(Phys.org)—Advanced propulsion researchers at NASA are a step closer to solving the challenge of safely sending human explorers to Mars and other solar system destinations.
Space Exploration
Jan 10, 2013
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(Phys.org)—It looks like Mother Nature was wasting her time with a multimillion-year process to produce crude oil. Michigan Engineering researchers can "pressure-cook" algae for as little as a minute and transform an unprecedented ...
Materials Science
Oct 31, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Research that sheds new light on the microscopic chemical physics driving one of the most important reaction sequences in atmospheric chemistry is published in Science today by Dr David Glowacki from the University ...
General Physics
Sep 3, 2012
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Researchers in Ireland have developed a new technology using materials called bulk metallic glasses to produce high-precision molds for making tiny plastic components. The components, with detailed microscopically patterned ...
Materials Science
May 22, 2012
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Humans pump thousands of tons of vapor from the metallic element mercury into the atmosphere each year, and it can remain suspended for long periods before being changed into a form that is easily removed from the atmosphere.
Environment
Dec 18, 2011
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Research involving scientists from The University of Nottingham is pioneering a new method of studying and making molecules.
Nanomaterials
Aug 9, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Depicting a catalyst's behavior in the real world just got a lot easier, thanks to scientists in the Institute for Interfacial Catalysis (IIC) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. They used complex calculations ...
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent experiments to create a fast-reacting explosive by concocting it at the nanoscopic level could result in more spectacular firework displays. But more impressive to the Missouri University of Science ...
Materials Science
Apr 9, 2009
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A scientific instrument at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help create a non-invasive cancer treatment derived from a common tropical plant.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 17, 2023
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Professor Timothy Noël and co-workers in the Flow Chemistry group of the University of Amsterdam's Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have developed a fully operational standalone solar-powered mini-reactor which ...
Materials Science
Oct 14, 2021
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