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Chemical & Engineering News reports on GOMD; Saint-Gobain releases life cycle assessments for glass and mirrors

By Eileen De Guire / June 19, 2012

Approaches to studying the dissolution mechanisms of glasses for nuclear waste containment was one of the topics reported on by a Chemical & Engineering News science writer at the May GOMD…

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Video of the week: Apblett discusses ‘capsule’ for removing radioactive and heavy metal elements

By / May 31, 2012

Credit: ACS_Live. Given that in the last few days there have been high-profile stories about tuna being caught in the Pacific with trace (but, apparently, not unsafe) amounts of cesium…

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DARPA #2: Agency seeks revolutionary approach for controlling sepsis

By / May 25, 2012

DARPA believes finding a transformational response to sepsis is key to saving warfighter lives. Credit: DARPA. I know from an unfortunate experience with a family member that sepsis is a…

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Drink coffee for a long (and happy) life

By Eileen De Guire / May 18, 2012

Good news for coffee drinkers: A recent study from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study finds that coffee drinkers live longer. Credit: Wikipedia. Recently, I told you about research indicating…

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Disease-detecting breathalyzers use gas-sensing electrospun oxide nanofibers

By Eileen De Guire / May 11, 2012

Perena Gouma, a professor at SUNY Stony Brook, uses electrospinning to synthesize ceramic nanowires that can detect disease markers like ammonia and acetone. Credit: Science Nation; NSF. Chances are that…

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Corning prepping new anti-microbial glass product

By / May 8, 2012

Credit: The Corning Leader. When you walk up to an ATM or an airport kiosk, ever wonder where the prior user’s hands might have been or what they left behind…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / May 8, 2012

Stanford University researchers have discovered a new way to ‘decorate’ nanowires with coatings of metal oxide and noble metal nanoparticles that greatly improve surface area. Credit: Stanford Nanocharacterization Lab. Check ’em…

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International team finds help from boron nitride nanotubes in cancer treatment

By / April 27, 2012

The first macroscopic, commercially usable BNNTs, spun into a 3-centimeter-long, 1-milimeter-diameter piece of yarn. Credit: Michael Smith. Once again, we are reminded that not all scientifically interesting nanotubes are of the…

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A shot and an espresso? A coffee chaser may be a good thing

By Eileen De Guire / April 25, 2012

A “win-win” ? Inebriation may enhance the benefits of drinking caffeinated coffee. Credit: Wikipedia. My readers may have figured out what a few of my favorite indulgences are based on…

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By / April 24, 2012

Process flow of preparing the vertically aligned single-walled CNTs-DSCs. Pre-etched VASWCNTs on silicon substrate (Process 1) were flipped on top of the FTO-glass, and then a force was loaded onside…

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