GE to give Penn State $10M for gas drilling center
General Electric Co. says it will give Penn State University up to $10 million to create a new center for natural gas industry research.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 24, 2014
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A challenging series of occultations this weekend and more
Got clear skies? This week's equinox means the return of astronomical Fall for northern hemisphere observers and a slow but steady return of longer nights afterwards. And as the Moon returns to the evening skies, all eyes ...
Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2014
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Chemical sensors built at MBARI to provide unprecedented view of Southern Ocean
Ocean researchers are on the verge of gaining new insights about the changing Southern Ocean with help from sensors developed by a research team at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). These sensors will ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2014
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Insect genomes' analysis challenges universality of essential cell division proteins
Cell division, the process that ensures equal transmission of genetic information to daughter cells, has been fundamentally conserved for over a billion years of evolution. Considering its ubiquity and essentiality, it is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 24, 2014
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Study finds gang life is short-lived
Although membership in a gang often is depicted as a lifelong commitment, the typical gang member joins at age 13 and only stays active for about two years, according to a study at Sam Houston State University.
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2014
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2-D materials' crystalline defects key to new properties
Understanding how atoms "glide" and "climb" on the surface of 2D crystals like tungsten disulphide may pave the way for researchers to develop materials with unusual or unique characteristics, according to an international ...
Condensed Matter
Sep 24, 2014
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Nanotechnology leads to better, cheaper LEDs for phones and lighting
Princeton University researchers have developed a new method to increase the brightness, efficiency and clarity of LEDs, which are widely used on smartphones and portable electronics as well as becoming increasingly common ...
Engineering
Sep 24, 2014
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'Fracking' wastewater that is treated for drinking produces potentially harmful compounds
Concerns that fluids from hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," are contaminating drinking water abound. Now, scientists are bringing to light another angle that adds to the controversy. A new study, appearing in the ACS journal ...
Environment
Sep 24, 2014
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'Greener,' low-cost transistor heralds advance in flexible electronics
As tech company LG demonstrated this summer with the unveiling of its 18-inch flexible screen, the next generation of roll-up displays is tantalizingly close. Researchers are now reporting in the journal ACS Nano a new, inexpensive ...
Nanophysics
Sep 24, 2014
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Taking advantage of graphene defects
A potential application in security screening: new theoretical model for estimation of electric current rectification in graphene
Nanophysics
Sep 24, 2014
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