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Nanotechnology for water purification

Nanotechnology refers to a broad range of tools, techniques and applications that simply involve particles on the approximate size scale of a few to hundreds of nanometers in diameter. Particles of this size have some unique ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 29, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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Research opens doors to UV disinfection using LED technology

Research from North Carolina State University will allow the development of energy-efficient LED devices that use ultraviolet (UV) light to kill pathogens such as bacteria and viruses. The technology has a wide array of applications ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Beamed-up lemon shark shows research promise (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Not everyone is game enough to fit a laser beam on to a shark’s head and live to tell the tale intact, but not everyone is a marine biologist, either. Last month, marine biologist Luke Tipple, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 06, 2012 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

Handheld plasma flashlight rids skin of bacteria instantly

A group of Chinese and Australian scientists, including CSIRO, have developed a handheld, battery-powered plasma-producing device that can rid skin of bacteria in an instant. The handheld plasma flashlight could be used in ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Researchers take steps toward fast, low-cost DNA sequencing device

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Yale University have developed a new concept for use in a high-speed genomic sequencing device that may have the potential to substantially drive down costs.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Geothermal heating system draws on limitless fuel: sewage

Among the many renewable energy sources - wind, solar, hydroelectric, biofuels - there is one to which we all contribute that has not yet managed to attract the romantic advocates who have embraced other forms of green energy.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Bridges get a quick check-up with new imaging technique

Swiss engineers have developed a new imaging technique that lets them see the insides of massive concrete bridges. Much like a sonogram, this technique provides quick, easy-to-interpret images, so that the ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Scientists use nanotechnology to hunt for hidden pathogens

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed a novel technique that may give doctors a faster and more sensitive tool to detect pathogens associated with inflammatory bowel disease, including ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Handheld plasma flashlight rids skin of notorious pathogens

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of Chinese and Australian scientists have developed a handheld, battery-powered plasma-producing device that can rid skin of bacteria in an instant.

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (23) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Two-in-one device uses sewage as fuel to make electricity and clean the sewage

Scientists today described a new and more efficient version of an innovative device the size of a home washing machine that uses bacteria growing in municipal sewage to make electricity and clean up the sewage at the same ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New 'electronic skin' patches monitor health wirelessly

Like the colorful temporary tattoos that children stick to their arms for fun, people may one day put thin "electronic skin" patches onto their arms to wirelessly diagnose health problems or deliver treatments. A scientis ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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