One of graphene's most sought-after properties is its high conductivity. Argentinian and Brazilian physicists have now successfully calculated the conditions of the transport, or conductance mechanisms, in graphene nanoribbons. ...
Nanophysics
Apr 8, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A major strategy of modern cancer research is to discover a difference between cancerous and healthy cells and then to specifically target this difference to kill cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 8, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Synthetic genetic circuitry created by researchers at Rice University is helping them see, for the first time, how to regulate cell mechanisms that degrade the misfolded proteins implicated in Parkinson's, Huntington's ...
Biochemistry
Apr 8, 2014
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In a presentation exploring the promise of magnetic nanoparticle (mNP) hyperthermia in breast cancer treatment, Dartmouth researcher P. Jack Hoopes, DMV, PhD, reviewed preclinical studies conducted at Norris Cotton Cancer ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 8, 2014
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Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a technology for accelerating data transfer speeds that can be applied to various types of network environments used for cloud, mobile applications and other services.
Telecom
Apr 8, 2014
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Findings from an international study led by two Queen's researchers could lead to safer food sources and provide better protection for crops.
Biotechnology
Apr 8, 2014
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Putting a price on clean water and soil fertility helps the UN set ecological restoration targets for degraded and deforested land.
Environment
Apr 8, 2014
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Gaurav Sharma appeared relaxed but focused in his purple hoodie on Jan. 16, 2014. Less than 20 seconds later, Sharma, a 15-year-old from Lakeside High School in Seattle, found himself the owner of a Guinness World Record ...
Other
Apr 8, 2014
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When geologist John Rakovan needed better tools to investigate whether a dazzling 217.78-gram piece of gold was in fact the world's largest single-crystal specimen—a distinguishing factor that would not only drastically ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 8, 2014
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Some years ago, a small recycling company asked the Center for Research in Advanced Materials (CIMAV) at Monterrey in the northeast of Mexico, a technology to identify PVC from PET, since the material caused them losses in ...
Materials Science
Apr 8, 2014
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