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As public health officials sound the alarm about the global spread of drug-resistant bacteria, researchers are working to develop more effective antibiotics to counter this dangerous trend. Now, results from a team including a Princeton University scientist offer a possible solution that uses the bacteria's own byproducts to destroy them.
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Scientists working at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) have improved an innovative solar-energy device to be about 100 times more efficient than its previous design in converting the sun's light and heat into electricity.
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Robot butlers that tidy your house or cook you a meal have long been the dream of science-fiction writers and artificial intelligence researchers alike.
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Syrris is hosting a free flow chemistry workshop in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, on the 9th of May 2013. The latest in a successful global series of workshops, the event will combine theoretical discussion with hands-on sessions, enabling chemists to develop their understanding of the many and varied benefits of flow chemistry.
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Register to join your fellow lab professionals at the 8th International Symposium on Recent Advances in POPs Analysis.
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Please submit an abstract for consideration in the scientific program at SLAS2014, the third annual conference and exhibition of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS).
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says Oak Ridge National Laboratory's new carbon fiber manufacturing is an example of how the Volunteer State can compete in a global economy.
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Engineers at the University of California, San Diego are developing nanofoams that could be used to make better body armor; prevent traumatic brain injury and blast-related lung injuries in soldiers; and protect buildings from impacts and blasts.
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New insight into the structural nature of Deinococcus manganese complexes in the world’s toughest microbe, Deinococcus radiodurans, gained by using advanced spectroscopy techniques, may ultimately accelerate the development of pharmaceuticals aimed at slowing down the aging process.
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Solar cells are just like leaves, capturing the sunlight and turning it into energy. It’s fitting that they can now be made partially from trees.
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The Pittcon 2013 Organizing Committee is pleased to announce a successful event for the first time in Philadelphia with more than 18,000 attendees, 1,011 exhibiting companies from 28 countries, co-location of Food Labs Conference in conjunction with Pittcon and a robust technical program.
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Certain bacteria can breathe iron like we breathe oxygen. Understanding how they do so will help researchers use the microbes for cleaning up soil contaminants, for trapping carbon dioxide or for making batteries out of bacteria.
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