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Technique pulls fingerprints from fabric
DUNDEE, Scotland, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Scottish researchers and police say a new technique has improved the ability to recover fingerprints from fabric.
New nanoparticles make blood clots visible
For almost two decades, cardiologists have searched for ways to see dangerous blood clots before they cause heart attacks. Now, researchers report that they have designed nanoparticles that find clots...
Intel Design Flaw Hits Notebooks
Cost of Repairing and Replacing Flawed Processor to Cost Intel $1 Billion
Video: Turning Burned Calories into Electricity
Everyday, millions of people go to the gym and fitness centers to stay in shape. One company wondered if they could harness some of the energy being burned and turn...
Hunt for dark matter closes in at Large Hadron Collider
The scientists have now carried out the first full run of experiments that smash protons together at almost the speed of light. When these sub-atomic particles collide at the heart...
Smart lasers could make cancer biopsies painless, help speed new drugs to market
Biopsies in the future may be painless and noninvasive, thanks to smart laser technology being developed at Michigan State University...
Calif. lawmakers want better pipeline laws
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A proposal to strengthen federal oversight of U.S. oil and gas pipelines would increase penalties while ensuring residents are safe, California lawmakers said.
U.S. Pushes, but Reactors Are Lagging
Of four reactor projects identified by the Energy Department in 2009 as the most likely candidates for federal loan guarantees, only two are moving forward.
Nanotechnology: Detecting lethal diseases with rust and sand
The next big thing in medical diagnostics could be minutes particles of rust, iron oxide, coated with the material from which sand is formed, silicon dioxide. These magnetic nanoparticles, a...
Rensselaer Professor Daniel Walczyk Named Fellow of ASME
Advanced manufacturing expert Daniel Walczyk, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Class of 1991and associate professor in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, has been named a fellow of the American...
New hydrogen storage material could be added directly to fuel tanks
(PhysOrg.com) -- If hydrogen is to ever play a role in powering vehicles on a large-scale, researchers must not only find a way to produce hydrogen, but also a safe...
Hunting for 'Sparticles': Atom Smasher to Run Through 2012
The largest atom smasher is getting closer to figuring out if so-called sparticles are responsible for dark matter.
Physicists challenge classical world with quantum-mechanical implementation of 'shell game'
Inspired by the popular confidence trick known as "shell game," researchers have demonstrated the ability to hide and shuffle "quantum-mechanical peas" -- microwave single photons -- under and between three...
EU wants more money for clean energy
BRUSSELS, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Europe will have to double its spending on renewables to nearly $100 billion if it wants to meets its 2020 clean energy targets, EU...
Plankton inspires creation of stealth armor for slow-release microscopic drug vehicles
The ability of some plankton and bacteria to build an extra natural layer of nanoparticle-like armor has inspired chemists to devise a startlingly simple way to give drug bearing polymer...
Atomically thin ‘switch’ makes for smarter ICT devices in the future
Researchers have developed a new graphene transistor with 1000 times higher on/off switching ratio.
Science Through Stories: Allowing The Rediscovery Of Wonder
Every science writer has their own reasons for getting into science communication—their own goals and purpose that drives them. Some are focused on science literacy—their aim to take a complicated...
New Handheld Melanoma Scanner Instantly Identifies Skin Cancers With Laser Light
Yeah, you've been thinking about getting that thing checked out, but it's just a mole right? Such is the problem with melanoma; it's tough to know which spots on the skin are...
Scientists synthesize long-sought-after anticancer agent
New Haven, Conn. -- A team of Yale University scientists has synthesized for the first time a chemical compound called lomaiviticin aglycon, leading to the development of a new class...
Nanosilver: A new name -- well-known effects
Nanosilver is not a new discovery by nanotechnologists -- it has been used in various products for over a hundred years, as is shown by a new Empa study. The...
Red Bull logo enough to shape consumer performance
Red Bull's red and gold logo can "give you wings" for better or worse even if consumers don't know it, according to a new study by two Boston...
The LHC Will Run At 7 TeV In 2011 And 2012
A week ago a meeting was held in Chamonix to discuss in detail the schedule for the near future of the Large Hadron Collider, and to take a decision on...
Dot Earth: Can Video Move the Public on Climate?
A scientist turned filmmaker tries to build a generation of science communicators who can captivate people without boring them.
Using complex electron systems to create green materials
At the L'Aquila Summit held in July 2009, G8 nations reaffirmed the target of at least a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2050. They also set a...
Revealing the wiring that allows us to adapt to the unexpected
Milan, Italy, 31 January 2010 -- Wouldn't life be easy if everything happened as we anticipated? In reality, our brains are able to adapt to the unexpected using an...
Sprouts? Supplements? Team them up to boost broccoli's cancer-fighting power
A new study provides convincing evidence that the way you prepare and consume your broccoli matters, and also suggests that teaming broccoli with broccoli sprouts may make the vegetable's anti-cancer...
Russian moguls irked by BP-Rosneft deal
MOSCOW, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Russian tycoons considered blocking a dividend payment from Anglo-Russian venture TNK-BP because of a row over a BP deal with Russia's Rosneft, insiders said.
Catalyst Makes A Novel Switch
Catalysis: Small-molecule iron complex has mixed activity that was exclusive to nature.