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Reactions: Mark Thiemens

5/18/2012 Mark Thiemens is Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and works on studies of the physical chemistry of mass independent isotope effects and their observation in … Continue reading

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Plutonium signature captured after 50 years of trying – physics-math – 17 May 2012 – New Scientist

5/18/2012 They almost gave up! Then scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory got the break they needed. The discovery of the signature of radioactive isotope plutonium-239 may lead to more effective use and storage of nuclear waste. Devoted fans can … Continue reading

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Earth may really be a sort of giant living organism

5/16/2012 Ever heard of the Gaia hypothesis? Researchers use isotopes of sulphur to further the idea that the earth is a living organism. Researchers have discovered new evidence that may back the famous Gaia hypothesis of Earth as a living organism.   … Continue reading

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Professor studies penguins, their habitats

5/16/2012 Steven Emslie, professor of biology and marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, has been traveling to Antarctica since 1992 to study penguins. These birds and their habitat leave a well-preserved record of their quality of life … Continue reading

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Alfred University researchers win Department of Energy grants

5/16/2012 Two Alfred University professors will receive a combined total of $1.72 million for research through the Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) of the federal Department of Energy. Both projects aim to find solutions for safe disposal of nuclear wastes … Continue reading

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Turning a line

5/16/2012 The race to extend the periodic table continues One of the first inklings that chemistry has an underlying pattern was the discovery, early in the 19th century, of lithium, sodium and potassium—known collectively as the alkali metals. Though different … Continue reading

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Crew Members of the USS Monitor: Solving the Mystery of the Skeletons in the Turret 150 Years Later

5/16/2012 Megan Smolenyak, genealogy expert and author of Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing and Who Do You Think You Are?, includes isotopic analysis of teeth in her research to help identify Civil War-era remains Who doesn’t love a good history … Continue reading

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Gas separation with graphene nanopores

5/15/2012 Scientists in New Zealand, the US and Germany have developed a way of using tiny pores in a graphene sheet to separate different isotopes of helium. By creating nanoscale holes in the material, the researchers calculated that it should … Continue reading

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Yellowstone super-volcano less super, more active

5/15/2012 The Natural Environment Research Council’s Tamera Jones explores surprising new research concerning volcanic eruptions in Yellowstone National Park The biggest volcanic eruption in Yellowstone’s long geological history may have been made up of two distinct events 6000 years apart, … Continue reading

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Stable Isotopes for Mammal Studies

5/15/2012 Stable isotope analysis can used to determine migration, diet, niche, parasite–host interactions, or condition of mammalian species. You’ve just got to know the tricks of the trade. (A mass spectrometer comes in handy, too.)  Read more here.

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