Behavior of single protein observed in unprecedented detail by Stanford chemists

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, researchers have been able to confine and study an individual protein, one that plays a key role in photosynthesis, without having to pin it down so tightly ...

Wed 10 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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Hadron Collider to be closed amid fears of a very big bang

The world's single most complicated and expensive scientific experiment, designed to discover the "God particle" and recreate the conditions that existed at the dawn of creation, will be switched ...

22 hours ago from The Independent

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Can we detect quantum behaviour in viruses?

(PhysOrg.com) -- The weird world of quantum mechanics describes the strange, often contradictory, behaviour of small inanimate objects such as atoms. Researchers have now started looking for ...

5 hours ago from PhysOrg

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PEGylated dendrimers: a novel mechanism of drug delivery

Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (MIPS) researchers, in collaboration with the biotechnology company Starpharma Holdings Ltd have developed a new method to deliver medications that ...

6 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Teaching an Old Polymer Memory Tricks

A polymer takes on four shapes depending on the temperature. Researchers have uncovered shape-memory properties in a commercially available polymer that's widely used to make fuel-cell ...

17 hours ago from MIT Technology Review

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Quantum Computing Thrives on Chaos

Embracing chaos just might help physicists build a quantum brain. A new study shows that disorder can enhance the coupling between light and matter in quantum systems, a find that could eventually ...

2 hours ago from Wired Science

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A huge step toward mass production of graphene

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Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging ...

Wed 10 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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Scientists Develop Fabric That Can Power Music Player, Monitor Vital Functions

Fabric can conduct electricity but that also can be made into light, comfortable clothing

10 hours ago from Voice of America

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U of Minnesota researcher discovers how electricity moves through cells

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a molecular image of a system that moves electrons between proteins in cells. The achievement is a breakthrough for biology and could ...

38 minutes ago from Eurekalert

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IBM makes Earth-friendly plastic from plants

IBM researchers on Tuesday said they have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products tough on the environment.

Tue 9 Mar 10 from The Independent

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