(PhysOrg.com) -- By discovering the physical mechanism behind the rapid transport of water in carbon nanotubes, scientists at the University of Illinois have moved a step closer to ultra-efficient, next-generation nanofluidic ...
Nanophysics
Sep 16, 2008
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Toronto astronomers have unveiled what is likely the first picture of a planet around a star similar to the sun.
Astronomy
Sep 16, 2008
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Surrey’s Advanced Technology Institute (UK) have used scanning tunnelling microscopy to confirm remarkable changes in the fundamental electronic behaviour when double-walled ...
Nanophysics
Sep 16, 2008
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hunting in a fast-moving pack is a high-risk strategy, according to research by Oxford University and Université Paris-Sud scientists.
Sep 16, 2008
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Visual images can contain a wealth of information, but they are difficult to catalogue in a searchable way. European researchers are generating and combining scraps of information to create a searchable picture.
Computer Sciences
Sep 16, 2008
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's not easy to see a single molecule inside a living cell. Nevertheless, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are helping to develop a new technique that will enable them to create detailed ...
General Physics
Sep 16, 2008
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The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the second-lowest extent recorded since satellite record-keeping began in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2008
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New research from the John Innes Centre and the Central Science Laboratory could help breeders to develop pea varieties able to withstand drought stress and climate change. The research also shows that the composition of ...
Sep 16, 2008
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Engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 16, 2008
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A study at the University of Leicester into how to improve child and young adult witnesses' evidence has looked at several issues that affect witnesses' accuracy.
Other
Sep 16, 2008
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