News tagged with volatile elements

Parts of moon interior contains as much water as Earth's upper mantle

Parts of the moon's interior contains as much water as the upper mantle of the Earth - 100 times more of the precious liquid than measured before – research from Case Western Reserve University, Carnegie ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (29) | comments 57 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover water on the moon is widespread, similar to Earth's

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are once again turning what scientists thought they knew about the moon on its head.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (23) | comments 25 | with audio podcast




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Sandia Labs technology used in Fukushima cleanup

(Phys.org) -- A Sandia National Laboratories technology has been used to remove radioactive material from more than 43 million gallons of contaminated wastewater at Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear ...

Chemistry / Other

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wearable electronics - the next fashion fad?

(Phys.org) -- When most of us think of electronics, we think of the sturdy stability of silicon and plastic. Flexibility is a trait that belongs to the organic world, where materials come in all shapes and ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rare earth metals: Another challenge for the green economy?

If you follow the clean energy dialogue, then you may have encountered discussions about the role of rare earth metals at some point in the last year or two. If not, read on, because rare earths should not ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Chondritic hypothesis: New discovery shakes beliefs of Earth to the core

(PhysOrg.com) -- For a century, scientists have assumed that the Earth has same chemical make-up as the sun. But this belief has been challenged by scientists at The Australian National University.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Double chemical action yields double success

Molecules containing silicon double bonds, or disilenes, can be nearly twice as responsive to light as double-bonded hydrocarbons—a feature that makes them irresistible to researchers developing novel ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

First patent on low density parity check coding with soft decision decoding for spin-torque transfer MRAM

Researchers at the A*STAR, Data Storage Institute (DSI), have filed a patent on low-density parity-check (LDPC) coding with soft decision decoding, which is an advanced error correction coding scheme for spin-torque transfer ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fukushima lesson: Prepare for unanticipated nuclear accidents

A year after the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, scientists and engineers remain largely in the dark when it comes to fundamental knowledge about how nuclear fuels behave under extreme conditions, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Resetting the future of MRAM

In close collaboration with colleagues from Bochum, Germany, and the Netherlands, researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany, have developed a novel, extremely thin structure made of various magnetic ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Chemists find new material to remove radioactive gas from spent nuclear fuel

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by a team of Sandia chemists could impact worldwide efforts to produce clean, safe nuclear energy and reduce radioactive waste.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Giant super-earths made of diamond are possible

(PhysOrg.com) -- A planet made of diamonds may sound lovely, but you wouldn't want to live there.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast


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