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New silicon-germanium nanowires could lead to smaller, more powerful electronic devices
(11 Dec 2009)
Microchip manufacturers have long faced challenges miniaturizing transistors, the key active components in nearly every modern electronic device, which are used to amplify or switch electronic signals.Now, researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli ...
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Chemists get custom-designed microscopic particles to self-assemble in liquid crystal
(30 Nov 2009)
Chemists and physicists have succeeded in getting custom-shaped microparticles to interact and self-assemble in a controlled way in a liquid crystal.The research, federally funded by the National Science Foundation, appeared in the Nov. 20 edition ...
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Nanoparticles used in common household items caused genetic damage in mice
(18 Nov 2009)
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer ...
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Ben-Gurion University signs Scientific Research Agreement with University of Johannesburg and University of California
(07 Sep 2009)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has partnered with the University of Johannesburg and the University of California, Los Angeles to conduct scientific research into the fields of water purification and microalgal biotechnology. "This is an ...
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New microchip technology performs 1,000 chemical reactions at once
(05 Aug 2009)
Technique may accelerate drug discovery for cancer, other diseases
Flasks, beakers and hot plates may soon be a thing of the past in chemistry labs. Instead of handling a few experiments on a bench top, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a computer and instantly run thousands of chemical reactions, with ...
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Low-cost solution processing method developed for CIGS-based solar cells
(09 Jul 2009)
The method could provide an answer to a manufacturing issue
Though the solar industry today predominately produces solar panels made from crystalline silicon, they remain relatively expensive to make. New players in the solar industry have instead been looking at panels that can harvest energy with CIGS ...
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Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems
(23 Jun 2009)
The recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the likelihood of people coming into direct contact with these materials.There are ...
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Novel approach estimates nanoparticles in environment
(26 May 2009)
Without knowing how much of an industrial chemical is being produced, it is almost impossible for scientists to determine if it poses any threat to the environment or human health.Civil engineers at Duke University believe they have come up with a ...
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UCLA physicists create world's smallest incandescent lamp
(12 May 2009)
In an effort to explore the boundary between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics - two fundamental yet seemingly incompatible theories of physics - a team from the UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy has created the world's smallest ...
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Household chemicals may be linked to infertility
(03 Feb 2009)
Researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health have found the first evidence that perfluorinated chemicals, or PFCs — chemicals that are widely used in everyday items such as food packaging, pesticides, clothing, upholstery, carpets and personal ...
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