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Mars rover Curiosity finds signs of ancient stream

The NASA rover Curiosity has beamed back pictures of bedrock that suggest a fast-moving stream, possibly waist-deep, once flowed on Mars. There have been previous signs that water existed on the red planet long ago, but the images released Thursday showing pebbles rounded off, likely by water, offered the most convincing evidence so far of an ancient streambed.

Nanoparticles glow through thick layer of tissue

Mars rover Curiosity finds signs of ancient stream

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2013 R&D 100 Awards now open for entries

2013 R&D 100 Awards now open for entries

The editors of R&D Magazine are now accepting entries for the 2013 R&D 100 Awards. Products or technologies introduced to the marketplace between Jan. 1, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2012 are eligible. Any entries that arrive by Dec. 15, 2012 are also eligible for Early Bird consideration.

And The Winners Are…

And The Winners Are…

Just this week the 100 winners of R&D 100 Awards were notified. Congratulations to our winners. Each of our winners has made technological advances in their given categories ranging from analytical instrumentation to thin-film and vacuum technologies.

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Polypropylene Total Exhaust Fume Hoods

Polypropylene Total Exhaust Fume Hoods

AirClean Systems offers AirMax polypropylene total exhaust fume hoods featuring the Wet Fume Scrubber system, a solution for protecting personnel from dangerous chemical exposure while also protecting ductwork and the environment by scrubbing acids and other water-soluble gases from fume hood exhaust.

Mobile Ductless Fume Hoods

Mobile Ductless Fume Hoods

Air Science USA has introduced its mobile ductless fume hood—the Mobile EDU. The Mobile EDU is suitable for classroom demonstrations and industrial training. It is self-contained and provides all around visibility.

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Electrons caught in the act
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The first mammalian “cell phone”
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New photonic wire waveguide transmits data by the terabit
Smart fluids could allow chips to assemble themselves
Electrons caught in the act
The first mammalian “cell phone”

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Team deciphers structural details of deadly enzyme

Team deciphers structural details of deadly enzyme

Scientists have been spending nearly a decade trying to pin down the crystalline structure of an enzyme complex that bacteria such as anthrax, leprosy, diptheria, and tuberculosis use to replicate themselves. X-ray analysis at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory now reveals how the enzyme is employed to synthesize a nucleotide these bacteria needs to produce DNA.

Technique takes tedium out of analyzing single-walled carbon nanotubes

Technique takes tedium out of analyzing single-walled carbon nanotubes

Until now, the only practical method for measuring carbon nanotubes was by imaging with an expensive atomic force microscope. A Rice University laboratory has recently come up with a one-size-fits-almost-all way to measure batches of single-walled nanotubes in solution. The technique is highly automated and can analyze batches of about 800 nanotubes in two hours.

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