Physorg

Wednesday th 13th of August 2014

App to hail taxis, limos launches in Las Vegas - 15:00

Monitoring meteor showers from space - 15:00

Patent examiners more likely to approve marginal inventions when pressed for time - 15:00

Towards more efficient solar cells - 15:00

Statistical model predicts performance of hybrid rice - 14:01

Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs, study shows - 13:33

Conservation groups to sue over wolverine decision - 13:33

Stash of bones reveals new species of flying dinosaur - 13:33

Little penguins forage together - 13:32

Young blue sharks use central North Atlantic nursery - 13:32

Native Northwest prairie plants being grown at three sites under future climate conditions - 13:32

New test reveals purity of graphene: Terahertz waves used to spot contaminants - 13:01

Coming soon: Genetically edited fruit? - 12:00

Why aren't campus emergency alerts taken more seriously? - 12:00

Study drops hints that dogs could get jealous - 12:00

Foreshock series controls earthquake rupture: New insights into this year's April great earthquake in Chile - 12:00

Study uncovers forces that hold gravity-defying near-earth asteroid together - 12:00

Image: Smoke from Russian fires over Arctic Sea - 11:31

Image: Fire danger extreme in British Columbia, Canada - 11:30

Lithium-based neutron detector named among Top 100 technologies of the year - 11:30

Bat wing practice maximises flight efficiency - 10:30

NOAA economic study shows marine debris costs California residents millions of dollars - 10:00

'After Dark' telepresence project allows online visitors to take virtual tour of Tate Gallery at night - 10:00

Amazon debuts mobile payment app and card reader - 10:00

Can large introductory science courses teach students to learn effectively? - 10:00

Team announces construction of a formal computer-verified proof of the Kepler conjecture - 09:31

Skipjack tuna fare better under high-res model - 09:31

Eco-friendly 'pre-fab nanoparticles' could revolutionize nano manufacturing - 09:00

Study disputes notion that facial symmetry an indicator of health in children - 09:00

Pitt engineer turns metal into glass - 09:00

Survey highlights ocean research priorities - 09:00

Hurricane Julio and two tropical lows 'bookend' Hawaii - 09:00

Snow has thinned on Arctic sea ice - 09:00

Chemical reaction yields 'tapes' of porphin molecules - 09:00

Is anyone immune to the social media echo chamber? - 08:30

Magnetic nanoparticles break the capacity barrier for antibody purification - 08:30

Finding the sweet spot for cartilage formation - 08:30

Is trophy hunting affecting bighorn sheep evolution? Research says no - 08:30

Taiwan's Hon Hai Q2 net profit up 19 percent - 08:30

'Street view' goes undersea to map reefs, wonders - 08:01

Pentagonal nanorods show catalytic promise - 08:01

Theoretical simulations reveal how nanoscale lubricating systems can ease friction between surfaces - 08:01

We could find alien life, but politicians don't have the will - 08:01

Getting into your hotel room after a night on the town? There could be an app for that - 08:01

Transparent polymeric films with near-uniform, continuous nanoprotrusions show high water pinning abilities - 08:01

Cuckoos hide from each other using 'cryptic' eggs - 08:01

Realistic computer graphics: Technology makes it to Walt Disney in minimal time - 07:30

Animal-free reprogramming of adult cells improves safety - 07:30

Researchers roll out free software to advance computer chip design - 07:30

Quantum engineering - 07:30