Archive for February, 2008

For the first time, researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated that microscopic "two-faced" spheres whose halves are physically or chemically different – so-called Janus particles – will move like stealthy submarines when an alternating electrical field is applied to liquid surrounding the particles.A paper describing the research, published in the Feb. 8, 2008, ...

Indiana University Bloomington chemists have designed an organic molecule that binds negatively charged ions, a feat they hope will lead to the development of a whole new molecular toolbox for biologists, chemists and medical researchers who want to remove chlorine, fluorine and other negatively charged ions from their solutions."What we've done is create an efficient ...

Seeking an out-of-this-world travel destination?Outer space will rocket into reality as “the” getaway of this century, according to researchers at the University of Delaware and the University of Rome La Sapienza. The “final frontier” could begin showing up in travel guides by 2010, they predict. “In the twenty-first century, space tourism could represent the most significant development ...