News tagged with mineral surface

Metadynamics technique offers insight into mineral growth and dissolution

By using a novel technique to better understand mineral growth and dissolution, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving predictions of mineral reactions and laying the groundwork ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

LRO observes final lunar eclipse of the year

(PhysOrg.com) -- Orbiting 31 miles above the lunar surface, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft will get a "front-row seat" to the total lunar eclipse on Dec. 10, 2011.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Wet and mild: Researchers take the temperature of Mars's past

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have directly determined the surface temperature of early Mars for the first time, providing evidence that's consistent with ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Submerged atomic resolution imaging of calcium carbonate crystal surface

Hard tissues of organisms, such as bones and shells, are composed of inorganic minerals (biominerals). While these substances are created by biomineralization, which will be discussed later, many uncertainties ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Out of thin Martian air

A wet Mars is just a memory, but where did the water go?

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Watching Proteins Direct Crystal Growth One Step at a Time (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry imaged the growth of protein-studded mineral surfaces with unprecedented resolution and provided a glimpse into how living systems engineer key ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0