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With stimulus aid, scientists hope to mimic nature's dynamos

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the cosmos, all celestial objects - planets, stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies - have magnetic fields. On Earth, the magnetic field of our home planet is most easily observed in a compass where ...


Copper can help in the battle against influenza A H1N1, scientist says

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

A leading microbiologist from the University of Southampton has told a conference that his research has found copper is effective in inhibiting the influenza A H1N1 virus.


Stainless Steel Cathode

Stainless Steel Catalyst Lowers Cost of Microbial Fuel Cells

Technology / Energy

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny bacteria munching on and metabolizing biodegradable materials can produce electrons that could be harnessed by microbial fuel cells for energy. By taking advantage of the catalytic reactions ...


Scientists develop high-performance steel for possible use in ITER fusion project

Scientists develop high-performance steel for possible use in ITER fusion project

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 24, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (33) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. ITER Project Office, which is housed at ORNL, have developed a new cast stainless steel that is 70 percent stronger than comparable ...


3-D Stainless Steel with Crack

First full 3-D view of cracks growing in steel

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

A team of researchers from the University of Manchester (United Kingdom), the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon (France) and the ESRF has revealed how a growing crack interacts with the 3D crystal ...