A new study into lead contamination in North-East Tasmanian drinking water has revealed high levels of lead, from a surprising source.
Environment
Apr 22, 2015
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"The textbook said we should see slow, gradual and random. But what we saw? BOOM! Fast, explosive and organized!" said Michael Tringides, physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and a professor of physics ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 7, 2015
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Rocks do not lose their memory across Earth history, but their true ages might be distorted: Even under ultra-high temperature metamorphic conditions exceeding 1200°C, zircon retains the lead content accumulated during radioactive ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2015
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The dramatic rise of smartphones, tablets, laptops and other personal and portable electronics has brought battery technology to the forefront of electronics research. Even as devices have improved by leaps and bounds, the ...
Materials Science
Apr 1, 2015
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Until it was banned, leaded gasoline dominated the manmade lead emissions in South America
Environment
Mar 30, 2015
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Shortly following the Big Bang, the Universe was filled with a chaotic primordial soup of quarks and gluons, particles which are now trapped inside of protons and neutrons. Study of this quark-gluon plasma requires the use ...
General Physics
Mar 11, 2015
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The ancient Mongols have a reputation for having been fierce warriors. A new study out of the University of Pittsburgh shows them to have been unmatched polluters.
Environment
Mar 6, 2015
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Solar cells made out of lead sulfide quantum dots could eventually offer a cheaper, more flexible alternative to ones made using silicon, but they are currently much less efficient. However, altering the chemical composition ...
Nanophysics
Mar 3, 2015
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A mysterious lead coffin found close to the site of Richard III's hastily dug grave at the Grey Friars friary has been opened and studied by experts from the University of Leicester.
Archaeology
Mar 2, 2015
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Over the past few days, the SPS has been accelerating argon ions, which have started to be sent to the NA61/SHINE experiment. This operating mode, using a new type of ion, required a number of modifications to the accelerator.
General Physics
Feb 16, 2015
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