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Why this heat wave's so scary and what's behind it
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Excessive heat is the No. 1 weather killer in the United States and it's at its most dangerous when it doesn't cool down...
Student's flashlight works by body heat, not batteries
(Phys.org) —Ann Makosinski from Victoria, British Columbia, has an LED flashlight powered by body heat. This inventor has a flashlight that glows when she holds it. The story gets more...
Bible Inscribed By Einstein Sold At Auction
The bible inscribes the recipient to read it often for consolation and wisdom.
The 'gold' standard: A rapid, cheap method of detecting dengue virus
Researchers are reporting the development of an easy to use, low cost method of detecting dengue virus in mosquitoes based on gold nanoparticles. The assay is able to detect lower...
Better antibiotics: Atomic-scale structure of ribosome with molecule that controls its motion
Scientists have created an atomic-scale structure of a bacterial ribosome attached to a molecule that controls its motion. The image is also a possible roadmap to better antibiotics. Somewhere in...
Avengers-style Helicarrier is still pie in the sky
Physics students calculate the four-propeller powered giant aircraft seen in the Avengers would not be possible with modern technology.
Do supermarkets use loyalty cards to exert power over 'unruly' customers?
Are customers always right, or do their choices – when captured by the technology of loyalty cards – in fact enable producers to gain subtle forms of control over them?
New system uses low-power Wi-Fi signal to track moving humans -- even behind walls
A system being developed at MIT could give all of us the ability to spot people in different rooms using low-cost Wi-Fi technology.
Researchers put chemistry lab on paper to detect low-quality medicine
(Phys.org) —Marya Lieberman, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame, and her collaborators have recently published results that show the effectiveness of an inexpensive paper...
'Twisted light' shown off in fibre
A novel way of packing more data in optical communications by using "twisted light" is shown to work in optical fibres - with terabit-per-second rates.
Titanium takes on Haber–Bosch process
Metal complex can split dinitrogen bond in discovery that could cut huge energy costs of fertiliser production
Element of the week: neptunium | video | @GrrlScientist
What do smoke detectors, Neptune and sequanium share in common?This week's element is neptunium, which has the atomic symbol Np and atomic number 93. Neptunium was named for the planet Neptune, the next...
How plants use quantum physics to boost photosynthesis
Humans can't teleport or reside in multiple places at once — but the tiniest particles of matter can.
Powerful gallium nitride red light-emitting diodes made with europium and magnesium codoping
Researchers in Japan have fabricated powerful red light-emitting diodes by codoping GaN with Eu and Mg.
New phase of matter found: 'Nuclear pasta' in neutron stars
A rare state of matter dubbed "nuclear pasta" appears to exist only inside ultra-dense objects called neutron stars, astronomers say.
Organic electronics: Imaging defects in solar cells
Researchers have developed a new method for visualizing material defects in thin-film solar cells.
The Association for Molecular Pathology Announces 2013 Leadership Award Recipient
Jan A. Nowak, PhD, MD, has been awarded the Association for Molecular Pathology 2013 Leadership Award. This is the highest honor that AMP gives exclusively to one of its members...
This Goofy-Looking Helmet Is Made Of Old Newspapers
Paper Pulp Helmet Tom Gottelier, Bobby Petersen and Ed Thomas Recycled newspapers: Good for the planet, good for preventing head injury. Most safety gear isn't exactly fashionable, and these helmets are no exception....
Guest Post: Jacques Distler, Why I Lost $750 On New Physics At The LHC
Jacques Distler is a Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin, and a distinguished theorist, as well as a physics blogger. Along with experimentalist Gordon Watts (who...
Teen from Turkey turns bananas into plastic
There's nothing slippery about Elif Bilgin's idea of using banana peels as a substitute for old-school petroleum-based plastics.
Faculty Invited to Exclusive Symposium for 'Creative Young Engineers'
Jacobs School of Engineering professors Karen Christman and Gert Lanckriet are among 81 of the nation's most "creative young engineers" selected to attend this year's U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium...
'Corkscrew' Light Could Turbocharge Internet
Twisty beams of light could boost the traffic-carrying capacity of the Internet, effectively adding new levels to the information superhighway, suggests research published today in Science ....
Exotic alloys for potential energy applications
The search for thermoelectrics, exotic materials that convert heat directly into electricity, has received a boost from researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo, who...
New low-cost, transparent electrodes
Indium tin oxide (ITO) has become a standard material in light-emitting diodes, flat panel plasma displays, electronic ink and other applications because of its high performance, moisture resistance, and capacity...
TSRI Professor Wins Russian 'Mega-Grant' Award
Valery Fokin, professor at The Scripps Research Institute, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Russian government for $3.75 million over three years, with a possible two-year renewal, to...
Breakthrough in Internet bandwidth: New fiber optic technology could ease Internet congestion, video streaming
A team of engineers has devised a new fiber optic technology that promises to increase bandwidth dramatically.
Radiation from airport scanners: The dose we actually get is low
A new report has found that people absorb less radiation from airport X-ray backscatter scanner than they do while standing in line waiting for the scan itself.
Put Up Your Nukes: Researchers Devise "Blind" Verification System for Nuclear Arms Treaty
Pres. Barack Obama has proposed that both the U.S. and Russia continue to deplete their nuclear weapons reserves, encouraging a one-third reduction to arsenal sizes. His June 19...