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Researchers Test Smartphones for Earthquake Warning

Crowdsourced Smartphone Data Could Give Advance Notice for People in Quake Zones

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Cell phones can detect ground motion and warn others before strong shaking arrives

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Graphene looking promising for future spintronic devices

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have discovered that large area graphene is able to preserve electron spin over an extended period, and communicate it over greater distances than had previously been known. This has opened the door for the development of spintronics, with an aim to manufacturing faster and more energy-efficient memory and processors in computers. The findings will be published in the journal Nature Communications.

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In graphene, electrons keep their magnetization, their spin (the pink arrows in the picture) much longer than they do in ordinary conductors such as copper and aluminum. This characteristic of graphene may enable spintronics to become a complement to traditional electronics, which only utilizes one of the electron´s degrees of freedom, namely their charge.

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Forest Service Maps Aid Fire Recovery

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The 2013 Rim fire in and near Yosemite National Park, California, was the third largest in the state's history, burning more than 250,000 acres. Almost two years later, forest restoration efforts are still ongoing.

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Smartphones Could Be Early Warning System for Earthquakes

Technology could detect problems and alert people in developing countries.

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Iranian Scientists Use Ultrasound Waves to Produce Fullerene

Iranian researchers from Kashan University used a simple, fast and effective method to produce fullerene nanostructures by applying ultrasound waves.

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Carnegie Mellon chemists create tiny gold nanoparticles that reflect nature's patterns

Our world is full of patterns, from the twist of a DNA molecule to the spiral of the Milky Way. New research from Carnegie Mellon chemists has revealed that tiny, synthetic gold nanoparticles exhibit some of nature's most intricate patterns.

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The x-ray crystallographic structure of the gold nanoparticle is shown. Gold atoms = magenta; sulfur atoms = yellow; carbon atoms = gray; hydrogen atoms = white.

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Cheap Nanocomposite with Electrocatalytic Application in Fuel Cells Synthesized in Iran

Iranian researchers succeeded in the production of a nanocatalyst that is proper to be used in fuel cells.

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Researchers of Tartu develop ‘space grease’

The Estonian Materials Technologies Competence Centre (MATECC) has just signed an agreement with the European Space Agency. Researchers of the centre and of the University of Tartu will start to develop a nanotechnology lubricant suitable for extreme conditions.

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PhD student Triinu Taaber working in the laboratory of physics of nanostructures.

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Iranian Scientists Produce Magnetic Recyclable Photocatalyst to Purify Polluted Water

Iranian researchers from University of Mohaqeq Ardabili used nanotechnology to produce a photocatalyst which can be used for purification of water.

The photocatalyst was made of non-toxic and eco-friendly materials and can be reused five times in the process. Results of the research can be used in water and wastewater purification industries.

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Tunneling across a tiny gap:

Conduction and thermal radiation are two ways in which heat is transferred from one object to another: Conduction is the process by which heat flows between objects in physical contact, such as a pot of tea on a hot stove, while thermal radiation describes heat flow across large distances, such as heat emitted by the sun.

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This illustration depicts phonons "tunneling" from one lattice of sodium chloride to another. New research shows that phonons can reach across a gap as small as a nanometer, “tunneling” from one material to another to enhance heat transport.