer
Rifle, Colorado, is a small town on the Colorado River, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, that's big on natural resources. It attracts hunters, fishermen, hikers, rock climbers. Its striking scenery attracted ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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New magnetic-field-sensitive alloy could find use in novel micromechanical devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Led by a group at the University of Maryland (UMd), a multi-institution team of researchers has combined modern materials research and an age-old metallurgy technique to produce an alloy that ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Researchers show how iron activates oxygen in living things
Oxygen performs many key functions in the body’s internal chemistry, but the life-sustaining molecule can’t do its job alone. Now, SLAC researchers and their collaborators are learning more about ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
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K-B mirrors harness X-rays for science
(PhysOrg.com) -- Up close, they look simple as can be: a pair of metal bars, each with one side polished to a brilliant shine. One bar faces up, the other to one side.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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SLAC invention measures stroke damage in the brain
(Medical Xpress) -- A technique SLAC scientists invented for scanning ancient manuscripts is now being used to probe the human brain, in research that could lead to new medical imaging methods and better treatments ...
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Scientists get first detailed look at nitrogen doping in single-layer graphene
(PhysOrg.com) -- The strength, flexibility, transparency and high electrical conductivity of single-layer graphene make it a potentially unique and valuable material for the next generation of electronic devices. ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Proteins better analyzed at room temperature, report finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Proteins are jittery things – continually moving, flopping around and waving their molecular arms. These changes in position, known as conformations, are essential to how they do their ...
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Better batteries through nanoscale 3D chemical imaging
Concerns over the finite availability of oil and the effect of greenhouse gases on climate have spurred intense efforts to develop electric-drive vehicles; the major barrier to successful commercialization ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 09, 2011 |
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SLAC X-rays help discover new drug against melanoma
It was front page news around the world: a drug designed to disrupt malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, was so successful in its latest round of testing in humans that the tests were halted & ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Viewing the ultra-fast at SSRL: First pump-probe experiments under way
(PhysOrg.com) -- X-rays have been used for more than a century to expose the invisible in many of its forms. When a family doctor studies an X-ray of a broken leg or an agent scans a carry-on bag at an airport ...
Jun 01, 2011 |
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