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JournalOfSciences (May 20, 2012) A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe over a one-year period, a hopeful outcome for doctors and scientists seeking new ways to battle diseases like cancer through nanomedicine.
Medical uses for qua...
JournalOfSciences (May 16, 2012) Solar power gathered in space could be set to provide the renewable energy of the future thanks to innovative research being carried out by engineers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Researchers at the University have already tested equipment in space that...
JournalOfSciences (May 18, 2012) The first purely silicon oxide-based 'Resistive RAM' memory chip that can operate in ambient conditions -- opening up the possibility of new super-fast memory -- has been developed by researchers at UCL.
Resistive RAM (or 'ReRAM') memory chips are based on materials,...
JournalOfSciences (May 20, 2012) A SpaceX Falcon 9 aborted its launch May 19 moments after its engines ignited when computers detected higher pressure readings than allowed. The center engine pressure built above limits and a shutdown occurred one-half second before liftoff, SpaceX officials said.
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JournalOfSciences (May 17, 2012) A device which could restore sight to patients with one of the most common causes of blindness in the developed world is being developed in an international partnership.
Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and Stanford University in California are creating...