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Nanoclays Used to Improve Surface Properties of Paper

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Batteries as they are meant to be seen: In the search for long-lasting, inexpensive rechargeable batteries, researchers develop more realistic methods to study the materials in action

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Liquid battery electrolytes makes this view of an uncharged electrode (top) and a charged electrode (bottom) a bit fuzzy.

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Space weather forecasts to protect vital technologies from solar storms

The UK will become one of a small number of countries to forecast the weather in space.

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Nanocomposites Prove Efficient in Improving Mechanical Properties of Rubber

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Biosafety of Carbon Nanotubes during Pregnancy Investigated in Iran

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Nanotechnology Helps Measurement of Toxic Heavy Metals in Foodstuff

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Cassini Sees Saturn and Moons in Holiday Dress

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The globe of Saturn, seen here in natural color, is reminiscent of a holiday ornament in this wide-angle view from NASA's...

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Resistance makes waves: There is a growing understanding of the conditions required for superconductivity and how it can be achieved at realistic temperatures

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A look inside a high-temperature superconductor: The Max Planck scientists in Stuttgart used resonant X-ray scattering to show the...

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