Scientists pioneer new method for nanoribbon production
Research involving scientists from The University of Nottingham is pioneering a new method of studying and making molecules.
Nanomaterials
Aug 9, 2011
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Research group shows iPhones cost less to support
(PhysOrg.com) -- ClickFox, a firm that analyzes customer experience when trying to solve problems with their technology has focused its attention on how much work and cost is involved in supporting and troubleshooting problems ...
Berkeley lab-led team works on storing CO2 underground to extract electricity
About a year from now, two nondescript shipping containers will be installed in a field in Cranfield, Mississippi. They’ll house turbines designed to generate electricity in a way that’s never been done before. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 9, 2011
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It's not who you are, but what you do
(PhysOrg.com) -- When you're a tiny creature in a vast ocean it pays to hang out with the right crowd, regardless of whether they are related to you or not, a new study into the amazingly diverse world of marine microbes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 9, 2011
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Simulation shows it’s possible to tow an iceberg to drought areas
(PhysOrg.com) -- Way back in the 70’s Georges Mougin, then an engineering graduate, had a big idea. He suggested that icebergs floating around in the North Atlantic could be tethered and dragged south to places that ...
Mortal combat is the rational choice for wasps
(PhysOrg.com) -- Males of an unusual group of wasps fight to the death over females, even if they've already mated or are competing with their own brothers, a new study shows. The behaviour was seen in parasitoid wasps, which ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 9, 2011
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Nurturing a seed of discovery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Network scientists at Northeastern University have collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of colleagues in cell biology and interactive data acquisition to create the first large-scale map of a plant’s ...
Biotechnology
Aug 9, 2011
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Putting the pieces together
On April 4, 2010, the ground beneath the deserts of Baja California started to rumble, then rip apart, sending tremors throughout a region 40 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. In the months that followed, the 7.2-magnitude ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 9, 2011
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Shells slim down with CO2
Marine algae that turn carbon dissolved in seawater into shell will produce thinner and thinner shells as carbon dioxide levels increase.
Environment
Aug 9, 2011
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Cyber attack on Seoul's Unification Ministry
The South Korean ministry which handles relations with North Korea has been targeted by hackers in the latest of a series of online attacks on government and corporate websites, an official said Tuesday.
Internet
Aug 9, 2011
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