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Argonne's CARIBU charge breeder breaks world record for efficiency

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have pushed the limits of charge breeding and broken a long-standing world record for ionization efficiency of solids.

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast




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Few replicas as first cloned cat nears 10

Nearly 10 years after scientists cloned the first cat, predictions of a vast commercial market for the "resurrection" of beloved pets through cloning have fallen flat.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Philippines to fight invading species

Like some bad science-fiction movie, Philippine fishermen are encountering strange alien creatures: tough, speckled fish with sharp spines that tear and rip their nets.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inexpensive, on-farm method controls invasive beetle

After 21 years of work, Cornell researchers are spreading the word about an on-farm biocontrol method to solve the problems caused by the destructive invasive species alfalfa snout beetle (ASB).

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers discover potential new virus in switchgrass

University of Illinois researchers have confirmed the first report of a potential new virus belonging to the genus Marafivirus in switchgrass, a biomass crop being evaluated for commercial cellulosic ethano ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

First evidence for a second breeding season among migratory songbirds

Biologists for the first time have documented a second breeding season during the annual cycle of five songbird species that spend summers in temperate North America and winters in tropical Central and South ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Eat soybeans to prevent diseases

Soybeans contain high levels of several health-beneficial compounds including tocopherols, which have antioxidant properties. These molecules can be used in the development of functional foods, which have specific health-beneficial ...

Biology / Other

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cloned horses could offer insight into DNA possibilities

Before the show-jumping champion Gem Twist died in 2006, his New Jersey owners paid to have a flap of his skin frozen -- hoping to carry something of his prodigious talent into the future.

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created Jan 25, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Argonne scientists reach milestone in accelerator upgrade project

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have successfully stopped and then reaccelerated a stable ion through a newly constructed charge-breeder, bringing the CAlifornium Rare Isotope ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Opening up the last part of the spectrum

(PhysOrg.com) -- New European research on the last, hidden part of the electromagnetic spectrum is producing new, safe and non-destructive tests for medicine, security and industrial quality control.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (25) | comments 0

US Patent Office rejects company's claim for bean commonly grown by Latin American farmers

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today rejected all of the patent claims for a common yellow bean that has been a familiar staple in Latin American diets for more than a century.

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 30, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 1


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