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Heavy pyridine crystallizes differently
The nuclei of ordinary hydrogen atoms contain only a single proton.
If a neutron is added, the hydrogen becomes deuterium. In
principle, molecules that contain deuterium in place of hydrogen...
Tilting at wind farms
A way to make wind power smoother and more efficient that exploits the inertia of a wind turbine rotor could help solve the problem of wind speed variation, according to...
U of T physicists squeeze light to quantum limit
A team of University of Toronto physicists have demonstrated a new technique to squeeze light to the fundamental quantum limit, a finding that has potential applications for high-precision...
MIT develops new way to fuse cells
MIT engineers have developed a new, highly efficient way to pair up cells so they can be fused together into a hybrid cell.
Gold nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery
Using tiny gold particles and infrared light, MIT researchers have developed a drug-delivery system that allows multiple drugs to be released in a controlled fashion.
Enhancing solar cells with nanoparticles
Deriving plentiful electricity from sunlight at a modest cost is a challenge with immense implications for energy, technology, and climate policy. A paper in a special energy issue of Optics...
Engineers: Efficient organic LEDs a step toward better lights
For those who love "green" compact fluorescent bulbs but hate their cold light, here's some good news: Researchers are closer to flipping the switch on cheaper, richer LED-type room lighting.
Cell phones using lens-free imaging promise to improve health monitoring
Cell phones have already revolutionized the way people around the world communicate and do business. Thanks to advances being made at UCLA, they are about to do the same thing...
Researchers make breakthrough in the production of double-walled carbon nanotubes
In recent years, the possible applications for double-walled carbon nanotubes have excited scientists and engineers, particularly those working on developing renewable energy technologies. These tiny tubes, just two carbon atoms...
New 'smart' materials for the brain
Research done by scientists in Italy and Switzerland has shown that carbon nanotubes may be the ideal "smart" brain material. Their results, published December 21 in the advance online edition...
Decrease-radix design principle for multi-valued logic units and its application
The DRD theory, proposed by Prof. Yi Jin, Dr. Jun-Yong Yan and Dr.Kai-zhong Zuo, presents a theoretical and technological guide for the design of multi-valued computers.
Researchers measure elusive repulsive force from quantum fluctuations
Researchers from Harvard University and the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) have measured, for the first time, a repulsive quantum
mechanical force that could be harnessed and tailored for a...
Particulate emission from natural gas burning home appliances
Natural gas, believed to be among the cleanest forms of fuel, does emit ultrafine airborne particulate matter when burned in home appliances such as stove tops and water heaters, according...
IU physicist offers foundation for uprooting a hallowed principle of physics
Physicists at Indiana University have developed a promising new way to identify a possible abnormality in a fundamental building block of Einstein's theory of relativity known as "Lorentz invariance." If...
Bright lights, not-so-big pupils
A team of Johns Hopkins neuroscientists has worked out how some newly discovered light sensors in the eye detect light and communicate with the brain. The report appears online this...
Influence of location-dependent protuberance damage on cell viability
The influence of femtosecond laser-induced damages on viability of
olfactory ensheathing cells is investigated. Several cytokinetic
phenomena including intracellular calcium wave, cellular
morphologic change, recovery and death are discussed. Through...
Cracking a tough nut for the semiconductor industry
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) have developed a method to measure the toughness—the
resistance to fracture—of the thin insulating films that play a
critical role...
A breakthrough in diagnosis of enteric lesions
Capsule endoscopy (CE), which is virtually a micro-camera, is a revolutionary diagnostic tool in diagnosing small bowel diseases, and CE can obtain 40-60 thousand images of the GI tract, though...
Princeton researchers discover new type of laser
A Princeton-led team of researchers has discovered an entirely new
mechanism for making common electronic materials emit laser beams.
The finding could lead to lasers that operate more efficiently and...
Dream of quantum computing closer to reality as mathematicians chase key breakthrough
The ability to exploit the extraordinary properties of quantum mechanics in novel applications, such as a new generation of super-fast computers, has come closer following recent progress with some of...
MIT: Solving the mysteries of metallic glass
Researchers at MIT and the National University of Singapore have made significant progress in understanding a class of materials that has resisted analysis for decades. Their findings could lead to...
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