Hydrogen Atom
Hydrogen, the simplest of all elements, is a Group 1A element possessing one proton and one electron. Henry Cavendish recognized it as a distinct substance in 1766 although it was produc...
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Astronomers believe they've glimpsed light from some of the universe's first stars through the world's largest telescope on the Big Island. The astronomy team from the California Institute of Techn...
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Faced with scathing criticism from a congressional panel, Purdue University has agreed to add at least one independent scientist to its latest inquiry of a nuclear scientist who claims he produced ...
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Hamburg (dpa) - Where does the strange but typical "metallic"
smell come from when we touch iron objects such as tools, utensils,
railings, or coins?
The myst...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A redesigned version of
Novartis AG's cancer drug Gleevec may avoid a rare
heart-related side effect while more specifically targeting a
type of stomach cancer, researchers ...
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The process of making things out of individual atoms and molecules -- the science of nanotechnology -- is starting to show up in products such as sunscreen and clothes. The tech-savvy chip industry...
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Knees bent and hands above his head, Francis Maloy lay on his back on a narrow, metallic table inside a white chamber, waiting for a giant wheel-like device to bombard the tumor in h...
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The United States Pharmacopia has been recognized for years as an authoritative compendium on drug standards. In recent years, it has paid increasing attention to "microbial purity," i.e., freedom ...
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