(PhysOrg.com) -- New findings from the laboratory of University of Illinois researcher Joe Lyding are providing valuable insight into graphene, a single two-dimensional layer of graphite with numerous electronic and mechanical ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 22, 2010
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Liquid explosives are easy to produce. As a result, terrorists can use the chemicals for attacks -- on aircraft, for instance. In the future, new detection systems at airport security checkpoints will help track down these ...
Engineering
Sep 22, 2010
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The Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a dramatic view of gas and dust sculpted by intense radiation from hot young stars deep in the heart of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier ...
Astronomy
Sep 22, 2010
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“Many state and international counter-terrorism initiatives are based on misconceptions of the underlying reasons behind terrorism and suicide bombing,” says Dr. Paul Gill, who has been selected to receive the ECPR Jean ...
Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2010
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Scientists at The University of Nottingham have made a discovery that could hold important implications for harnessing the potential of a single molecule at the nanoscale.
Nanophysics
Sep 22, 2010
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For the first time in almost 20 years, northern autumn is beginning on the night of a full Moon. The coincidence sets the stage for a "Super Harvest Moon" and a must-see sky show to mark the change of seasons.
Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2010
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Lots of energy can be saved by using outside air directly for cooling in data centers in the north. In a study by researchers of Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT and the University of Helsinki, computers ...
Engineering
Sep 22, 2010
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The analysis of the complete genome of Chlorella microalgae, a promising genus for biofuel production, has been completed by the Laboratoire Information Genomique et Structurale of CNRS, France, which is currently heading ...
Biotechnology
Sep 22, 2010
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Do you fancy watching a musical in London? Then, according to a research study at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, if you want to save money you should buy your airlines long in advance, but postpone the purchase of ...
Economics & Business
Sep 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new image taken with the powerful HAWK-I camera on ESO's Very Large Telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile shows the beautiful barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365 in infrared light. NGC 1365 is a member of ...
Astronomy
Sep 22, 2010
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