(Phys.org)—Platinum works well as a catalyst in hydrogen fuel cells, but it has at least two drawbacks: It is expensive, and it degrades over time. Brown chemists have engineered a cheaper and more durable catalyst using ...
Materials Science
Oct 17, 2012
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A technique that uses acoustic waves to sort cells on a chip may create miniature medical analytic devices that could make Star Trek's tricorder seem a bit bulky in comparison, according to a team of researchers.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 2, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Texas Tech University scientists have filed for a patent on a new device that could make some drug testing faster and less expensive.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 20, 2012
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Researchers use a magnetic field to generate both side-to-side and corkscrew-like motions of tiny robots.
General Physics
Dec 16, 2011
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The Curiosity rover that was launched toward Mars over the Thanksgiving holiday includes a significant contribution from ORNL and DOE. The mobile instrument platform, which is too large to rely on solar-powered batteries, ...
Space Exploration
Nov 29, 2011
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US scientists are hoping to uncover answers behind a mysterious disease that has emerged in Arctic seal populations, causing skin lesions, lethargy and death, officials said Friday.
Ecology
Oct 15, 2011
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It will perhaps be possible, in the near future, to detect cancer by a simple blood or urine test. In fact, biologists from CNRS, Inserm, Paris Descartes and Strasbourg universities have developed a technique capable of detecting ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 23, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have invented a technique that uses inexpensive paper to make "microfluidic" devices for rapid medical diagnostics and chemical analysis.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 25, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Brigham Young University engineers and chemists has created an inexpensive silicon microchip that reliably detects viruses, even at low concentrations.
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 8, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Civil engineering students at the University of Rhode Island will soon take to the roadways to apply what they have learned in the classroom in real-world analyses of bridges, buildings and other structures, ...
Engineering
Dec 2, 2009
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