Foam peanuts, also known as packing peanuts, styrofoam popcorn or packing noodles are a common loose-fill packaging and cushioning material used to prevent damage to fragile objects during shipping.Packing peanuts are used…
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Unexpected role for green tea in MRI
Green tea’s popularity has grown quickly in recent years.Green tea is a product made from the Camellia sinensis plant. It can be prepared as a beverage, which can have some health effects.The…
Researchers developed new kind of “Tandem” solar cells
Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a new kind of solar cell that combines two different layers of sunlight-absorbing material in order to harvest a broader range of the sun’s…
Scientists built a new nanolaser using a single atomic sheet
The Scientists at University of Washington and Stanford University built a new nanometer-sized laser which uses a tungsten-based semiconductor only three atoms thick as the “gain material” that emits light. We know…
UCLA researchers create a new direction for treating pancreatic cancer
UCLA researchers create new method that targets tumors with the same effectiveness but a significant reduction in both side effects and cost. The study, published online in the journal ACS Nano, describes…