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Unexpected Water Explains Surface Chemistry of Nanocrystals

Berkeley Lab Scientists Answer Questions of How Charged Ligands Balance on Surface of Colloidal Nanoparticles

Danylo Zherebetskyy and his colleagues at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found unexpected traces of water in semiconducting nanocrystals. (more…)

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Making Cookies that are Good for Your Heart

*University of Missouri scientists create a vegetable oil from soybeans that is much healthier than others* 

COLUMBIA, Mo. ­— Years of research has proven that saturated and trans fats clog arteries, make it tough for the heart to pump and are not valuable components of any diet. Unfortunately, they are contained in many foods. Now, a University of Missouri research team has developed a soybean which produces oil that is naturally low in saturated and trans fats. 

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