By combining advanced mathematics with high-performance computing, scientists have developed a tool that allowed them to calculate a fundamental property of most atoms on the periodic table to historic accuracy - reducing error by a factor of a thousand in many cases.
Jun 25th, 2014
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A new mathematical model could help engineers control the formation of wrinkle, crease, and fold structures in a wide variety of materials. It may also help scientists understand how these structures form in nature.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Scientists developing a material that mimics bone have won a major prize that takes their pioneering product a step closer to being used in patients.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Skyrmions, subatomic quasiparticles that could play a key role in future spintronic technologies, have been observed for the first time using x-rays.
Jun 25th, 2014
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An international team of scientists has developed a material which guides and transports a magnetic field from one location to the other, similar to how an optical fibre transports light or a hose transports water.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a series of biomimetic nanochannels, delivered a strategy for the design and construction of smart nanochannels and applied the nanochannels in energy conversion systems.
Jun 25th, 2014
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This new technology suggests a possible application of eco-friendly solvents that can address environmental, safety and economic issues all at once. Since various kinds of metal nanoparticles can be employed on the surface of polymer nanocapsules, it is also potentially useful for other applications in the field of nano-medicine and bioimaging.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Biologists measure distances and the arrangement of membrane molecules in nanometer range.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Funded under the FP7 programme by the European Commission, the 4-year long PneumoNP project brings together top research institutes, universities, clinicians and enterprises from 6 EU member states. This novel collaboration will contribute to answer the call of the World Health Organization (WHO), who recently released an alarming report on the global threat of antibiotic resistance.
Jun 25th, 2014
Read moreUse of ceramic materials in pulp and paper manufacturing has augmented enormously in the last two decades mainly because of their intrinsic abilities to combat the harsh environments. Advanced and nano ceramics, included in this book, are the new-generation innovative materials to help enhancing energy saving, environmental benefits and material protection in the pulp and paper mills.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Researchers have discovered unexpected industrial functions of the sheaths of iron-oxidizing bacteria as a great potential as an anode material in lithium-ion battery.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Four years after falling in love with the disco clam - a cute little mollusk known for its underwater light show - Lindsey Dougherty has discovered the secret of its mirrored lips.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Scientists are using lasers, nanotechnology and neuroscience to develop a new, versatile drug delivery system. The researchers describe their work using a laser to release a neurochemical that is dysfunctional in Parkinson's Disease in a controlled and repeatable manner in a new article.
Jun 25th, 2014
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In this report, the method of constrained Gibbs energy minimization for calculating chemical equilibria in arbitrary multiphase systems is derived using basic thermodynamic concepts.
Jun 25th, 2014
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Physicists have developed a new technology to transfer magnetic fields to arbitrary long distances, which is comparable to transmitting and routing light in optical fibers.
Jun 25th, 2014
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A new synthesis method enables the production of wafer-thin carbon layers for a wide range of applications.
Jun 25th, 2014
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