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Geochemistry provides insight into ceramic production and exchange of ancient Wari civilization

By Guest Contributor / May 5, 2023

The expansive Wari civilization was the first political structure to unify the south-central and north-central Andes. A new study used ceramic geochemical analysis to learn more about this ancient civilization.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / May 8, 2019

Transforming waste heat into clean energy, watching concrete explode, and other materials stories that may be of interest for May 8, 2019.

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Quantum dots and microneedles: A possible new approach to diagnosing skin disease

By / August 30, 2010

Microneedles fabricated with two-photon polymerization:Credit: Royal Society of Chemistry I first covered ACerS member Roger Narayan’s work in the field of two-photon polymerization a little more than a year ago…

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Nanotube-powered X-rays

By / August 13, 2009

Technology Review reported that carbon nanotubes are at the heart of a new X-ray machine that is slated for clinical tests later this year at the University of North Carolina…

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Roger Narayan – Tissue Engineering and Laser Processing of Bioceramics

By / July 10, 2009

Roger Narayan is young researcher working in the field of tissue engineering in the Department of Biomedical Engineering jointly operated by the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University.

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