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Uncharted atomic landscapes

A refinement to electron microscopes enables them not only to visualize atoms but also to identify different elements.

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1. Three first-ever atomic nuclei created at NSCL; new super-heavy aluminum isotopes may exist
   10-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at Michigan State University's National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, have created three never-before-observed isotopes of magnesium and aluminum. The results not only stake out new territory on the nuclear landscape, but also suggest that variants of everyday elements might exist that are heavier than current scientific models predict. The findings appear in the Oct. 25 issue of the journal Nature.
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2. Scientists Make Atomic Clock Breakthrough
   10-13-2006 · ScienceDaily
   Andrei Derevianko, Kyle Beloy, and Ulyana Safronova sat down six months ago and began work on a calculation that will help the world keep better time. In competition with scientists at the University of New South Wales, the University team led by associate professor Derevianko conducted research that increased the accuracy of atomic clocks, and they did it without running a single experiment.
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3. Climate scientists to discuss the chilling consequences of nuclear war
   12-11-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Beyond the immediate devastation of a large-scale nuclear war, a growing number of scientists are concerned about the aftermath of "nuclear winter," which could result in famine for billions of people across the globe. On Monday, December 11, climate experts will discuss the long-term effects of atomic warfare at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco.
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4. MIT model could aid design of nanomaterials
   03-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers from MIT, Georgia Institute of Technology and Ohio State University have developed a new computer modeling approach to study how materials behave under stress at the atomic level, offering insights that could help engineers design materials with an ideal balance between strength and resistance to failure.
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5. 'Tunable' network features coordinated frequency combs
   05-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A super stable fiber-optic network that can be tuned across a range of visible and near-infrared frequencies while synchronizing the oscillations of light waves from different sources has been demonstrated at NIST. The flexible network design can simplify accurate comparisons of the latest atomic clocks operating at different frequencies and in different locations.
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6. Heavier hydrogen on the atomic scale reduces friction
   11-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists may be one step closer to understanding the atomic forces that cause friction, thanks to a recently published study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Houston and the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.
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7. New data shakes accepted models of collisions of the Earth's crust
   02-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
   New research findings may help refine the accepted models used by earth scientists over the past 30 years to describe the ways in which continents clash to form the Earth's landscape. This work addressed a fundamental question that geologists have been debating for the past 40 years: Are continents strong and brittle or weak and viscous?
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8. Genome study charts genetic landscape of lung cancer
   11-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
   An international team of scientists today announced the results of a systematic effort to map the genetic changes underlying lung cancer, the world's leading cause of cancer deaths.
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9. Buying and selling habitats to help wildlife
   10-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Tradable permits are all the rage in environmental policy. They are already used internationally to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality. A group of economists and ecologists from the UK, the Netherlands and Germany, are working together to find out whether such schemes could work for wildlife too. So far, it looks promising, but probably only for cultural landscapes like farmland.
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10. Pretty in Pictures: Details of molecular machinery gain Nobel
    10-14-2006 · Science News Online
    This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to a researcher who determined the structure, in atomic detail, of RNA polymerase taken from yeast cells.
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