News tagged with alkaline earth metal
German scientists produce first Bose-Einstein condensate with calcium atoms
Physicists at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany) have succeeded in producing a Bose-Einstein condensate from the alkaline earth element calcium. The use of alkaline earth atoms creates new ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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More than meets the eye: New blue light nanocrystals
Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential means of tempering ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Open, Ring! Highly electrophilic cationic complexes as catalysts in immortal ring-opening polymerization of lactide
(Phys.org) -- Certain complexes of large alkaline earth elements such as calcium, strontium, and barium are efficient catalysts for various organic reactions. However, the stability of these heteroleptic complexes ...
May 18, 2012 |
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LAMIS -- a green chemistry alternative for laser spectroscopy
At some point this year, after NASA's rover Curiosity has landed on Mars, a laser will fire a beam of infrared light at a rock or soil sample. This will "ablate" or vaporize a microgram-sized piece of the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Universal solvent no match for new self-healing sticky gel
Scientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins. A patent is pending on ...
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Heavy metal glass helps light go the distance
The fiber optic cable networks linking the world are an essential part of modern life. To keep up with ever-increasing demands for more bandwidth, scientists are working to improve the optical amplifiers that boost fiber ...
Jun 16, 2010 |
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Improving Semiconductor Technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ultimate goal of engineering professor Brian Willis' research is to improve the functionality of future electronic devices.
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Microbial Life in Mars Analog Lakes
The first microbiological survey of Mars analog lakes in Western Australia is offering new evidence of the diverse life that could have once thrived on Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Research gives new perspective on periodic table
Transforming lead into gold is an impossible feat, but a similar type of "alchemy" is not only possible, but cost-effective too. Three Penn State researchers have shown that certain combinations of elemental ...
Dec 28, 2009 |
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Can alkaline earth metals be used in quantum computing?
(PhysOrg.com) -- "There are a number of different proposals for quantum computing," Andrew Daley tells PhysOrg.com. "These include solid state or semiconductor as well as atomic and molecular systems. We are considering atomic ...
Nov 14, 2008 |
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New protein that repairs DNA under extreme conditions
Mild environmental conditions are a prerequisite for life. Strong acids or dissolved metallic salts in high concentrations are detrimental to both humans and to simpler life forms, such as bacteria. Such conditions ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Collaboration helps make JILA strontium atomic clock 'best in class'
A next-generation atomic clock that tops previous records for accuracy in clocks based on neutral atoms has been demonstrated by physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the Commerce Department's National ...
Feb 14, 2008 |
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