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Lithium redox imaging for a better battery

November 14, 2012
News
A technique developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology allows, for the first time, the direct observation of the reactions inside advanced lithium-air batteries. Until now, exactly what goes on inside...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Meteorite reveals Martian secrets

November 7, 2012
News
A meteorite that landed in the Moroccan desert 14 months ago is providing more clues about Mars, its planet of origin.University of Alberta researchers are studying the Tissint meteorite which...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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The hungry black hole

October 25, 2012
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A black hole in our galaxy may devour an approaching cloud of dust and gas known as G2. Supercomputer simulations suggest that some of G2 will survive the eating, but...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Super nanoparticles assemble

October 25, 2012
News
Chemists from the University of Florida have developed a technique for growing new materials from nanorods.The study marks a breakthrough in the field, demonstrating how thermodynamic forces can manipulate nanoparticle...
Chemistry, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology
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Stem cells, quantum physics and fight or flight: The Nobel winners 2012

October 20, 2012
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The most prestigious and publicised awards in the science world were announced last month. Stem cell research, ground-breaking quantum methods and the mechanism behind one of the most important group...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Quantum Physics
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Disintegrating planet has comet-like tail

October 19, 2012
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Astronomers have discovered a faraway planet with a dusty tail. In May 2012, researchers announced that they might have detected a disintegrating exoplanet. Roughly the size of Mercury, the planet...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Laser beam 3D “painting” technique developed

October 17, 2012
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A new method, developed at the Vienna University of Technology, uses laser beams to fix molecules at exactly the right position in a three-dimensional material. The technology will have a...
Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Materials Science
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Building a clock that will last forever

October 15, 2012
News
An experimental design for creating a space-time crystal has been proposed by scientists at Berkeley Lab, based on an electric-field ion trap and the Coulomb repulsion of particles that carry...
Physics & Engineering
Physics
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Mapping the universe with artificial intelligence

October 15, 2012
News
Researchers in Germany have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to chart and explain the structure and dynamics of the Universe.“Our model is a big step forward. With the help...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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Historic observation of rare exploding star

October 10, 2012
News
The first ever direct observations of a type1a supernova - the ‘standard candle’ for astronomers to measure distance - have been made. Exploding stars called Type 1a supernovas are ideal...
Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Physics
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