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Livermore and Russian scientists propose new names for elements 114 and 116
— 2 Dec 2011 10:17 | ChemistryThe International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) today recommended new proposed names for elements 114 and 116, the latest heavy elements to be added to the periodic table…
Oldest objects in solar system indicate a turbulent beginning
— 4 Mar 2011 15:42 | AstronomyScientists have found that calcium, aluminium-rich inclusions (CAIs), some of the oldest objects in the solar system, formed far away from our sun and then later fell back into the…
Speeding up Mother Nature's very own CO2 mitigation process
— 20 Jan 2011 16:19 | EnvironmentUsing seawater and calcium to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) in a natural gas power plant's flue stream, and then pumping the resulting calcium bicarbonate in the sea, could be beneficial…
From toxicity to life: Arsenic proves to be a building block
— 3 Dec 2010 17:14 | BiologyArsenic - an element that triggers death for most Earthly life forms - is actually allowing for a bacterium to thrive and reproduce…
Insulin-creating cell research may lead to better diabetes treatment
— 29 Oct 2010 13:18 | HealthBeta cells, which make insulin in the human body, do not replicate after the age of 30, indicating that clinicians may be closer to better treating diabetes…
Large CO2 release speeds up ice age melting
— 27 Aug 2010 10:43 | EnvironmentRadiocarbon dating is used to determine the age of everything from ancient artefacts to prehistoric corals on the ocean bottom…
Americans using less energy, more renewables
— 24 Aug 2010 16:18 | EnvironmentAmericans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources…
Highest X-ray energy used to probe materials
— 23 Jul 2010 10:53 | TechnologyScientists for the first time have dived into the effect that an intense X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) has on materials…
Drilling down to the nanometre depths of leaves for biofuels
— 20 Jul 2010 12:11 | TechnologyBy imaging the cell walls of a zinnia leaf down to the nanometre scale, energy researchers have a better idea about how to turn plants into biofuels…
Shocking results from diamond anvil cell experiments
— 7 Jul 2010 12:45 | TechnologyAt first, nanoshocks may seem like something to describe the millions of aftershocks of a large earthquake…
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