Scientists watch chemical bond break using molecule's electrons
Scientists at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) enjoyed a bird's eye view of a chemical bond as it breaks.
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Nanoblasts from laser-activated nanoparticles move molecules, proteins and DNA into cells
Using chemical "nanoblasts" that punch tiny holes in the protective membranes of cells, researchers have demonstrated a new technique for getting therapeutic small molecules, proteins and DNA directly into ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 27, 2010 |
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Highest X-ray energy used to probe materials
Scientists for the first time have dived into the effect that an intense X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) has on materials.
Jul 22, 2010 |
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By 'putting a ring on it,' microparticles can be captured
To trap and hold tiny microparticles, engineers at Harvard have "put a ring on it," using a silicon-based circular resonator to confine particles stably for up to several minutes.
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Nanoparticles plus adult stem cells demolish plaque
A technique that combines nanotechnology with adult stem cells appears to destroy atherosclerotic plaque and rejuvenate the arteries, according to a study reported at the American Heart Association's Basic Cardiovascular ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 19, 2010 |
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Nano-sized light mill drives micro-sized disk (w/ Video)
While those wonderful light sabers in the Star Wars films remain the figment of George Lucas' fertile imagination, light mills - rotary motors driven by light - that can power objects thousands of times greater ...
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Making a Magnetic Moment in a Split Picosecond
(PhysOrg.com) -- A wide range of phenomena in nature and technology depend on changes that occur in a material after it is illuminated with visible light. A well-known example is photosynthesis, where successive ...
Jul 05, 2010 |
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How not to blow up a molecule
High-charge-state ions in a molecule cause strong Coulomb forces, repulsive forces that try to blow its atoms apart. But the research team's crucial finding was that a way to produce only lower charge states ...
Jun 25, 2010 |
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Delayed time zero in photoemission: New record in time measurement accuracy
German physicists have discovered a time delay when using light pulses to emit electrons from atoms. Until now, it has been assumed that the electrons start moving out of the atom immediately after the impact ...
Jun 24, 2010 |
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ARS Study Helps Farmers Make Best Use of Fertilizers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new way to make topographic maps with radar can help farmers divert more of their resources to the highest-yielding parts of their fields, according to an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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'Dark Pulse Laser' produces bursts of... almost nothing
In an advance that sounds almost Zen, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a new ...
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Plastic laser detects tiny amounts of explosives
(PhysOrg.com) -- Detecting hidden explosives is a difficult task but now researchers in the UK have developed a completely new way of detecting them, with a laser sensor capable of detecting molecules of explosives ...
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Chaotic laser brings out higher precision OTDR
Professor Wang Yun Cai and his student Wang An Bang reported a new concept of optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) based on a chaotic light correlation method. This will be useful for precise fault location in fiber links ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Ultra-high Speed Plus Fine-tuned Light Equals a Whole New Look at Materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- X-ray science is getting a boost from a marriage of technologies. Scientists already had instruments that can separate colors of light, but don't pulse fast. And they have fast-pulsing lasers ...
May 26, 2010 |
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50 Years Of Lasers
This weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the invention of the first working laser. Today, lasers can be found almost everywhere, from telephone lines to cutting edge scientific research, supermarket scanners, ...
May 17, 2010 |
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