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'Unzipped' carbon nanotubes could help energize fuel cells, batteries
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled with defects and impurities on the outside could replace some of the expensive platinum catalysts used in fuel cells and metal-air batteries, according to scientists at ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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Cloak of invisibility: Engineers use plasmonics to create an invisible photodetector
A team of engineers at Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania has for the first time used "plasmonic cloaking" to create a device that can see without being seen - an invisible machine that detects light. It is the first ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Psychologists examine how race affects juvenile sentencing
When it comes to holding children accountable for crimes they commit, race matters.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 24, 2012 |
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Stanford scholars examine big money's influence on elections
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United resulted in an unprecedented wave of independent – and strikingly negative – political advertising.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 22, 2012 |
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