Chemists at the University of Helsinki (Finland) have managed to manufacture new polymer-stabilised silver nanoparticles. The result is significant because the antimicrobial characteristics of silver are used in textiles, ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 24, 2010
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The quest for new drugs is generally a lengthy and costly undertaking. German researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich have now come up with a simpler and more efficient way of going about it. Not only pharmaceutical ...
Biochemistry
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Co-op in Peruvian ecological reserve teaches biology major some unforgettable lessons about caring for the environment at home.
Ecology
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Satellite navigation is having an enormous impact on our daily lives. In practical terms it means the only place left to get lost is indoors, where satnav signals fail to reach. But one ESA project is changing ...
Engineering
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to save energy, consumers need to be able to obtain up-to-date information at any time about the energy consumption of their appliances, and be able to control them while away from home. At CeBIT ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey began a second campaign Monday to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has revived itself after the northern Martian winter. The orbiter received no signal from the lander during the ...
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Newly discovered archaeological sites in southern and northern India have revealed how people lived before and after the colossal Toba volcanic eruption 74,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Collaborative Cardiff University research tracking the movements of three Bornean elephants will inform protection of their habitat.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth researcher Ivan Aprahamian and his team have developed a new molecular switch that changes its configuration as a function of the pH of the environment. This discovery might someday help lead to ...
Nanophysics
Feb 24, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have completed work on a crucial component for an experimental hydrogen storage system for cars, part of efforts to reduce pollution and the use of fossil fuels in transportation.
Engineering
Feb 24, 2010
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