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Nissan turns new Leaf with all-electric car
At first glance Nissan's Oppama plant looks like any other. But a closer look reveals workers inserting lithium-ion batteries and electric motors in every sixth vehicle on the production line.
Gazprom talks gas transit with Belgium
MOSCOW, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Moscow sees Belgium as a potential transit country for natural gas deliveries to third countries, Russian energy giant Gazprom said during bilateral talks.
Dot Earth: The 'C-Word' Vanishes
Obama pushes for a clean energy quest but leaves out the reasons it's needed.
Intelligent microscopy
The sight of a researcher sitting at a microscope for hours, painstakingly searching for the right cells, may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to new software created...
RAND study: No direct military benefit from use of alternative fuels by armed forces
If the U.S. military increases its use of alternative fuels, there will be no direct benefit to the nation's armed forces, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Any benefits...
Nanoscale transistors used to study single-molecule interactions
Researchers have figured out a way to study single-molecule interactions on very short time scales using nanoscale transistors. Researchers show how, for the first time, transistors can be used to...
Faster early development might have its costs, study in salamanders suggests
Fast development is often perceived as an advantage, as it enables better harmony with one's environment and readiness to cope with the challenges that it poses. However new research found...
Measures for measures: how kilograms, metres and seconds keep changing
Scientists are looking for a new way to precisely measure a kilogram – but it's not the only measurement that has needed revisingCooks who prefer to measure their ingredients accurately will be interested...
Virginia Tech engineers work with InterDigital to increase wireless speed, accessibility
In the first phase of a more than two-year study funded by InterDigital, Virginia Tech researchers have made great strides in the development of more reliable and efficient spectrum sensing...
Paranoid About Android:Is Google’s Platform Secure?
Does open platform mean open to attack?
Space-Age Techs Propelling Innovation in Your Car
The aerospace industry will continue to offer innovative insights and technologies for your car.
Harvard Library joins Borrow Direct
In a move that will allow Harvard students, faculty, and staff to borrow circulating materials from the libraries of Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Yale, the Harvard...
Unlocking the secrets of DNA
Neutron scattering has provided the first experimental data showing how DNA structure changes as it 'melts'. This knowledge is a step towards technological applications of DNA, such as computer components.
Physicists describe method to observe timelike entanglement
(PhysOrg.com) -- In "ordinary" quantum entanglement, two particles possess properties that are inherently linked with each other, even though the particles may be spatially separated by a large distance. Now,...
Cheaper heart med class would save millions: study
A new comparison of two classes of heart drugs reveals that millions of dollars in savings could be realized if the health-care system restricted use of the more costly option.
Green: If You Build It, Will They Charge?
Car-charging stations in Tennessee will rely on a mix of solar power and batteries, and some of the energy will flow to and from the grid.
Biophysical Society's 55th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, March 5 - 9, 2011
The Biophysical Society's 55th Annual Meeting takes place from March 5-9, 2011 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. There, more than 6,500 scientists will gather to discuss the...
Costly Euro space laser reviewed
European scientists are being asked whether they still want to go ahead with a pioneering space laser mission as costs on the project escalate.
New microscopy method opens window on previously unseen cell features
Despite the sophistication and range of contemporary microscopy techniques, many important biological phenomena still elude the precision of even the most sensitive tools. The need for refined...
Moscow taps into Azeri gas
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Russian gas monopoly Gazprom aims to buy more gas from Azerbaijan during a meeting in St. Petersburg, the company announced.
Dimer delivers pinpoint recognition
Synthetic molecule pairs up to provide a novel way to mimic selective binding seen in biological systems
Surprising Superoxide
Catalysis: Novel mode of end-on oxygen binding discovered in palladium complexes.
Solving the solar cell power conversion dilemma
(PhysOrg.com) -- "There is a lot of interest in creating more efficient solar cells that are also simpler than many of the designs common now," Wladek Walukiewicz tells PhysOrg.com. "We...
Weighty mission for scientists: redefine the kilo
Scientists said Monday they were moving closer to coming up with a non-physical definition of the kilo after discovering the metal artefact used as the international standard had shed a...
Split-cycle engine now more efficient than traditional combustion engine (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Split-cycle engines have been around for some time but until now have never matched the fuel efficiency of traditional internal combustion engines. That is about to change, with...
Curved carbon for electronics of the future
A new scientific discovery could have profound implications for nanoelectronic components. Researchers from the Nano-Science Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, in...
Nuclear cleanup plant questioned
SEATTLE, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A costly U.S. environmental project, meant to deal with millions of gallons of nuclear waste, is over budget and faces technical and safety issues,...
Novel nanoparticle filter
Researchers create a recyclable membrane based on non-covalent bonds to filter nanoparticles