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Rsc.org: The Commercial Chemist

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:30:05 +0000

Chemistry World gets down to business with our twice-weekly round-up of money and molecules

Nanowerk.com: Google Logo Shows A Buckyball Today

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:30:04 +0000

How cool is that – Google marks the discovery of the fullerene 25 years ago today, September 4, 1985, with a special Google logo on its site that includes a C60 structure.

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Physorg.com: Texas Opens Inquiry Into Google Search Results

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:50:02 +0000

(AP) — Google says Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is investigating whether its Web search rankings are fair.

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Physorg.com: New Animal Model For Hemophilia A Developed

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:19:54 +0000

(PhysOrg.com) — Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a new animal model for studying hemophilia A, with the goal of eventually treating people with the disorder. Hemophilia A, a hereditary defect that prevents blood from clotting normally, is caused by a variety of mutations in the factor VIII gene.

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Nanowerk.com: Ceramic Foam For Efficient Thermal Insulation

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:30:04 +0000

The Institut for Nonmetallic Inorganic Materials develops ceramic foams intended for use as energy-efficient thermal insulations in blast furnaces, as bone substitutes and for the controlled release of active ingredients in medicine.

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Physorg.com: Cluster Turns The Invisible Into The Visible

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:10:01 +0000

(PhysOrg.com) — Cluster has spent a decade revealing previously hidden interactions between the Sun and Earth. Its studies have uncovered secrets of aurora, solar storms, and given us insight into fundamental processes that occur across the Universe. And there is more work to do.

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Rsc.org: Water Vapour Sheds Light On Stellar Chemistry

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:30:04 +0000

Water vapour has been detected in the dust cloud of a carbon-rich star, suggesting previously unrecognised photochemistry could be taking place

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Nanowerk.com: Beneq Sells First Particle ALD System To The CRP – Gabriel Lippmann

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:30:04 +0000

Following the announcement in June this year of the collaboration between Beneq and ALD NanoSolutions, Beneq is proud to reveal that the first system for Particle ALD will be delivered to the Centre de Recherche Public – Gabriel Lippmann in Luxembourg.

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Physorg.com: Study Describes Birthing Differences In Somali, Sudanese And U.S Women

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:10:02 +0000

(PhysOrg.com) — Traditions surrounding childbirth are an intrinsic part of a culture, and when people emigrate and cultures intersect, fundamental beliefs surrounding labor and delivery can collide.

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Rsc.org: Oyster Glue’s Secret Ingredient

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:30:05 +0000

Natural cement produced by oysters contains significantly more inorganic material than the glues of other marine species

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