Chemistry you can dance to
UCLA psychobiology major Anantha Singarajah admits she disliked chemistry before taking professor Neil Garg's popular undergraduate organic chemistry course (Chemistry 14D) this quarter.
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2012
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How much does cybercrime cost?
(Phys.org) -- The first systematic study of the cost of cybercrime recommends that society should spend less on antivirus software and more on policing the internet.
Economics & Business
Jun 18, 2012
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Mobile MITEs jump to fame in gene regulation
Moving genetic elements from one location to another in a genome makes for a very dynamic situation in terms of development and disease. An EU project has investigated a special type of micro transposable element and its ...
Biotechnology
Jun 18, 2012
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Revealing the ligand-hole localization behaviors in oxides with unusual high-valence Fe
Japanese researchers revealed the mechanism of the functional properties of oxides with unusual valence Fe. The paper was published in a Nature publishing group journal Scientific Reports.
Materials Science
Jun 18, 2012
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NXP releases smallest, toughest power MOSFETs
NXP Semiconductors today released its new LFPAK33 portfolio – a range of high switching performance MOSFETs available in an ultra-reliable 3.3-mm x 3.3-mm power package. Unlike many MOSFET packages of this size, LFPAK33 ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jun 18, 2012
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Carbon is key for getting algae to pump out more oil
(Phys.org) -- Overturning two long-held misconceptions about oil production in algae, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory show that ramping up the microbes’ overall metabolism ...
Biotechnology
Jun 18, 2012
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Solar nanowire array may increase percentage of sun's frequencies available for energy conversion
(Phys.org) -- Researchers creating electricity through photovoltaics want to convert as many of the sun’s wavelengths as possible to achieve maximum efficiency. Otherwise, they’re eating only a small part of a shot ...
Nanophysics
Jun 18, 2012
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Facebook pays $10 million to settle ad suit
Facebook will pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit from users who claimed their names, images and other information were improperly used in advertising described as "sponsored stories," court documents showed.
Business
Jun 18, 2012
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Study improves understanding of surface molecules in controlling size of gold nanoparticles
North Carolina State University researchers have shown that the "bulkiness" of molecules commonly used in the creation of gold nanoparticles actually dictates the size of the nanoparticles – with larger so-called ligands ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 18, 2012
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Researchers develop prototype automated pavement crack detection and sealing system
Sealing cracks in roadways ensures a road's structural integrity and extends the time between major repaving projects, but conventional manual crack sealing operations expose workers to dangerous traffic and cover a limited ...
Engineering
Jun 18, 2012
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