Nano-sized fluorescent particles known as quantum dots have shown promise as powerful imaging agents capable of detecting a wide range of diseases, but these nanoparticles are usually made with toxic metals such as cadmium. ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 19, 2011
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APS announces Physical Review X (PRX), an online, open access, primary research journal for authors in all fields of physics.
General Physics
Jan 19, 2011
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A French-American team, including researchers from CNRS, IRD, the Universite Paul Sabatier and the Université de Pau, has recently highlighted a new role that sea-ice plays in the mercury cycle in the Arctic. By blocking ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2011
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For the first time smart phones and tablet PCs could be used by police officers to help solve crimes faster and more cheaply.
Telecom
Jan 19, 2011
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The western Indian state of Gujarat is aiming to host the first commercial-scale tidal power project in Asia after signing a deal with a British marine energy company, officials said Wednesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 19, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology is to enable scholars for the first time to study a complete manuscript of one of the world’s most important and largest Korans.
Other
Jan 19, 2011
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Search engine Baidu further strengthened its dominance of the Chinese Internet market in the fourth quarter at the expense of US rival Google, a research firm said Wednesday.
Internet
Jan 19, 2011
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The forecast for predicting the next political hotspots could be much more accurate because of a model developed by two Kansas State University professors and a colleague in New York.
Social Sciences
Jan 19, 2011
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This astronaut photograph illustrates flooding in the suburbs of Brisbane, Australia, which experienced catastrophic flooding following unusually heavy rain on January 10, 2011.
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2011
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A climate change study that projected a 2.4 degree Celsius increase in temperature and massive worldwide food shortages in the next decade was seriously flawed, scientists said Wednesday.
Environment
Jan 19, 2011
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