News articles tagged with 'absorption'
Silver nanoparticles give polymer solar cells a boost
— 6 Oct 2009 21:04 | TechnologySmall bits of metal may play a new role in solar power. Researchers at Ohio State University are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun's energy and generate... — full story
NIH study finds low short-term risks after bariatric surgery for extreme obesity
— 31 Jul 2009 08:05 | HealthShort-term complications and death rates were low following bariatric surgery to limit the amount of food that can enter the stomach, decrease absorption of food or both, according... — full story
Waxy plant substance key for absorption of water, nutrients
— 23 May 2009 15:00 | BiologyWhile proving a long-held theory that suberin blocks water and nutrient absorption in plants, a Purdue University scientist learned more about manipulating the substance to better feed... — full story
Is dephytinisation from infant cereals beneficial to the nutrition absorption?
— 8 May 2009 02:34 | HealthCereals are considered a rich plant source of carbohydrate, proteins, vitamins, and minerals, and are therefore are usually introduced to an infant's diet between the ages of four and... — full story
A hidden exoplanet found in archival data
— 1 Apr 2009 14:38 | AstronomyA powerful, newly refined image-processing technique may allow astronomers to discover extrasolar planets that are possibly lurking in over a decade's worth of Hubble Space Telescope... — full story
3-D surface treatment boosts solar cell efficiency
— 25 Mar 2009 15:16 | TechnologyUsing two different types of chemical etching to create features at both the micron and nanometre size scales, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a surface... — full story
Diabetics on high-fibre diets might need extra calcium
— 24 Mar 2009 16:26 | HealthThe amount of calcium your body absorbs might depend, in part, on the amount of dietary fibre you consume. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre report that patients with noninsulin-dependent... — full story
Hollow gold nanospheres show promise for biomedical and other applications
— 23 Mar 2009 13:58 | TechnologyA new metal nanostructure developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has already shown promise in cancer therapy studies and could be used for chemical and... — full story
Rock rose leaves and olive and date stones make up new anti-pesticide formula
— 16 Mar 2009 13:30 | EnvironmentA Spanish-Moroccan research team has developed an ecological means of reducing pesticide-related water pollution by using natural organic waste materials, such as olive and date stones,... — full story
NASA mission meets the carbon dioxide measurement challenge
— 11 Feb 2009 10:00 | EnvironmentThe challenge: very precisely measure carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere all over the world, especially near Earth's surface. For Orbiting Carbon Observatory Principal Investigator... — full story