News tagged with restorative material

Look ma, no mercury in fillings!

Tooth enamel is hardest material in the human body because it's made almost entirely of minerals. As tough as it may be, however, enamel can be broken down by bacteria, forming cavities and eventually destroying the tooth. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sandia announces completion of mixed waste landfill cover construction

The Environmental Restoration Project at Sandia National Laboratories reports the successful construction of an alternative evapotranspirative cover at the Mixed Waste Landfill (MWL) in September. The 2.6-acre ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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First direct observation of oriented attachment in nanocrystal growth

Berkeley Lab researchers have reported the first direct observation of nanoparticles undergoing oriented attachment, the critical step in biomineralization and the growth of nanocrystals. A better understanding ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

UC San Diego researchers in Florence explore new ways to search for lost Leonardo mural

(Phys.org) -- In 1505 Leonardo da Vinci began painting a mural – to commemorate the Battle of Anghiari – in the Palazzo Vecchio’s Great Hall, the seat of government in Renaissance Florence.

Technology / Engineering

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists announce coalition to develop the world's cleanest passenger locomotive

Plans to create the world's first carbon-neutral higher-speed locomotive were announced today by the Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR), a collaboration of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment (IonE) ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Refining fire behavior modeling

Research by USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station biometrician Bernie Parresol takes center stage in a special issue of the journal Forest Ecology and Management due out in June. Parresol is lead author of two of ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SpaceX readies ambitious ISS launch

California-based company SpaceX was poised to launch its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station Saturday in what may be a historic mission for private spaceflight.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

SpaceX poised for high-stakes space station launch

SpaceX on Saturday aims to become the first private company to send its own cargo ship to the International Space Station, a feat that only a handful of world governments have pulled off.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

London faces up to 'greenest' Games pledge

London has pledged to host the greenest Olympic Games ever staged, but it could take years before the promises start to flower.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Internet allows virtual Giza tour in 3D

Vicarious travellers and students of history can take a virtual stroll through the vast necropolis build by the ancient Egyptians in the Giza Plateau, thanks to a 3D Internet project launched this week.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Colors burst into contemporary architecture

White stopped being the official colour of architecture a while ago. New buildings have now been transformed and fragmented and they display movement and innovation thanks to the versatility of colour. This ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hot new manufacturing tool: A temperature-controlled microbe

Many manufacturing processes rely on microorganisms to perform tricky chemical transformations or make substances from simple starting materials. The authors of a study appearing in mBio, the online open-access journal of the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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