Science

IU scientists create 'nano-reactor' for the production of hydrogen biofuel: Combining bacterial genes and virus shell creates a highly efficient, renewable material used in generating power from water

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This is an artist's rendering of P22-Hyd, a new biomaterial created by encapsulating a hydrogen-producing enzyme within a virus shell...

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Treatment of Damaged Heart Tissues by Nanochains Containing Protein

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Iranian researchers from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in association with American researchers succeeded in the production of...

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Production of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets to Economize Fuel Cells

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U.S. Demonstrates Production of Fuel for Missions to the Solar System and Beyond

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This self-portrait of NASA's Mars rover Curiosity combines dozens of exposures taken by the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (...

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Radar Images of a Christmas-Eve Asteroid: An Early Gift for Astronomers

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These images of an asteroid 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) long were taken on Dec. 17 (left) and Dec. 22 by scientists using...

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Properties, Quality of Edible Oils Improved by Special Nanocapsules

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Application of Nanostructures; New Approach to Increase Efficiency, Decrease Cost of Solar Cells

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Application of Nanostructures; New Approach to Increase Efficiency, Decrease Cost of Solar Cells

The research was carried out at laboratorial scale, and nanostructures were synthesized through a simple and economic method with the ability to be mass produced.

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