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Raymond Laflamme Receives Prestigious "Premier's Discovery Award"
In a special ceremony honouring Ontario's top, innovative scientists, Dr. Raymond Laflamme has received the prestigious Premier's Discovery Award for his contributions to natural sciences and engineering.
Space Transfer at Hannover Messe 2008
Technology spin-offs from European space programmes were showcased at the SpaceTransfer08 event at the world's leading industrial trade fair Hannover Messe 2008. Technology transfer cases were exhibited and successful exchange...
Looking At Neurons From All Sides
A new technique that marries a fast-moving laser beam with a special microscope that look at tissues in different optical planes will enable scientists to get a 3-D view of...
Copper Nanowires Grown By New Process Create Long-lasting Displays
A new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed. The copper nanowires could serve as interconnects in electronic device fabrication and as electron emitters in a television-like,...
Scientists Make Chemical Cousin Of DNA For Use As New Nanotechnology Building Block
In the rapid and fast-growing world of nanotechnology, researchers are continually on the lookout for new building blocks to push innovation and discovery to scales much smaller than the tiniest...
Argonne's Crabtree Elected to National Academy of Sciences
George W. Crabtree, a senior scientist and administrator at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for...
Clean, abundant and free renewable energy sources
Fossil fuels are running out, and the only real answer to tackling global warming is to use renewable sources of energy. So, how do they work?
Beyond petrol: which fuels will we be using in 30 years' time?
There are many alternatives to oil for use as a fuel, each with its own unique set of problems. Which will we be using in 30 years' time?
Ian Sample on how nuclear power works
Is nuclear power the answer to the energy crisis? Ian Sample explains how it works - and how we get the awful side-effects of bombs and waste
Everything equals E=mc2: how Einstein changed our understanding of energy
What is energy? It all comes down to the work of a patent clerk in Switzerland at the turn of the last century, writes David Bodanis
DARPA Works to Perfect Self-Forging, High-Velocity 'Spears'
MAHEM is a new DARPA project, but familiar to science fiction fans.
Sikorsky's X2: Developing a Faster Helicopter
If Sikorsky's X2 Technology Demonstrator is successful, helicopters will soon be able to fly much faster.
Lasik worries? Some may see better with alternatives
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Frightened by headlines about Lasik side effects? Lasik gets all the advertising, but there are half a dozen alternate eye surgeries - from a simpler laser approach...
Space-tech could make life easier for diabetics
German student Nicole Schmiedel has come up with a design for a trendy-looking wristwatch that contains an innovative ultra-light insulin pump to help people with type 1 diabetes. The watch...
SatNAV start-up companies at CeBIT 2008
CeBIT 2008, the world’s largest information technology trade fair, is taking place this week in Hanover, Germany. One of the many exhibition halls is dedicated to satellite navigation where...
Jules Verne demonstrates key capabilities
Jules Verne ATV today demonstrated its ability to navigate safely from a point 39 km behind the ISS to a stand-off point just 3.5 km away using relative GPS navigation....
NASA Scientist Confirms Light Show on Venus
Venus is a hellish place of high temperatures and crushing air pressure.
NASA Tsunami Research Makes Waves in Science Community
A wave of new NASA research on tsunamis may improve existing warning systems and proposes a potentially groundbreaking new theory.
A Perspective on Life on Enceladus: A World of Possibilities
Could microbial life exist inside Enceladus, where no sunlight reaches, photosynthesis is impossible and no oxygen is available?
CSIRO unveils a new class of fatty acids
CSIRO Entomology business manager, Cameron Begley, said researchers believed the discovery opened up an entirely new class of chemistry.
Scientists aim to boost world energy supplies -- with microbes!
British and Canadian scientists expect to begin trials next month (May) to find out whether microbes can unlock the vast amount of energy trapped in the world's unrecoverable heavy oil...
The Physics of Whipped Cream
An experiment in space has shed new light on the puzzling physics of some everyday substances such as blood, ketchup, motor oil and whipped cream.
Diagnosis: Poison Pill
A tiny dose of something fairly ordinary causes an extraordinary reaction.
Faster, Higher, Stronger: Changing Speeds to Go the Distance
An Olympic hopeful shares her tips for becoming a better runner.
Skin Deep: In a Perfect World, Rosacea Remains a Problem
Facial redness is the new cellulite of the beauty industry.
Physics: Quantum all the way
How does our classical world emerge from the counterintuitive principles of quantum theory? Can we even be sure that the world doesn't 'go quantum' when no one is watching? Philip...
Electronics makers push for home networking standard
Technology heavyweights Intel, Texas Instruments, Panasonic and Infineon Technologies have formed an alliance to create a worldwide standard for connecting home electronics using domestic wiring.
Tomato of the Sea
Coastal gardeners may have a new ally in the salty soup of the ocean, according to Italian researchers. While investigating creative solutions to potential water shortages, scientists from the University...