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Antimicrobial edible films inhibit pathogens in meat

Antimicrobial agents incorporated into edible films applied to foods to seal in flavor, freshness and color can improve the microbiological safety of meats, according to researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.

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This image shows ring baloney wrapped in edible, antimicrobial film.

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New rapid synthesis developed for bilayer graphene and high-performance transistors: UCSB researchers demonstrate ultra-fast and deterministic growth of high-quality and large-area bilayer graphene films with controlled stacking order required for low-pow

Researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara, in collaboration with Rice University, have recently demonstrated a rapid synthesis technique for large-area Bernal (or AB) stacked bilayer graphene films that can open up new pathways for digital electronics and transparent conductor applications.

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This is concept art of a schematic view of an AB-stacked graphene film synthesized by UC Santa Barbara researchers using a stoichiometry engineered bifunctional alloy catalyst.

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Ganymede May Harbor 'Club Sandwich' of Oceans and Ice

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This artist's concept of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, illustrates the "club sandwich" model of its interior oceans.

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Cassini Spies the Ice-Giant Planet Uranus

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This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft features a blue planet, but unlike the view from July 19, 2013 (PIA17172) that featured our home planet, this blue orb is Uranus, imaged by Cassini for the first time.

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Iranian Researchers Study Interaction of Vitamins with Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Iranian Researchers Study Interaction of Vitamins with Boron Nitride Nanotubes

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U.S. Air Force Creates an Alternative Fuel Source

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The F-T reactor system produces synthetic liquid diesel fuel for Air Force equipment.

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Legs for ROBONAUT 2!

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Brain tumor cells penetrated by tiny, degradable particles carrying genetic instructions: Work in mice advances potential for nanoparticles to treat brain cancer

Working together, Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers and neurosurgeons report that they have created tiny, biodegradable "nanoparticles" able to carry DNA to brain cancer cells in mice.

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Biodegradable plastic molecules (orange) self-assemble with DNA molecules (intertwined, black circles) to form tiny nanoparticles that can carry genes to cancer cells.

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Graphene only as strong as weakest link: Rice, Georgia Tech experiments determine real-world limits of two-dimensional carbon

There is no disputing graphene is strong. But new research by Rice University and the Georgia Institute of Technology should prompt manufacturers to look a little deeper as they consider the miracle material for applications.

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An electron microscope image shows a pre-crack in a suspended sheet of graphene used to measure the overall strength of the sheet in a test at Rice University. Rice and Georgia Tech scientists performed experiments and theoretical calculations and found that graphene, largely touted for its superior physical strength, is only as strong as its weakest point.

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Well-behaved, Young Galaxy Surprises Astronomers

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The young galaxy SDSS090122.37+181432.3, also known as S0901, is seen here as the bright arc to the left of the central bright galaxy.