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Researchers demonstrate tracking of individual catalyst nanoparticles during heating

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McMaster researchers have taken atomic-level images of individual nanoparticles during heating that could lead to improved fuel-cell...

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Simple, Quick Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Materials by Magnetic Nanocatalyst

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New device uses carbon nanotubes to snag molecules: Nanotube “forest” in a microfluidic channel may help detect rare proteins and viruses

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A patterned and cylindrical structure made up of carbon nanotubes.

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Physicists discover material for a more efficient energy storage: Experiment confirms predictions of the University of Luxembourg

The earlier calculations made by the team around Tanja Schilling, professor of physics at the University of Luxembourg, were at first rather bad news for the field of materials research: they indicated that certain compound materials made of polymers...

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Geminids set to light up winter sky in year's best meteor shower

From 13 to 15 December, skywatchers across the world will be looking up as the Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak, in potentially one of the best night sky events of the year.

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NASA Highlights Global Air Quality, Moon, El Nino at American Geophysical Union

NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union Dec. 14-18 in San Francisco. NASA-related briefings will be carried live on the agency’s website.

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Heat radiates 10,000 times faster at the nanoscale

While researchers have been aware of this for decades, they haven't understood the process. Heat flow often needs to be prevented or harnessed and the lack of an accurate way to predict it represents a bottleneck in nanotechnology development.

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The subtle dance of atoms influences enzyme activity: Certain infinitesimal fluctuations of distant atoms can control enzyme function even though they are not directly involved in enzyme catalysis

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