(Phys.org)—Imagine having to don shades and a sun hat, then gloves and a heavy winter coat, all in the course of the same day.
Aug 31, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Nanoparticles synthesized from noble metals such as ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver (Ag), osmium, iridium, platinum, and gold (Au) are attracting increased attention by researchers around ...
Aug 31, 2012
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(Phys.org)—When twins are forced to share, it can put a significant strain on their relationship. While this observation is perhaps unsurprising in the behavior of children, it is less obvious when it comes ...
Aug 30, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The Fabry-Perot (FP) interferometer is one of the most fundamental and important optical instruments used for accurate measurements and control of the wavelength of light, and for making lasers. ...
Aug 23, 2012
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The path between technology discovery and commercialization can be so treacherous that it has been dubbed the “Valley of Death.” Not all products survive the test — and batteries are no ...
Aug 22, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Hydrogen is a clean fuel, producing only water vapor when it burns. But generating hydrogen in large quantities and in a “green” fashion is not straightforward.
Aug 15, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- As neuroscientists probe ever deeper into the mysteries of the brain and nervous system, they need ever sharper vision.
Aug 10, 2012
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Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) users from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Switzerland, working with the Argonne National Laboratory's CNM Nanophotonics Group, have demonstrated the existence of long-lived char ...
Aug 09, 2012
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High-energy physics, it turns out, is a lot like life -- it's all about the timing.
Aug 07, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Nature makes science fun by never failing to surprise. Just when scientists think they have a thing figured out, nature sends them scurrying to the whiteboard because of some unexpected result. ...
Aug 03, 2012
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Looking at Fikile Brushett, a director’s postdoctoral fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, one would hardly guess that he is already two years out of graduate school ...
Jul 30, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Researchers in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with colleagues at the Colorado School of Mines, have developed an optimization model that makes ...
Jul 26, 2012
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Novel hollow iron oxide nanoparticles with a high concentration of defects were synthesized by Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) facility users from Argonne's Chemical Sciences & Engineering Division and ...
Jul 20, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Batteries have come a long way since Alessandro Volta first discovered in 1800 that two unlike metals, when separated by an acidic solution, could produce an electric current. In their evolution, ...
Jul 19, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Scientists have overcome key design hurdles to expand the potential uses of nanopores and nanotubes. The creation of smart nanotubes with selective mass transport opens up a wider range of applications ...
Jul 19, 2012
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