Phys.org-News and Articles on Science, 06 Mar 2019

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Accessed on 06 March 2019, 1510 UTC.

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Biopsy frozen in seconds in the operating room

For rapid freezing of a biopsy sample taken from a patient, the standard procedure uses liquid nitrogen. However, this is not allowed inside the operating room. The consequence is a laborious procedure causing unnecessary …

date1 hour ago in General Physics

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The science of knitting, unpicked

Dating back more than 3,000 years, knitting is an ancient form of manufacturing, but Elisabetta Matsumoto of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta believes that understanding how stitch types govern shape and stretchiness …

date36 minutes ago in General Physics

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Discovering the next generation of catalysts

The use of solar and wind energy must be doubled to meet the world’s demand for clean energy over the next 30 years. Catalysts that can ensure the storage of solar and wind energy in fuels and chemicals will therefore play …

date1 hour ago in Materials Science

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One device, many frequencies: Researchers create a unique, tiny resonator

It’s one thing for humans to lose track of time, but what happens when our clocks do In an increasingly networked world, devices need to be more punctual than ever. To keep them running as we expect, they depend on an army …

date8 hours ago in Optics & Photonics
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