Tungsten Oxide Nanoparticles Fight against Infection and Cancer
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- Published on Saturday, 28 April 2018 16:10
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Tungsten oxide attracts a great deal of attention on the part of scientists and industrialists due to its vast scope of applications for photo- and electrochromic devices, photosensitive materials and biomedicine. For example, it may be used as an X-ray contrast agent for computer tomography - an essential diagnostic tool for internal organ visualisation.
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Scientists Create Innovative New 'Green' Concrete Using Graphene
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- Published on Saturday, 28 April 2018 16:07
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A new greener, stronger and more durable concrete that is made using the wonder-material graphene could revolutionise the construction industry.
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Tungsten Affects Nuclear Fusion Reactors
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- Published on Friday, 27 April 2018 11:07
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Tungsten is liable to become brittle in the simulating the demand caused by high energy neutrons and alpha particles produce during the fusion process, according to scientists at the University of Huddersfield who have been using world-class new facilities to carry out experiments that could aid the development of nuclear fusion reactors, widely regarded as the "Holy Grail" solution to future energy needs.
Researchers Discover Tungsten Deposits in Bone
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- Published on Saturday, 28 April 2018 16:05
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A new discovery by researchers from McGill University, which was made thanks to scans taken at the Canadian Light Source, may end up changing how the metallic element tungsten is used.
Tungsten Accumulates in Bones, Raising Concerns over Safety
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A new discovery by researchers from McGill University shows how and where tungsten accumulates in bones of mice exposed to the element through drinking water. The findings doubt the once-universal assumption that tungsten poses little or no health risk to the general human population.
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