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Navy tests on-board laser weapon
WASHINGTON, April 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy says it has successfully tested a solid-state, high-energy laser from a surface ship that disabled a small target vessel.
New research advances understanding of lead selenide nanowires
Scientists have shown how to control the characteristics of semiconductor nanowires made of a promising material: lead selenide.
Ford's new chocolate-inspired plastic, made with air bubbles
(PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic is often used in vehicles, when the designs demand a lower weight on the vehicle, in order to increase vehicle speed or fuel efficiency. Current plastics only...
Carbonates make diamonds grow in the Earth's mantle
Diamonds that no-one ever sees can form deep in the Earths interior. This is due to the chemical conditions controlling the associated carbon cycle. Swiss researchers used laboratory experiments to...
Atomic-level crystal gazing: Revelation of crystallization mechanism enables fast writing of data to DVDs
Some 300 exabytes (3 × 1020 bytes) of information were stored in electronic media -- magnetic disks and tapes or optical disks -- throughout the world by 2007. Yet, the...
Tooth Implant Replaces Impractical Radiation Monitors in Emergencies
An easy to use, portable detector measures radiation in teeth during emergencies.
Future planes to get a 'magic safety skin'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite the popular perceptions of plane travel, it is a relatively safe way to travel, and the folks over NASA are hoping to make it even safer. They...
Computational modeling helps in determining individual cholesterol-related information
Computational modeling increases our knowledge of lipoprotein properties that cannot be measured using experimental methods. Lipoproteins are particles that transport cholesterol in our bloodstream. The lipids transported by the particles...
Nanoparticles increase biofuel performance, lower emissions
A new study shows that the addition of alumina nanoparticles can improve the performance and combustion of biodiesel, while producing fewer emissions.
Atherosclerotic plaques form during a late and limited time period in life, atom bomb residues reveal
In a new study performed in humans, researchers from Sweden have determined the age of atherosclerotic plaques by taking advantage of carbon-14 residues in the atmosphere, prevailing after the extensive...
Researchers discover way to create true-color 3-D holograms
(PhysOrg.com) -- Satoshi Kawata, Miyu Ozaki and their team of photonics physicists at Osaka University in Japan, have figured out a way to capture the original colors of an object...
UMD Solar Decathlon team unveils 'WaterShed'
The University of Maryland Solar Decathlon Team has unveiled its entry in the U.S. Department of Energy competition - a high-tech structure they call WaterShed, because it integrates a unique...
Eni expects Venezuelan gas by 2013
MILAN, Italy, April 8 (UPI) -- Production of natural gas at the largest discovery in Venezuela is scheduled for 2013, Italian energy company Eni announced.
Polish team claims leap for wonder material graphene
It's billed as the wonder material of the 21st century with the power to revolutionise micro-electronics, and won its pioneers the 2010 Nobel Physics Prize.
Oil spill clean up idea: swarms of sailing drones
Robot boats designed to sail upwind as spilled oil flows downwind: a big idea for a big problem?For big problems, you need big ideas, even if they seem crazily ambitious. And with...
Researchers find social hookah smoking packs a carbon monoxide punch
A new University of Florida study shows that patrons leaving hookah cafés had carbon monoxide levels more than three times higher than patrons exiting traditional bars.
Windows that block heat only on hot days: New research brings us closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- New materials science research from the University at Buffalo could hasten the creation of "smart" windows that reflect heat from the sun on hot summer days but let...
Fluorine
Several videos for you chemistry fans, starting with one where our favorite chemistry professor invites a fluorine expert to show us how we can (safely) burn holes into all sorts of everyday...
Viewers seen taking power in connected TV revolution
Television is on the threshold of a revolution, with a plethora of mobile devices putting viewers firmly in the driving seat and opening up the possibility of a whole new...
Viacom and Time Warner Cable duel over iPad
US media colossus Viacom and cable television titan Time Warner Cable have taken their fight over a show-streaming iPad application to court.
Even as Disaster Unfolds, Plan Forms to Dismantle Reactors
A team of American and Japanese engineers known as “Mt. Fuji” is already working on the thorny task of how to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi reactors.
Uruguay and Argentina to open two joint science centres
Uruguay and Argentina have signed agreements to create two bi-national research centres, one for agrifoods and the other for renewable energies.
Virtual Whiskers Probe Sense of Touch
Computer simulation of rat whiskers could help scientists explain how our fingers feel
Civil War at 150: Expect Subdued Salutes, Rising Voices
Battered budgets and rising voices should make this Civil War anniversary like none before, historian Mark Collins Jenkins says.
If plants generate magnetic fields, they're not sayin'
Searching for magnetic fields produced by plants may sound as wacky as trying to prove the existence of telekinesis or extrasensory perception, but physicists at the University of California, Berkeley,...
New World Record: Calculations With 14 Quantum Bits
Entanglement, the quantum mechanical phenomenon, was coined as a term by Erwin Schrödinger in 1935 but is still not understood completely. From an applied perspective, while entangled particles cannot...
Milk products recalled in Ont. due to glass hazard
The public is being warned not to consume certain Organic Meadow and Farm Boy milk products because they may contain glass fragments.
ALBA storage ring reaches 100 mA
The commissioning of the ALBA Storage Ring started on Tuesday 8th of March 2011 at 14:00h. Within one day the beam made few turns around the machine, and on the...