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Urban neighborhoods in Ontario, Canada, that were characterized by more walkable design were associated with decreased prevalence of overweight and obesity and decreased incidence of diabetes between...
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A study suggests that human intelligence might have evolved in response to the demands of childcare.
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A study suggests that Neandertal infants were born with many skeletal features of adult Neandertals. While it is known that many differences between Neandertal and modern human skulls are present at...
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Prehistoric Native American fisheries can provide a blueprint for sustainable oyster harvesting, a study suggests.
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The contextual sensitivity of a research topic affects the likelihood that a study's results will be reproduced, a study finds.
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Researchers report a model of a cholera epidemic based on mobile phone call data. Mobile phone data permits the tracking of cell phone users' movements, thus providing a rich source of information on...
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Archaeological artifacts from a site in northern China suggest a 5,000-year-old recipe for beer, according to a study.
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We present a detailed study on the electronic properties of high-quality single crystal monolayer graphene.
View ArticleNanoscale color sensors made on semiconducting multi-wall carbon nanotubes
Arrays of nanoscale photodiodes are made on single multi-wall carbon nanotubes by exploring their unique structures, enabling wavelength sensing.
View ArticleIn situ synthesis of chemically bonded NaTi2(PO4)3/rGO 2-D nanocomposite for...
A NaTi2(PO4)3/rGO nanocomposite was successfully synthesized using a facile microwave-assisted solvothermal method. The strong anchoring of NaTi2(PO4)3 nanoparticles on rGO substrates via chemical...
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Organic-carbon hybrid materials from the in-situ polymerization of iron phthalocyanine on multiwalled carbon nanotube scaffolds without any energy intensive high-temperature pyrolysis exhibit...
View ArticlePerformance projections for ballistic carbon nanotube FinFET at circuit level
CNT FinFET can provide significant advantage in speed compared to Si FinFET, arising from its nearly thirty-times-larger current density. A suitable adjustment of Vth can effectively contribute to a...
View ArticleIn situ decomposition of metal-organic frameworks into ultrathin nanosheets...
We develop a synthesis strategy for 2-D Co-based hydroxide ultrathin nanosheets (UNSs) by utilizing the instability and high component controllability of Co-based acetate hydroxide metal-organic...
View ArticleSpontaneous photoelectric field-enhancement effect prompts the low cost...
Based on the spontaneous photo-induced electric field-enhancement inherent in pyramid-like morphology, a new structural design strategy is demonstrated by highly specific site-selective deposition of...
View ArticleFrom jungfraujoch station: How new atmospheric aerosols form
New particles form in the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere through condensation of highly oxygenated compounds, a new study shows, and without sulfuric acid -- previously considered essential to...
View ArticleCan Alzheimer’s Disease-Associated Peptide Fight Bacterial Infection?
Amyloid-β is a sticky peptide notorious for forming destructive plaques in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients, but a new study suggests that it may also serve a protective function as an...
View ArticleGold/WO3 nanocomposite photoanodes for plasmonic solar water splitting
We developed a facile and novel method to prepare Au/WO3 composite photoanode for solar water splitting. The method involved a charging step in which electrons were charged into WO3 under negative...
View ArticleTernary supramolecular quantum-dot network flocculation for selective lectin...
Flocculation of ternary supramolecular nanoparticle networks (NPN) can be applied for Concanavalin A (ConA) detection: NPN form and flocculate due to the orthogonal binding of bifunctional linker...
View ArticleNoble metal nanoclusters and their in situ calcination to nanocrystals
Noble metal nanoclusters and nanocrystals become the hot spot because of their applications in catalysis area. Jiatao Zhang etc. from Beijing Institute of Technology developed a versatile aqueous...
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