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Pioneered almost 300 years ago by Benjamin Franklin, the basic science of electrostatics has generated recent advances that could soon lead to color laser printers that are cheaper and up to 70 percent smaller than current models, a physicist reports at this week's AVS International Symposium and Exhibition in San Francisco.

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A new lab-on-a-chip that can identify single bacterial cells for the most common cases of drug-resistant pneumonia, cutting down the wait from days to hours for emergency treatment.

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Preserving historical treasures, self-healing materials, and surfaces that slough off bacteria are just some of the topics from the more than 1,300 intriguing talks that will be presented at the AVS 59th International Symposium & Exhibition.

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There are thousands of silver artifacts in museum collections around the world, and keeping them shiny is a constant challenge. A team of researchers is investigating less labor-intensive ways to protect silver artifacts from tarnishing.

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Scientists have succeeded in creating near-atomically flat silicon, of the orientation used by the electronics industry, in a room temperature reaction. The flat silicon might one day serve as the base for new biological and chemical sensors.

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By using a variety of materials not commonly associated with MEMS technology, researchers have created stronger microstructures that can form precise, tall and narrow 3-D shapes – characteristics that were never before possible in MEMS.

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Researchers have discovered two new conditions for immune system communication that may help scientists one day harness the power of T-cells to fight diseases such as cancer.

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Recently a team of British researchers has discovered a new class of materials that resists bacterial attachment.

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Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated the first solar cell with external quantum efficiency (EQE) exceeding 100 percent for photons with energies in the solar range.

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Researchers are using a layering technique developed for microchip manufacturing to build nanoscale “bowls” that protect miniature metal catalysts from the harsh conditions of biofuel refining.