Plugging a spewing oil well with cornstarch
A substance more like quicksand and less like ketchup could improve the "top kill" method of plugging a blown-out oil well.
Environment
Feb 1, 2011
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Building gasifiers via simulation
A team of scientists from the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is using Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL's) Jaguar supercomputer, located at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF), to conduct ...
Computer Sciences
Jan 13, 2011
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Zapping Titan-like atmosphere with UV rays creates life precursors
The first experimental evidence showing how atmospheric nitrogen can be incorporated into organic macromolecules is being reported by a University of Arizona team.
Biochemistry
Jun 29, 2010
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Mineral studies advance antibacterial alternatives
Alternative approaches to medicine are stock-in-trade in the ASU laboratory of microbiologist Shelley Haydel. So when ASU senior Jenny Koehl joined Haydel's investigative team seeking firsthand knowledge of how basic research ...
Biochemistry
Mar 3, 2010
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Chemical reactions can be self-stirring (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Every chemistry student knows that if you stir a mixture of chemicals you speed up the reactions between them, but less well-known is that chemical reactions can themselves stir up the mixture. This was demonstrated ...
Using magnetic toys as inspiration, researchers tease out structures of self-assembled clusters
Scientists have long studied how atoms and molecules structure themselves into intricate clusters. Unlocking the design secrets of Nature offers lessons in engineering artificial systems that could self-assemble into any ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 28, 2010
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Prof gets messages from space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Barbara Frisken received several messages from outer space this year on her answering machine.
Space Exploration
Dec 8, 2009
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Volatile gas could turn Rwandan lake into a freshwater time bomb
A dangerous level of carbon dioxide and methane gas haunts Lake Kivu, the freshwater lake system bordering Rwanda and the Republic of Congo.
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2009
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NASA Researchers Explore Lightning's NOx-ious Impact on Pollution, Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Every year, scientists learn something new about the inner workings of lightning. With satellites, they have discovered that more than 1.2 billion lightning flashes occur around the world every year. (Rwanda ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2009
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Powerhouses in the cell dismantled
All of life is founded on the interactions of millions of proteins. These are the building blocks for cells and form the molecular mechanisms of life. The problem is that proteins are extremely difficult to study, particularly ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 15, 2009
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