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Breakthrough in race to create 'bio-batteries'
26 Mar 2013
Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria.
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Predicted state of atomic collapse seen for first time
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 16 Mar 2013
Atomic collapse, a phenomenon first predicted in the 1930s based on quantum mechanics and relativistic physics but never before observed, has now been seen for the first time in an “artificial nucleus” simulated on a sheet of graphene
New material could improve ultrasound technology
By By Ryan Garcia | 08 Mar 2013
Neutron scattering technique provides new data on adsorption of ions in microporous materials
05 Mar 2013
Researchers experiment with shape-changing GHOSTS to change the face of digital display units
04 Mar 2013
Tuned coatings ensure cleanliness
02 Mar 2013
New technique scales up graphene micro-supercapacitor production
By By Davin Malasarn | 22 Feb 2013
A taste of the graphene sandwich
14 Feb 2013
Cheap, long-life lithium-ion battery developed
14 Feb 2013
A cooler way to protect silicon surfaces
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 13 Feb 2013
Routes towards defect-free graphene
11 Feb 2013
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Researchers improve quantum-dot performance
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 06 Feb 2013
New production method could enable everything from more efficient computer displays to enhanced biomedical testing.
Flat boron by the numbers
02 Feb 2013
Creating safe glass facades
01 Feb 2013
Bio-inspired fibres change colour when stretched
30 Jan 2013
Rare earth oxides make lasting water-repellent surfaces
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 22 Jan 2013
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In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
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