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It has the symbol Ar and atomic number 18. The third noble gas, in group 18, argon makes up about 1% of the Earth's atmosphere, making it the most. (Science Daily)
Continuous, Real-time Analysis Of Radioactive Waste Achieved Sep 22, 2006
It has the symbol K and atomic number 19 ... -- Sodium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Na and atomic number 11 ... -- Lanthanum is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol La and atomic number. (Science Daily)
Particle Size Matters To Bacteria Ability To Immobilize Heavy Metals Sep 22, 2006
-- Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. Iron is a group 8 and period 4 metal. (Science Daily)
Exoskeletons Of Crabs And Prawns May Help Reduce Radiation Poisoning Sep 20, 2006
-- Isotopes are forms of an element whose nuclei have the same atomic number-the number of protons in the nucleus--but different mass numbers because they contain different numbers of ... -- Cobalt is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Co and atomic number. (Science Daily)
Materials Scientists Tame Tricky Carbon Nanotubes Sep 20, 2006
Based on a new theory, MIT scientists may be able to manipulate carbon nanotubes -- one of the strongest known materials and one of the trickiest to work with -- without destroying their extraordinary electrical properties. MIT researchers have discovered that certain molecules can attach themselves to metallic carbon nanotubes without interfering with the nanotubes' exceptional ability to conduct electricity. (Science Daily)
Iowa State Researchers Developing More Powerful Solar Cells Sep 20, 2006
-- Silicon is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Si and atomic number 14. A tetravalent metalloid, silicon is less reactive than its chemical analog carbon. (Science Daily)
Don't Care For Broccoli? A Bitter Taste Receptor Gene's Variation Suggests An Evolutionary Excuse Sep 20, 2006
-- Iodine is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol I and atomic number 53. It is required as a trace element for most living organisms. (Science Daily)
Metals In China: Protecting The Environment Sep 20, 2006
-- Nickel is a metallic chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ni and atomic number 28 ... -- Copper is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cu and atomic number 29 ... -- Cobalt is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Co and atomic number. (Science Daily)
Reducing The Risk Of Unintended Nuclear Chain Reactions In Fuel Reprocessing Sep 19, 2006
It has the symbol Pu and the atomic number 94 ... -- Boron is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol B and atomic number 5 ... -- Isotopes are forms of an element whose nuclei have the same atomic number-the number of protons in the nucleus--but different mass numbers because they contain different numbers of. (Science Daily)
Uniform Tungsten Trimers Stand And Deliver Sep 19, 2006
-- Tungsten (formerly wolfram) is a chemical element that has the symbol W and atomic number 74. A very hard, heavy, steel-gray to white transition metal, tungsten is found in several ores including. (Science Daily)
Bringing World's Smallest Test Tubes 'From The Lab To The Fab' Sep 19, 2006
ScienceDaily: Bringing World's Smallest Test Tubes 'From The Lab To The Fab. Bringing World's Smallest Test Tubes 'From The Lab To The Fab. (Science Daily)
New Catalyst Removes Harmful Perchlorate From Groundwater Sep 18, 2006
It has the symbol O and atomic number 8 ... -- Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. (Science Daily)
Engineers Forge Greener Path To Iron Production Sep 16, 2006
-- Magnesium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mg and atomic number 12 and an atomic mass of 24. 31. (Science Daily)
Physicists Turn Single Molecules Into Working Transistors Sep 15, 2006
University of Arizona physicists have discovered how to turn single molecules into working transistors. It's a breakthrough needed to make the next-generation of remarkably tiny, powerful computers that nanotechnologists dream of. (Science Daily)
Fuel Cell Membrane Materials Offer Solution For Removing Salt From Water Sep 15, 2006
The problem of separating salt from water has long been solved by forcing the water through a polyamide membrane in a process called reverse osmosis (RO). However, the water can't be disinfected with chlorine because it degrades polyamid material. (Science Daily)
Post-9/11, technology keeps us a step ahead Sep 12, 2006
" Both GE Security and L3 have adapted medical CT scanners for use as 3-D replacements for conventional X-ray machines. CT scanners are now used at all U.S. airports and many foreign international hubs, with more than 1,000 units installed worldwide at a cost exceeding $1 million each. "Our goal is to bring the price down well below $500,000, so that CT scanners will be economical enough to use for carry-on baggage," said Analogic's Wood. Steve Hill, chief technology officer for the Homeland... (EETimes)
One-two Particle Punch Poses Greater Risk For Astronauts Sep 10, 2006
The radiation field in space contains high levels of high-energy protons and much lower levels of high atomic number, high-energy (HZE) particles such as iron and titanium. Most people studying the effects of space radiation have looked at the effects of just one type of particle, either the protons or the HZE particles, said Brookhaven biologist Betsy Sutherland, the paper s lead author. (Science Daily)
Geography And Geospatial Technology Used To Study Patterns Of Seized Meth Lab Sep 9, 2006
It seems like a strange combination: geography and methamphetamine, also known as meth. But a Kansas State University geography professor is using geography and geospatial technology to describe the spatial patterns of seized meth labs in an area of Colorado and parts of Kansas, and to analyze their association with geographic and socioeconomic characteristics. (Science Daily)
New Whiter-than-white Technology For Laundry Detergents Sep 6, 2006
-- Phosphorus is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol P and atomic number 15. Phosphorus is commonly found in inorganic phosphate rocks and in all living cells. (Science Daily)
Defenses key in Week 2 slate Getting defensive Sep 6, 2006 Could A Pint Of Cider Help Keep The Doctor Away? Aug 31, 2006 Unusual Rods Get Thicker When Stretched, Thinner When Compressed Aug 26, 2006 do the mathDoes the proof of the Poincar conjecture matter?Jordan Ellenberg Aug 25, 2006 'Frozen' Natural Gas Discovered At Unexpectedly Shallow Depths Below Seafloor Aug 23, 2006 Radical 'Ballistic Computing' Chip Bounces Electrons Around Like Billiards Aug 19, 2006 Skin Deep: Imaging Technologies May Detect Pressure Ulcers And Deep-tissue Injuries That Healthcare Workers May Miss Aug 16, 2006 Nanowire 'Barcode' System Speeds Up Bio Detection In The Field Aug 9, 2006 Bacteria Roll Out Carpet Of Goo That Converts Deadly Heavy Metal Into Less Threatening Nano-spheres Aug 9, 2006 Imaging Challenges Theory Of High-temperature Superconductivity Aug 4, 2006 Pigment Formulated 225 Years Ago Could Be Key In Emerging Technologies Aug 4, 2006 Researchers Seed, Heat And Grow Carbon Nanotubes In Long Tubing Aug 4, 2006 Scientists Find Possible Origin Of Mysterious Red And Blue Lights In The Milky Way Galaxy Aug 3, 2006 Scientists Build 'Magnetic Semiconductors' One Atom At A Time Jul 30, 2006 Luminescent Sensor Looks For Signs Of Disease Jul 26, 2006 Scientists Decode How Plants Avoid Sunburn Jul 21, 2006 Paint-on Semiconductor Outperforms Chips Jul 14, 2006 Researcher Discovers Nanostructured Materials That May Increase Lifespan Of High-Capacity Energy Systems Jul 12, 2006 How Plants Avoid Feeling The Burn Jun 24, 2006 Antimatter and dark matter are new probe's prey Jun 17, 2006 Tuberculosis Drug May Cure Parkinson's-like Illness Jun 7, 2006 New Research Clarifies Roles Of Calcium, Vitamin D, And Protein In Bone Health, Fracture Risk Jun 6, 2006 Telltale Toenails: Dartmouth Study Finds That Arsenic Inhibits DNA Repair May 28, 2006 Compulsion To Smoke After Just One Cigarette Can Lie Dormant For More Than Three Years May 28, 2006 Memories are Made of This May 13, 2006 Follow The Nitrogen To Extraterrestrial Life; Narrow Search For Water May Miss Important Clues, Say USC Geobiologists May 6, 2006 MIT Chemist Discovers Secret Behind Nature's Medicines Apr 27, 2006 Calcium Supplements May Be Little Help For Healthy Kids Apr 21, 2006 Studies Evaluate Health Effects Of Dental Amalgam In Children Apr 19, 2006 Quantum Paint-on Laser Could Rescue Computer Chip Industry Apr 18, 2006 'Chemical Companion' Helps First Responders And Hazmat Teams Identify Spilled Chemicals Apr 15, 2006 Roots To Shoots: University Of Georgia Researchers Discover Way To Transport Environmental Arsenic To Plant Leaves In New Environmental Clean-up Strategy Apr 12, 2006 Device Only Atoms Across May Allow Infinitesimal But Powerful Computers Apr 5, 2006 Light Activated Anticancer Drug Targeted To DNA Using Cisplatin Like Sub-units Mar 30, 2006 Ultrasound And Algae Team Up To Clean Mercury From Sediments Mar 30, 2006 Modeling The Chemical Reactions Of Nanoparticles Mar 30, 2006 From Europa To The Lab, A New Recipe For Oxygen On Icy Moons Mar 29, 2006 Genes And Environment Interact To Promote Cancer Mar 29, 2006 New 'Liquid Lens' Data For Immersion Lithography Mar 28, 2006 New Process Builds Electronic Function Into Optical Fiber Mar 28, 2006 Record-breaking Detector May Aid Nuclear Inspections Mar 23, 2006 Identifying Gems And Minerals On Earth And On Mars Mar 19, 2006 Pressable Photonic Crystals Produce Full-colour Fingerprints And Promise Enhanced Security Mar 16, 2006 New Class Of Compounds Promise Better Drugs, Clean Energy Mar 14, 2006 Are Tougher Electronic Components On The Way? Mar 11, 2006 NASA's Cassini Discovers Potential Liquid Water On Enceladus Mar 11, 2006 Research Reveals Hidden Magnetism In Superconductivity Mar 9, 2006 Advance Hastens Practicality Of Superconductors Mar 9, 2006 'Nano Skins' Show Promise As Flexible Electronic Devices Mar 7, 2006 BU looking for former Nuclear Metals workers Feb 24, 2006 Physicists Capture Small Numbers Of Atoms In Laser Traps Jan 8, 2006 Scientists Work To Squeeze Atoms Into Laser Traps Jan 7, 2006
It is the atomic number for nitrogen. It is the number of notes in the musical scale. (Enterprise-Journal)
Nanotube Ink: Desktop Printing Of Carbon Nanotube Patterns Sep 1, 2006
Using an off-the-shelf inkjet printer, a team of scientists has developed a simple technique for printing patterns of carbon nanotubes on paper and plastic surfaces. The method, which is described in the August 2006 issue of the journal Small, could lead to a new process for manufacturing a wide range of nanotube-based devices, from flexible electronics and conducting fabrics to sensors for detecting chemical agents. (Science Daily)
-- Lead is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. A soft, heavy, toxic and malleable poor metal, lead is bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes to. (Science Daily)
Day-to-day experience teaches us that stretching an object makes it thinner; pushing it together makes it thicker. However, there are also materials that behave contrary to our expectations: they get thicker when stretched and thinner when compressed. (Science Daily)
The number of holes is called the genus of the surface and plays the role that the atomic number does for chemical elements. ( is a picture of the surfaces of genus 0, 1, 2, and 3. (Slate)
Frozen' Natural Gas Discovered At Unexpectedly Shallow Depths Below Seafloor. An international team of research scientists has reported greater knowledge of how gas hydrate deposits form in nature, subsequent to a scientific ocean-drilling expedition off Canada s western coast. (Science Daily)
Computer designers at the University of Rochester are going ballistic. The Ballistic Deflection Transistor (BDT) should produce far less heat and run far faster than standard transistors because it does not start and stop the flow of its electrons the way conventional designs do. (Science Daily)
-- Beryllium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Be and atomic number 4. A toxic bivalent element, beryllium is a steel grey, strong, light-weight yet brittle, alkaline. (Science Daily)
Posted: August 8, 2006. Detecting biowarfare agents in the field will become a lot easier thanks to a new barcode system based on biosensing nanowires developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers. (Science Daily)
-- The actinide series encompasses the 15 chemical elements that lie between actinium and lawrencium on the periodic table with atomic numbers 89 - 103 ... -- Uranium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92 ... It has the symbol Pu and the atomic number 94. (Science Daily)
-- Tin is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Sn (L. Stannum) and atomic number 50. This silvery, malleable poor metal that is not easily oxidized in air and resists corrosion. (Science Daily)
Posted: August 3, 2006. Imagine turning on your computer and not having to wait for it to load the operating system, virus protection, firewalls and other programs. (Science Daily)
Posted: August 3, 2006. In less than 20 minutes, researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) can now seed, heat and grow carbon nanotubes in 10-foot-long, hollow thin steel tubing. (Science Daily)
Posted: August 2, 2006. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. (Science Daily)
Posted: July 29, 2006. In a stride that could hasten the development of computer chips that both calculate and store data, a team of Princeton scientists has turned semiconductors into magnets by the precise placement of metal atoms within a material from which chips are made. (Science Daily)
-- Zinc is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. Zinc is the fourth most common metal in use, trailing only iron, aluminium, and copper in annual. (Science Daily)
It has the symbol O and atomic number 8. The element is the most common on Earth, composing around 46% of the mass of Earth's crust, and is the. (Science Daily)
Posted: July 13, 2006. Researchers at the University of Toronto have created a semiconductor device that outperforms today s conventional chips and they made it simply by painting a liquid onto a piece of glass. (Science Daily)
Posted: July 11, 2006. A research team led by Carnegie Mellon University Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering Professor Prashant Kumta has discovered a nanocrystalline material that is cheaper, more stable and produces a higher quality energy storage capacity for use in a variety of industrial and portable consumer electronic products. (Science Daily)
Posted: June 23, 2006. Too much sun for plants as well as people can be harmful to long-term health. (Science Daily)
Studying the properties of individual cosmic rays such as their charge and atomic number must be done in space. PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics) is a collaboration between Russia, Italy, Germany and Sweden. (New Scientist Space)
Posted: June 6, 2006. Researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat tuberculosis apparently cures patients of a Parkinson's-like illness suffered by thousands of mineworkers, welders and others exposed to high levels of the metal manganese. (Science Daily)
Posted: June 5, 2006. New research shows calcium in food might do more to protect bones than supplemental calcium in pill form, according to results presented at the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis in Toronto, Canada. (Science Daily)
Posted: May 27, 2006. Dartmouth researchers, working with scientists at the University of Arizona and at the Department of Natural Resources in Sonora, Mexico, have published a study on the impact of arsenic exposure on DNA damage. (Science Daily)
-- Radon is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Rn and atomic number 86. A radioactive noble gas that is formed by the disintegration of radium, radon is one of the heaviest. (Science Daily)
But with our atomic number we are totally clueless. The number has no associative links. (FirstScience.com)
-- Nitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen constitutes 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere and is a constituent of all living tissues. (Science Daily)
-- Bromine is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Br and atomic number 35. A halogen element, bromine is a red volatile liquid at room temperature which has a reactivity between. (Science Daily)
Posted: April 20, 2006. There's little question that most kids get too little calcium, but a new review of evidence casts doubt on the value of supplements and calcium-fortified foods to build stronger bones. (Science Daily)
-- Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl ... -- Cadmium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cd and atomic number 48. (Science Daily)
-- Krypton is a chemical element with the symbol Kr and atomic number 36. A colorless noble gas, krypton occurs in trace amounts in the atmosphere, is isolated by fractionating liquefied air, and is. (Science Daily)
-- Chlorine is the chemical element with atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. It is a halogen, found in the periodic table in group 17. (Science Daily)
Posted: April 11, 2006. Environmental arsenic pollution is a serious and growing environmental problem, especially on the Indian subcontinent. (Science Daily)
-- Gallium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ga and atomic number 31. A rare, soft silvery metallic poor metal, gallium is a brittle solid at low temperatures but liquefies. (Science Daily)
-- Platinum is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. A heavy, malleable, ductile, precious, grey-white transition metal, platinum is resistant to. (Science Daily)
-- Mercury, also called quicksilver, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. A heavy, silvery, transition metal, mercury is one of five elements that are. (Science Daily)
-- Cerium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ce and atomic number ... -- Germanium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. (Science Daily)
-- Hydrogen is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol H and atomic number 1. At standard temperature and pressure it is a colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, univalent, tasteless. (Science Daily)
Posted: March 28, 2006. In the granite-rich region of Western North Carolina, taking a daily shower could pose a risk of developing lung cancer. (Science Daily)
-- Germanium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. This is a lustrous, hard, silver-white, metalloid that is chemically similar to tin. (Science Daily)
Posted: March 27, 2006. Optical fiber helped bring us the Internet, and silicon/germanium devices brought us microelectronics. (Science Daily)
It has the symbol Pu and the atomic number 94 ... -- Isotopes are forms of an element whose nuclei have the same atomic number-the number of protons in the nucleus--but different mass numbers because they contain different numbers of ... -- Krypton is a chemical element with the symbol Kr and atomic number 36. (Science Daily)
-- Sodium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Na and atomic number 11. Sodium is a soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal belonging to the alkali metals that is abundant in. (Science Daily)
-- Silicon is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Si and atomic number 14. A tetravalent metalloid, silicon is less reactive than its chemical analog carbon. (Science Daily)
-- Iridium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ir and atomic number 77 ... -- Platinum is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pt and atomic number 78. (Science Daily)
-- Iridium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ir and atomic number 77 ... -- Platinum is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pt and atomic number 78 ... -- Krypton is a chemical element with the symbol Kr and atomic number 36. (Science Daily)
-- Nitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7 ... It has the symbol O and atomic number 8. (Science Daily)
-- Gallium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ga and atomic number 31 ... -- Sodium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Na and atomic number 11 ... -- Vanadium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol V and atomic number 23. (Science Daily)
Posted: March 8, 2006. Nobody completely understands superconductors. (Science Daily)
-- Carbon is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol C and atomic number 6. Carbon occurs in all organic life and is the basis of organic chemistry. (Science Daily)
Researchers at Boston University are examining a link between exposure to the element beryllium, an alkaline earth metal with an atomic number of four, and a certain type of lung disease that may effect past employees of a local company. Researches are soliciting past employees of Starmet, formerly known as Nuclear Metals, Inc., located on Main Street in West Concord, who were employed between 1958 to 1986 to participate in a free and confidential health screening to check for signs of... (Concord Journal, MA)
To reach the atomic number squeezing, the physicists made a box out of sheets of laser light. The laser box had no top--just four sides and a bottom--and held a fixed number of atoms like a cup holding ping-pong balls. (Science Daily)
To reach the atomic number squeezing, the physicists made a box out of sheets of laser light ... To reach the atomic number squeezing, the physicists made a box out of sheets of laser light. (Sci-Tech Today)
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