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Physics of gene transcription unveiled
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team has made precise measurements of where and how RNA polymerase encounters obstacles while it reads nucleosomal DNA.
May 14, 2010 |
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Hot new material can keep electronics cool: Few atomic layers of graphene reveal unique thermal properties
Professor Alexander Balandin and a team of UC Riverside researchers, including Chun Ning Lau, an associate professor of physics, have taken another step toward new technology that could keep laptops and other electronic devices ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 10, 2010 |
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Scientists uncover transfer of genetic material between blood-sucking insect and mammals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found the first solid evidence of horizontal DNA transfer, the movement of genetic material among non-mating species, between parasitic ...
May 03, 2010 |
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Novel negative-index metamaterial that responds to visible light designed
A group of scientists led by researchers from the California Institute of Technology has engineered a type of artificial optical material—a metamaterial—with a particular three-dimensional structure such that ...
Apr 22, 2010 |
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How to split a water molecule
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team at RIKEN, Japan’s flagship research organization has succeeded for the first time in selectively controlling for reaction products in the dissociation of a single water molecule ...
Apr 18, 2010 |
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A brain-recording device that melts into place
Scientists have developed a brain implant that essentially melts into place, snugly fitting to the brain's surface. The technology could pave the way for better devices to monitor and control seizures, and ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 18, 2010 |
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Researchers find a way to make drops on a surface move in just one direction
(PhysOrg.com) -- Controlling the way liquids spread across a surface is important for a wide variety of technologies, including DNA microarrays for medical research, inkjet printers and digital lab-on-a-chip ...
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Naval research laboratory takes a close look at unique diamonds
The song says that "diamonds are a girl's best friend," but scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory are finding that diamonds are a researcher's best friend too.
Mar 23, 2010 |
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New spintronics material could help usher in next generation of microelectronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the electronics industry works toward developing smaller and more compact devices, the need to create new types of scaled-down semiconductors that are more efficient and use less power has become essential.
Mar 23, 2010 |
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Spying on a cellular director in the cutting room
Like a film director cutting out extraneous footage to create a blockbuster, the cellular machine called the spliceosome snips out unwanted stretches of genetic material and joins the remaining pieces to fashion a template ...
Mar 21, 2010 |
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Computer model predicts how materials meet in the middle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Predicting the way different materials fuse together at an atomic level in objects including iPods, computer chips and even ships may be possible using a new computer model, described in the ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Lithium-ion anode uses self-assembled nanocomposite materials to increase capacity
A new high-performance anode structure based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials could significantly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries used in a wide range of applications from hybrid ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 15, 2010 |
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New analysis of the structure of spider silks explains paradox of super-strength
Spiders and silkworms are masters of materials science, but scientists are finally catching up. Silks are among the toughest materials known, stronger and less brittle, pound for pound, than steel. Now scientists ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 14, 2010 |
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MIT researchers discover new way of producing electricity
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery ...
Mar 07, 2010 |
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Scientists transform polyethylene into a heat-conducting material
Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, ...
Mar 07, 2010 |
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