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U.S. hi-tech energy unit extends life in budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-tech U.S. research agency will get $130 million for programs that could one day decrease the cost of solar power and lessen dependence on rare earth...
Cheap energy no more, IEA says
LUXEMBOURG, April 22 (UPI) -- The global energy sector will have to kick into high gear to meet soaring demand, the IEA said as it warned of the end...
Pennsylvania blowout fuels fracking fears
PITTSBURGH, April 22 (UPI) -- A blowout at a Pensylvania natural gas well has fueled increased concerns about the already controversial practice of hydraulic fracking.
Researchers construct RNA nanoparticles to safely deliver long-lasting therapy to cells
Nanotechnology researchers have known for years that RNA, the cousin of DNA, is a promising tool for nanotherapy, in which therapeutic agents can be delivered inside the body via nanoparticles....
Organic and conventional farming methods compete to eliminate weed seeds in soil
Weeds are hard to kill; they seem to come back no matter what steps people take to eradicate them. One reason is because of the persistence of weed seeds in...
Fat turns into soap in sewers, contributes to overflows
Researchers have discovered how fat, oil and grease can create hardened deposits in sewer lines: it turns into soap! The hardened deposits, which can look like stalactites, contribute to sewer...
Photovoltaic systems boost the sales price of California homes
New research finds strong evidence that homes with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems sell for a premium over homes without solar systems. The research is the first to empirically explore the...
Cracks In The Fundaments Of Quantum Physics
In its first years, the development of quantum physics occurred violently. As a consequence some cracks sneaked into the fundaments of this branch of physics. A careful investigation brings these...
Israeli engineers build artificial device capable of detecting cancer in breath
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Hossam Haick of the Israel Institute of Technology, at Technion, and his team have built an artificial nose which is capable of detecting molecules in human breath...
Quantum teleporter breakthrough
Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in quantum communications and computing using a teleporter and a paradoxical cat. The breakthrough is the first-ever transfer, or teleportation, of a particular complex set...
The aged game of rugby
“This is it. This is the shed,” said rugby player David Sackstein ’14, taping his knee inside the metal facility, about the size of what you’d expect in someone’s back yard. “This...
Field Notes on Science & Nature
Michael Canfield, a lecturer on organismic and evolutionary biology, visits an eclectic range of scientific disciplines, offering examples that professional naturalists can emulate to fine-tune their own field methods, along...
Breakthrough in the search for the holy grail for data storage
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of The University of Nottinghams leading young scientists has created a new compound which could lead to a breakthrough in the search for high performance computing techniques.
Primordial beryllium could reveal insights into the Big Bang
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some chemical elements appear much more abundantly in nature than others, which is partly due to how the elements originally formed. Scientists know that the light elements (hydrogen,...
CO2 aids oxidation reactions
Adding carbon dioxide to catalytic oxidation reactions leads to high conversions at low pressures
Physicist Seeks Nanomaterials with Rationally Designed Properties
A University of Arkansas physicist has received the largest award granted to an individual researcher from the Army Research Laboratory to search for a novel class of nanomaterials with rationally...
Researchers advance understanding of wetting of nanopatterned surfaces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified the molecular mechanisms at play for the non-additive wetting free energies at chemically heterogeneous surfaces.
Toshiba launches 19nm process NAND flash memory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has fabricated NAND flash memories with 19nm process technology, the finest level yet achieved. This latest technology advance has already been applied...
Japan makes Fukushima no-go zone
Japan makes it illegal to enter a 20km (12-mile) evacuation zone around the stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor.
Limit to nanotechnology mass-production?
A leading nanotechnology scientist has raised questions over a billion dollar industry by boldly claiming that there is a limit to how small nanotechnology materials can be mass produced.
NY to build solar power plants on capped landfills
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is set to release the first update to his city's 4-year-old environmental plan.
Real Water – with added electrons! | Rebecca Hill
The makers of Real Water say tap water is 'damaged'. Rebecca Hill asked a chemist and a nutritionist what they made of the claims"Did you know that most of the water you're...
Engineering professor wins award for pioneering work expected to improve electronic devices
A professor at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering will receive an international award for his pioneering work in nanotechnology that could have far-reaching impacts on electronic...
Primordial weirdness: Did the early universe have one dimension? Scientists outline test for theory
Did the early universe have just one spatial dimension? That's the mind-boggling concept at the heart of a new theory. Researchers now describe a test that could prove or disprove...
Green: Could the California Aqueduct Turn Into a Solar Farm?
Companies that make floating solar panels dream of covering the California Aqueduct with power-generating arrays. But the operator of the canal is throwing cold water on the idea.
Green: Transparent Photovoltaic Cells Turn Windows Into Solar Panels
A new class of photovoltaic cells could one day transform skyscrapers into giant solar collectors, researchers say.
Diffused light control can project in fully lit room
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Uchida Research Laboratory at Tohoku University, have created a high visibility projector screen that works on the principle of Diffused Light Control (DLC). The...
Nanomedicine one step closer to reality
A class of engineered nanoparticles -- gold-centered spheres smaller than viruses -- has been shown safe when administered by two alternative routes in a new mouse study.