Physical Sciences
Scientists at Arizona State Univ.'s Mars Space Flight Facility are using the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter to monitor a new dust storm.
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Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have succeeded in unlocking the potential of carbon dioxide a common greenhouse gas by converting it into a more useful product.
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Scientists at Rice University have found a simple way to create basic elements for aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products that incorporate sheets of tough, electrically conductive material.
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A method for creating dispersed and chemically modified graphene sheets in a wide variety of organic solvents
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On 9 January 2009, Xu and 83-year-old brain surgeon Wang Zhongcheng of Beijing Tiantan Hospital were awarded the 5 million Yuan (US$730,000) prize by Chinese president Hu Jintao at the annual national S&T awards conference. Xu won the prestigious award for his research into rare earth extraction and its industrial application, and becomes the second chemist to receive the prize since its debut in 2000.
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Che Ting Chan, a scientist at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, believes that it is possible to create a cloaking device that would be able to render an object invisible without encompassing it.
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Fast and simple enabling technology being offered to the world on open basis
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Electrolyzed water cleans, degreases -- and treats athlete's foot. The solution is replacing toxic chemicals.
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a fundamental property of mixture behavior that might help extend the life of many things including vaccines, food and library booksand save money while doing it.
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and The Johns Hopkins University have constructed a unique tool for exploring the properties of promising new materials with unprecedented sensitivity and speed
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President Barack Obama's pursuit of energy independence promises to accelerate research and development for alternative energy sources -- solar, wind and geothermal power, biofuels, hydrogen and biomass, to name a few.
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