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Snapshots of proteins as they fold

Researchers have invented a way to 'watch' proteins fold - in less than thousandths of a second -- into the elaborate twisted shapes that determine their function. People have only 20,000 to 30,000...

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Exploring Latest Materials Innovation and Research

How do far-out creations, such as airplanes that change shape in flight, invisibility cloaks or military vehicles that heal themselves, become realities? Via scientific discoveries and generation of...

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Rhodophiala rhodolirion

Local plant enthusiast Alan Tracey sent this photograph a few days ago from Chile, taken during his explorations of Andean summer wildflowers. Thanks as always, .........

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New class of materials from self-assembling structures

Scientists at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University have demonstrated bio-inspired structures that self-assemble from simple building blocks: spheres. The helical "supermolecules" are...

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When Students Put Down Textbooks

Put down those science text books and work at recalling information from memory. That's the shorthand take away message of new research from Purdue University that says practicing memory retrieval...

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Mathematical Model Predict and Prevent Future Extinctions

In an effort to better understand the dynamics of complex networks, researchers have developed a mathematical model to describe interactions within ecological food webs. This research, performed by...

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Mida salicifolia

.....and we"re back. Sorry for the gap of a few days, it took us a while to sort out some of the issues in the set-up of the software behind the scenes. I hope it"s all resolved now, and the biggest...

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Synthetic materials that behave like mollusk shells

Nacre, usually known as mother-of-pearl, is the iridescent material lining a number of mollusk shells. It is part of a two-layer armor system that protects the animal from predators. The brittle outer...

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Continued Alcohol Abuse leads to brain damage

It is not uncommon to have a glass or two of wine with dinner, a smooth cocktail at a party, or a few beers while watching the game. These forms of light drinking typically do not cause radical health...

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Electronic Mining of Published Research

The knowledge of knowledge. The science of science.andnbsp;Riddles? No. A burgeoning and important field of scientific research that examines research itself, say University of Chicago Sociology...

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Iceland Volcano for High-Grade Energy

Geologists drilling an exploratory geothermal well in 2009 in the Krafla volcano in Iceland met with a big surprise: underground lava, also called magma, flowed into the well at 2.1 kilometers (6,900...

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Relaxation leads to lower elasticity

A number of materials, when observed over a sufficiently long period of time, show changes in their mechanical properties. The exact course of these developments depends on the underlying microscopic...

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The Power to Be Scientists

Children who are taught how to think and act like researchers develop a clearer understanding of the subject, a study has shown. The research project led by The University of Nottingham and The Open...

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Protein folding revealed

Misfold an origami swan and the worst that happens is you wind up with an ugly paper duckling. Misfold one of the vital proteins in your body - each of which must be folded in a particular way to...

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Recycling perlite

Perlite, a processed volcanic mineral, is widely used as a component of soilless growing mixes. Lightweight, sterile, and easy to use, perlite is popular with greenhouse growers. But because salt and...

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Understanding fathering

Most research studies that look at parenting focus on mothers. But fathers also exert direct, unique influences on their children, most likely because they engage with their children in different...

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Antimatter atoms for over a quarter of an hour

The ALPHA Collaboration, an international team of researchers working at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, has created and stored a total of 309 antihydrogen atoms, some for up to 1,000 seconds (almost 17...

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Water within single-walled carbon nanotube pores

Water and ice may not be among the first things that come to mind when you think about single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), but a Japan-based research team hoping to get a clearer understanding of...

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Seeing the S-curve in everything

From economic trends, population growth, the spread of cancer, or the adoption of new technology, certain patterns inevitably seem to emerge. A new technology, for example, begins with slow...

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Nanotechology's impact on mass spectrometry

A move toward smaller and smaller sample sizes is leading to a new generation of mass spectrometry instrumentation, reports Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News (GEN). From a specific...

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