It may seem like mosquitoes will bite anything with a pulse, but they're actually quite strategic in picking their victims. A new study from The Rockefeller University looked at the interaction of different sensory cues—carbon ...
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Shell Chemicals nominated its March US butadiene contract price up 8 cents/lb ($176/mt) from February to 68 cents/lb ($1,499/mt), sources said Thursday. Shell officials could not be reached immediately for confirmation. TPC Group also ...
Caustic soda or sodium hydroxide or lye is that chemical from which it is impossible to get rid of. May be only heard the name in your chemistry classes during experiments with bases, but just have a look on the labels of cleaning agents ...
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In booths 901/903 at the American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting in Denver (3-7 March), Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc of Westerville OH, USA, which makes scientific sensors, instruments and systems for measurement and control, is to ...
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Institute of Electronic, Microelectronic and Nanotechnology (IEMN) in France and EpiGaN nv in Belgium have claimed a record combination of specific on-resistance and breakdown voltage for a double heterostructure field-effect transistor ...
BASF increased sales and earnings in 2013 compared with the previous year. “2013 was again a demanding year, with a lot of headwind for our industry. Nevertheless, we achieved our goal: We sold more, worked more closely together with ...
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Wärtsilä receives the first order for its new Slop Water Treatment System Monday, Feb 24, 2014 The new Wärtsilä slop water treatment system has been ordered for an ultra-deep water drill ship operating in the Gulf of ...
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The Sun was once thought to provide energy for all life on Earth - meaning that life could not survive without it. In the 20th century, as astrobiologists began to explore the Earth's most remote and harsh environments, scientists began to ...
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(Phys.org) —From steel beams to plastic Lego bricks, building blocks come in many materials and all sizes. Today, science has opened the way to manufacturing at the nanoscale with biological materials. Potential applications range ...
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lllustration: University of Colorado Boulder Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a model of a thermoelectric material that can insulate itself from heat transfers while still allowing electricity to flow. Such ...
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What people who are increasingly demanding graphene commercialization avenues often miss is that a good portion of the research into the “wonder material” remains just figuring out what it can do. In the continuing research to ...
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New research led by University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemist Xiao Cheng Zeng has led to the discovery of a new material that could have significant implications for a variety of challenges, from carbon dioxide storage to planetary science and ...
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Using one of the world's premier telescopes, University of Minnesota astrophysicists Evan Skillman and Kristen McQuinn have discovered a priceless relic of the Big Bang in the Milky Way's back yard. They are part of an international team ...
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Generating electricity is not the only way to turn sunlight into energy we can use on demand. The sun can also drive reactions to create chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, that can in turn power cars, trucks and trains. The trouble with ...
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Detailed structural and functional 'maps' of the human kidney made using advanced scanning technology are to be developed by scientists at The University of Nottingham. The research, funded with -107,623 from the Dr Hadwen Trust, a ...
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