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New study provides a better understanding of how mosquitoes find a host
The potentially deadly yellow-fever-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal, ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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How to see through opaque materials
New experiments show that it's possible to focus light through opaque materials and detect objects hidden behind them, provided you know enough about the material.
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Yale University selects Vistec EBPG5000plus Electron-Beam Lithography System
Tue 9 Mar 10 from Nanotechweb
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Avalanche photodetector breaks speed record
New design could lead to optical computers
Thu 4 Mar 10 from Nanotechweb
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Trapping sunlight with silicon nanowires
Fri 5 Mar 10 from Nanotechweb
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Sorting device for analyzing biological reactions puts the power of a lab in a researcher`s pocket (w/ Video)
Fictional candy maker Willy Wonka called his whimsical device to sort good chocolate eggs from bad, an eggucator. Likewise, by determining what enzymes and compounds to keep and which to discard, ...
Tue 2 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Researchers make graphene hybrid
Rice University researchers have found a way to stitch graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into a two-dimensional quilt that offers new paths of exploration for materials scientists.
Mon 1 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Materials Ageing Institute Commissions FEI Titan Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope
FEI Company (NASDAQ: FEIC), a leading diversified scientific instruments company providing electron and ion-beam microscopes and tools for nanoscale applications across many industries, announces ...
Wed 3 Mar 10 from AZoNano
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New device for ultrafast optical communications
A new device invented by engineers at UC Davis could make it much faster to convert pulses of light into electronic signals and back again. The technology could be applied to ultrafast, high-capacity ...
Mon 1 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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NPL makes light work of home grooming
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the University of Dundee recently assessed the light emitted by a home-use intense-pulsed light (IPL) hair reduction system and confirmed that it is ...
Mon 1 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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