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August 29, 2017
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August 29, 2017

Tiny Nanopackages Built out of DNA Help Scientists Peek at How Neurons Work

Aug. 29, 2017 — Scientists have designed a way to use microscopic capsules made out of DNA to deliver a payload of tiny molecules directly into a cell. The technique gives scientists an opportunity to understand ... read more

Scientists Move Graphene Closer to Transistor Applications

Aug. 29, 2017 — Scientists were able to successfully manipulate the electronic structure of graphene, which may enable the fabrication of graphene transistors -- faster and more reliable than existing silicon-based ... read more

Brain Stimulation for Children With Learning Difficulties?

Aug. 29, 2017 — Applying a brain stimulation method, which was previously suggested to enhance mathematical learning in healthy adults, may improve the performance of children with mathematical learning ... read more

Clamping Down on Causality by Probing Laser Cavities

Aug. 29, 2017 — By monitoring the optical response of an externally probed laser cavity before and after gain clamping, researchers reveal the underlying mechanisms driving the cavity's ... read more

Researchers Validate UV Light's Use in Improving Semiconductors

Aug. 29, 2017 — A discovery by two scientists could aid the development of next-generation semiconductor devices, explains a new ... read more

Analysis Identifies Where Commercial Customers Might Benefit from Energy Storage

Aug. 29, 2017 — Commercial electricity customers who are subject to high demand charges may be able to reduce overall costs by using battery energy storage to manage demand, according to ... read more

Electricity Consumption in Europe Will Shift Under Climate Change

Aug. 28, 2017 — Rising temperatures due to greenhouse gas emissions will fundamentally change electricity consumption patterns in Europe. A team of scientists now analyzed what unchecked future warming means for ... read more

Nanoparticles Pollution Rises 30 Percent When Flex-Fuel Cars Switch from Bio to Fossil

Aug. 28, 2017 — Use of ethanol in vehicles reduces pollution by nanoparticles, a study shows. Levels of ultrafine particulate matter in São Paulo City, Brazil, increased by up to 30 percent at times when ethanol ... read more

A Low-Cost Method for Solar-Thermal Conversion That's Simpler and Greener

Aug. 28, 2017 — Researchers have developed a simple, low-cost, and environmentally sound method for fabricating a highly-efficient selective solar absorber (SSA) to convert sunlight into heat for energy-related ... read more

Solar Hydrogen Production by Artificial Leafs: Scientists Analysed How a Special Treatment Improves Cheap Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes

Aug. 28, 2017 — Metal oxides are promising candidates for cheap and stable photoelectrodes for solar water splitting, producing hydrogen with sunlight. Unfortunately, metal oxides are not highly efficient in this ... read more

Flipping the Switch on Ferroelectrics

Aug. 28, 2017 — Scientists have taken control of the configuration of domains in nanorod- and thin-film ferroelectric ... read more

Popularity Outranks Strategy in Supply Chain Integration Decisions

Aug. 28, 2017 — Conscious comparison and indirect copying increase the similarity of supply chain management practices of peer group companies, sometimes at the cost of quality and operating ... read more

New Neutron Holography Technique Opens a Window for Obtaining Clear 3-D Atomic Images

Aug. 28, 2017 — New work at particle accelerator facilities shows that neutron holograms can reveal the precise atomic structure of doped materials, offering a new characterization technique for materials ... read more

Oil and Water May Combine If Conditions Are Right, Study Suggests

Aug. 28, 2017 — They say that oil and water do not mix ... but now scientists have discovered that -- under certain circumstances -- it may be ... read more

Study Confirms Safety of Rapid Algorithm to Rule-out and Rule-in Myocardial Infarction

Aug. 27, 2017 — The safety and efficacy of a rapid algorithm to rule-out and rule-in myocardial infarction has been confirmed in a new ... read more

Trash to Treasure: The Benefits of Waste-to-Energy Technologies

Aug. 27, 2017 — Using landfill waste to produce energy generates less greenhouse gases than simply letting the waste decompose. The study highlights the benefits of food waste as a potential source of ... read more

Augmented Reality Technology May Help Guide Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Aug. 25, 2017 — A plastic surgery research group has developed an augmented reality system that enables them to create 3D simulations of the desired results of facial reconstructive procedures and project them over ... read more

Conformal Metasurface Coating Eliminates Crosstalk, Shrinks Waveguides

Aug. 25, 2017 — The properties of materials can behave in funny ways. Tweak one aspect to make a device smaller or less leaky, for example, and something else might change in an undesirable way, so that engineers ... read more

New Steel Beats the Strength-Ductilitiy Trade-Off

Aug. 25, 2017 — Automotive, aerospace and defence applications require metallic materials with ultra-high strength. However, in some particular high-loading structural applications, metallic materials shall also ... read more

Tweaking Thermoelectric Voltage Across Atomic-Scale Gold Junction by Mechanical Force

Aug. 25, 2017 — Scientists have achieved precise and fully reversible switching of the polarity of voltage produced by the thermoelectric effect across a gold junction with an atomic-scale contact. The control of ... read more
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