News tagged with titanium
Santa's Sleigh: Researcher Explains Science Behind St. Nick's Christmas Magic
(PhysOrg.com) -- Santa skeptics have long considered St. Nick’s ability to deliver toys to the world’s good girls and boys in the course of one night a scientific impossibility. But new research shows that ...
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Engineers, doctors develop novel material that could help fight arterial disease
A fortuitous discovery that grew out of a collaboration between UCLA engineers and physicians could potentially offer hope to the nearly 10 million Americans who suffer from peripheral arterial disease.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Nanoparticles used in common household items caused genetic damage in mice
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Argonne 'homegrown' hybrid solar cell aims for low-cost power
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have refined a technique to manufacture solar cells by creating tubes of semiconducting material and then "growing" ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Porphyrin Dimers Increase Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Porphyrins are most commonly thought of as the pigment in red blood cells, but now scientists have found that porphyrins can also be used to increase the efficiency of an inexpensive type ...
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Replacing Platinum in Fuel Cell Technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the biggest hindrances to the development of fuel cell technology is its cost. In order to work properly, polymer electrolyte fuel cells require a catalyst. So far, though, the most ...
Oct 20, 2009 |
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'Anti-swine flu' business suit on sale in Japan
A Japanese menswear company has begun selling an "anti-swine flu" business suit that it says can reduce the risk of catching the virus.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Which Is King Of Clubs In The Noise Stakes?
(PhysOrg.com) -- New generation thin-faced titanium golf clubs can produce sound levels nearly twice as loud as traditional steel clubs when they hit a ball, according to new research.
Sep 30, 2009 |
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EPA announces research strategy to study nanomaterials
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today outlined a new research strategy to better understand how manufactured nanomaterials may harm human health and the environment. Nanomaterials are materials that are between approximately ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Catalyze Brain Tumor Death
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Medical Center’s Brain Tumor Center have developed a way to target brain cancer cells using ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Truth Is Stranger Than Science: Discovering true properties of metal oxides
(PhysOrg.com) -- To successfully compete in a global marketplace, manufacturers continually search for better materials: faster drying and less hazardous paint, longer-lasting sunscreen, and faster computers. ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Laser processes promise better artificial joints, arterial stents
Researchers are developing technologies that use lasers to create arterial stents and longer-lasting medical implants that could be manufactured 10 times faster and also less expensively than is now possible.
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Toward a nanomedicine for brain cancer
In an advance toward better treatments for the most serious form of brain cancer, scientists in Illinois are reporting development of the first nanoparticles that seek out and destroy brain cancer cells without ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Carbonized TiO2 nanotubes with semimetallic properties increase the efficiency of methanol fuel cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mention of nanotubes usually means carbon nanotubes. But not all tiny tubes are made of carbon. For example, layers made of nanoscopic titanium dioxide have proven to be useful materials for biotechnology, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Building better bone replacements with bacteria
Bacteria that manufacture hydroxyapatite (HA) could be used to make stronger, more durable bone implants. Professor Lynne Macaskie from the University of Birmingham this week (7-10 September) presented work to the Society ...
Sep 07, 2009 |
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