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Measuring methane

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MADISON, WI, MARCH 1, 2011 — Methane is an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Wetlands, gas hydrates, permafrost, termites, oceans, freshwater bodies, non-wetland soils, are all natural sources of atmospheric methane; however, the majority of methan…

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New non-surgical autopsy technique set to revolutionize post-mortem practice

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A new non-surgical post-mortem technique that has the potential to revolutionise the way autopsies are conducted around the world has been pioneered by forensic pathologists and radiologists at the University of Leicester in collaboration with the U…

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Radio-guided surgery a safe and simple way to remove potentially cancerous nodules in the lung

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Using tiny spheres of radioactive liquid to guide surgeons as they remove potentially cancerous material in the lungs is safe and more effective than other techniques, Italian researchers report at the European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thorac…

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Sleeping Trojan horse to aid imaging of diseased cells

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A unique strategy developed by researchers at Cardiff University is opening up new possibilities for improving medical imaging.
Medical imaging often requires getting unnatural materials such as metal ions into cells, a process which is a major ch…

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UMD advance lights possible path to creating next-gen computer chips

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – University of Maryland researchers have made a breakthrough in the use of visible light for making tiny integrated circuits. Though their advance is probably at least a decade from commercial use, they say it could one day make i…

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New technique boosts high-power potential for gallium nitride electronics

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Gallium nitride (GaN) material holds promise for emerging high-power devices that are more energy efficient than existing technologies — but these GaN devices traditionally break down when exposed to high voltages. Now researchers at North C…

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Tuning graphene film so it sheds water

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Windshields that shed water so effectively that they don’t need wipers. Ship hulls so slippery that they glide through the water more efficiently than ordinary hulls.
These are some of the potential applications for graphene, one of the hottest n…

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Voiding defects: New technique makes LED lighting more efficient

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Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are an increasingly popular technology for use in energy-efficient lighting. Researchers from North Carolina State University have now developed a new technique that reduces defects in the gallium nitride (GaN) films use…

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Special sugar, nanoparticles combine to detect cholera toxin

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A complex sugar may someday become one of the most effective weapons to stop the spread of cholera, a disease that has claimed thousands of lives in Haiti since the devastating earthquake last year.
A technique developed by University of Cen…

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New technique to see neurons of the deep brain for months at a time developed at Stanford

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Travel just one millimeter inside the brain and you’ll be stepping into the dark.
Standard light microscopes don’t allow researchers to look into the interior of the living brain, where memories are formed and diseases such as dementia and can…

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Scripps Research chemist devises new method to quantify protein changes

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JUPITER, FL, January 5, 2011 — A scientist from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has devised a new method of analyzing and quantifying changes in proteins that result from a common chemical process. The new findings could provi…

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Reading ‘Avatar’s’ DNA

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Tel Aviv — You know when you’re watching a pirated film downloaded from the Internet — there’s no mistaking the fuzzy footage, or the guy in the front row getting up for popcorn. Despite the poor quality, pirated video is a serious problem a…

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