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...

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...

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 (...

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...

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.