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New Study of Meteorite Provides More Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1996, when scientists examined a meteorite from Mars previously uncovered in Antarctica, they were intrigued by what looked like microscopic fossils of ancient Martian life forms. Now, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Thawing permafrost 50 million years ago led to extreme global warming events

In a new study reported in Nature, climate scientist Rob DeConto of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues elsewhere propose a simple new mechanism to explain the source of carbon that fed a ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (28) | comments 47 | with audio podcast

Writing graphene circuitry with ion 'pens'

The unique electrical properties of graphene have enticed researchers to envision a future of fast integrated circuits made with the one-carbon-atom-thick sheets, but many challenges remain on the path to commercialization. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The 2011 Geminid meteor shower

The 2011 Geminid meteor shower peaks on the night of Dec. 13-14, and despite the glare of a nearly-full Moon, it might be a good show.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Simple technique results in surprising repellency results

(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has ever worn eyeglasses for any length of time can surely attest to the annoyance of constantly having to clean off the oil left behind by finger touching. Not only does it dirty the lens, but ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 11 | with audio podcast report

Marines test new energy-efficient weapon in the war on trash

In partnership with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii, are testing a high-tech trash disposal system that can reduce a standard 50-gallon bag of waste to a half-pint jar of ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover two early stages of carbon nanotube growth

Boston College researchers have discovered two early-stage phases of carbon nanotube growth during plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, finding a disorderly tangle of tube growth that ultimately yields to orderly rows ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chemical engineers invent portable hydrogen reactor for fuel cells

Chemical Engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology are transforming the way that American soldiers power their battery-operated devices by making a small change: a really small change. Capitalizing on the unique ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 23, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Working to drive electric vehicles from niche to mass market

With several new models of electric vehicles hitting the market this year and more next year, President Obama’s goal of putting 1 million EVs on U.S. roads by 2015 is tantalizingly within grasp. But what ...

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created May 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

2D beats 3D: Ceria in platelet form stores more oxygen than nanocrystalline form

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three dimensions are not necessarily better than two. Not where ceria is concerned, in any case. Ceria is an important catalyst. Because of its outstanding ability to store oxygen and release ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Turning up the gas

Rapid increases in greenhouse gases have happened more frequently in the Earth’s history than previously realized, according to a Scripps Institution of Oceanography-led study published in the journal ...

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created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1


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