News tagged with transporter levels
Is California preparing for climate change? Results from new climate adaptation survey
A majority of California's coastal planners and resource managers now view the threats from climate change as sufficiently likely that practical steps on the ground need to be taken to protect against growing threats, according ...
May 29, 2012 |
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A new class of electron interactions in quantum systems
Physicists at the University of New South Wales have observed a new kind of interaction that can arise between electrons in a single-atom silicon transistor.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Making sodium-ion batteries that are worth their salt
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although lithium-ion technology dominates headlines in battery research and development, a new element is making its presence known as a potentially powerful alternative: sodium.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 25, 2011 |
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An analyzer to measure the quantity and size of pollutants and aerosols in smoke emission
Chiang Mai University researchers invented an analyzer capable of measuring the quantity and size of pollutants and aerosols in smoke emissions, providing an equally accurate, lower-priced, local Thai substitute for pollution ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Better spaces for older people
Urban planning needs to consider how older people use walking routes as well as public areas, concludes a Research Council UK-funded research project from the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme. Planning should include a smooth ...
Dec 17, 2010 |
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New links between cholesterol and depression in the elderly
Most people know that high cholesterol levels place them at increased risk for heart disease and stroke. Prior research has shown that particular types of strokes contribute to one's risk for depression, and that abnormal ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Study quantifies the electron transport effects of placing metal contacts onto graphene
Using large-scale supercomputer calculations, researchers have analyzed how the placement of metallic contacts on graphene changes the electron transport properties of the material as a factor of junction ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 24, 2010 |
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