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US teens feel prepared for careers in science, tech, engineering, math, yet many lack mentors
(09 Jan 2009)
American teens are embracing the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with increasingly positive attitudes; yet many lack the necessary encouragement from mentors and role models in these fields, according to this ...
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MIT: New insights on fusion power
(05 Dec 2008)
Research carried out at MIT's Alcator C-Mod fusion reactor may have brought the promise of fusion as a future power source a bit closer to reality, though scientists caution that a practical fusion powerplant is still decades away."There's been a ...
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MIT: Safe storage of greenhouse-gas carbon dioxide
(19 Nov 2008)
To prevent global warming, researchers and policymakers are exploring a variety of options to significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide that reaches the atmosphere. One possible approach involves capturing greenhouse gases such as carbon ...
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New catalysts promise faster, cleaner and more efficient research platform
(18 Nov 2008)
Boston College and MIT researchers detail new class of catalysts
A new class of exceptionally effective catalysts that promote the powerful olefin metathesis reaction has been discovered by a team of Boston College and MIT scientists, opening up a vast new scientific platform to researchers in medicine, biology ...
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Scientists develop a new technique that allows certain objects to be invisible
(16 Sep 2008)
A research group of the Departments of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism of the University of Granada (Spain), directed by Professors Jorge Andrés Portí, Alfonso Salinas and Juan Antonio Morente, have taken a step forward with regard to one of ...
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MIT reveals superconducting surprise
(14 Feb 2008)
A better understanding of material could bring 'endless applications'
MIT physicists have taken a step toward understanding the puzzling nature of high-temperature superconductors, materials that conduct electricity with no resistance at temperatures well above absolute zero. If superconductors could be made to work ...
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Explosives at the microscopic scale produce shocking results
(12 Dec 2007)
U.S. troops blew up enemy bridges with explosives in World War II to slow the advance of supplies or enemy forces. In modern times, patrollers use explosives at ski resorts to purposely create avalanches so the runs are safer when skiers arrive. ...
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MIT gel changes color on demand
(23 Oct 2007)
Material could lead to fast, inexpensive sensors
MIT researchers have created a new structured gel that can rapidly change color in response to a variety of stimuli, including temperature, pressure, salt concentration and humidity. Among other applications, the structured gel could be used as a ...
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Microscale Chemical Factory
(06 Jul 2007)
Flow-through multistep synthesis
Miniaturization is invading the world of chemical syntheses. Since typical chemical syntheses take place in several reaction steps with various separation or purification steps in between, microchemistry has almost always been limited to one-step ...
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Buchwald wins Siegfried Medal from University of Zurich
(30 Aug 2006)
The University of Zurich and Siegfried Ltd announced that Professor Stephen L. Buchwald of Massachusetts Institute of Technology will receive the 2006 Siegfried Medal for his achievements in process chemistry. Professor Buchwald's contributions have ...
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