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Mark Hoffmann describes a new chemical reaction that could explain how stars form, evolve, and eventually die.
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With more than $450 million in research expenditures for fiscal year 2011, Virginia Tech continues to rank in the top 5 percent of research universities and colleges in an annual survey of more than 900 institutions conducted by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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In a discovery with applications ranging from hair dyeing to electronic sensors to development of materials with improved properties, scientists are reporting the first synthesis of gold nanoparticles inside human hairs. Their study appears in ACS’ journal Nano Letters.
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A new method for creating very thin layers of materials at the atomic scale, reported in the latest issue of the journal Science, could "unlock an important new technology" for creating nanomaterials, according to nanomaterials expert Dr. Jay A. Switzer of Missouri University of Science and Technology in the journal.
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December 8 was the birthday of computing pioneer, Grace Hopper. In commemoration, her birthday every year marks Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) intended to spotlight the transformative role of computing and the need to bolster computer science at all educational levels.
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Today marks the start of a new era for research on energy-efficient buildings at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
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The tons of salt that are sprayed on the roads every year are harmful to the environment. But there is no good alternative to de-ice roads when temperatures drop below zero degrees Celcius. Not yet, at least.
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Technique for observing ‘mechanochemical’ synthesis could boost green chemistry.
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OFS Laboratories is teaming with Clemson University’s Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET), to create fiber optics research space in the Clemson’s Advanced Materials Research Laboratory.
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You’d think it would be easy to use seismic waves to find tunnels dug by smugglers of drugs, weapons or people but that's not the case.
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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has achieved many notable results during its first seven years and helped establish the state of California as an international hub of stem cell research and development, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. However, CIRM's efforts could be enhanced by creating an external scientific advisory board.
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New data show recent trends in U.S. doctoral STEM education.
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