Condensed Matter News
Story Tips From the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2012
Carbon trapped in permafrost soils could be released a lot faster than previously thought; Coast Guard going green; Tracking cell death protein.
Wed 18 Jan 12 from Newswise
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Quasicrystal is extraterrestrial in origin
A rare and exotic mineral, so unusual that it was thought impossible to exist, came to Earth on a meteorite, according to an international team of researchers led by Princeton University scientists. ...
Fri 13 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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In tackling lead pollution, fungi may be our friends
Fungi may be unexpected allies in our efforts to keep hazardous lead under control. That's based on the unexpected discovery that fungi can transform lead into its most stable mineral form. ...
Thu 12 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Creation of database for promising adsorbents for decontamination of radioactive substances from nuclear power plants
(PhysOrg.com) -- NIMS is collecting basic data on natural minerals produced in various regions and inorganic materials with different chemical compositions as a tool for selecting suitable materials, ...
Thu 12 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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How research goes viral
Scores of interesting new findings from the biosciences may speed around the globe at the click of a mouse, but one thing particularly encourages other researchers to follow up on them: The ...
Tue 10 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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New glass could make better touchscreens
When it comes to innovation in electronic gadgets, a new kind of glass is not especially sexy. But when that glass is built into millions of touchscreen devices, and could potentially make them ...
Tue 10 Jan 12 from CNN
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Nobel Laureates and other top researchers in Singapore to encourage R&D that spans scientific disciplines
Mon 9 Jan 12 from R&D Mag
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Nanocrystals make dentures shine
German chemists succeeded in producing a new kind of glass-ceramic with a nanocrystalline structure, which seems to be well suited to be used in dentistry due to their high strength and its ...
Thu 5 Jan 12 from PhysOrg
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Scientists Welcome Two New Elements to the Periodic Table
Things change, including the periodic table, which just made two new elements official.
Thu 9 Jun 11 from TIME
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Can humans sense the Earth's magnetism?
For migratory birds and sea turtles, the ability to sense the Earth's magnetic field is crucial to navigating the long-distance voyages these animals undertake during migration. Humans, however, ...
Tue 21 Jun 11 from Medical Xpress
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