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The United Nations has designated 2011 the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) a global celebration of chemistry and its contributions to the world around us. This worldwide initiative is being celebrated under the auspices of the United Nations Ed
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Nikon Instruments Inc., an innovator of advanced optical instruments, today announced an agreement with Agilent Technologies, the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in chemical analysis, life sciences, electronics and c
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The 25-year-old Tevatron particle accelerator in the US will end its operations in September this year since no funds are available to extend its life for three more years. The Tevatron is located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermila
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Whether the object of attention is a novel aspect of the universe or an enigmatic and distant colleague, listening is key to nearly any effort to seek understanding. And not just with your ears. Spectroscopy, the study of how atoms absorb and emit el
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Phenomenex Inc., a global leader in the research and manufacture of advanced technologies for the separation sciences, announces the release of its updated 2011/2012 product guide. The new catalog is available in print and interactive digital formats
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The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and LG Chem, Ltd., announced January 6, 2011, that they have reached a licensing agreement to make and use Argonne's patented cathode material technology in lithium-ion battery cells.
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Michael Kessler of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory is researching biorenewable polymers capable of healing themselves as they degrade and crack. The self-healing properties can increase material lifetimes and reduce maintenance.
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UC Davis new winery, brewery and food-processing complex this week received official LEED Platinum certification the highest environmental rating awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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In a groundbreaking achievement that could help scientists "build" new biological systems, Princeton University scientists have constructed for the first time artificial proteins that enable the growth of living cells.
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A newly engineered yeast strain can simultaneously consume two types of sugar from plants to produce ethanol, researchers report. The sugars are glucose, a six-carbon sugar that is relatively easy to ferment; and xylose, a five-carbon sugar that has
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Given the urgent national need to make breakthroughs in energy research and transform these and other basic science discoveries into beneficial technologies, the Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory faces a critical lack of spa
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Nearly 900 new jobs; university collaborations including the Center for Advanced Energy Studies; more than $50 million in laboratory investments; business volume nearly doubling to $1 billion; unprecedented input for the nation's energy agenda. After
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