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Just Scratching The Surface: New Technique Maps Nanomaterials As They Grow
Researchers have developed a measurement technique that will help scientists and companies map nanomaterials as they grow. The discovery could help create superior nanotechnologies and lead to the development of...
Hybrid Materials For Future Solar Cells Under Development
Scientists are developing composite materials based on semiconductor nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes for use in efficient light emitting diodes and photovoltaic devices.
Diamagnetic Cavity Shields For Spacecraft?
Radiation force shields may leap from science fiction to fact via magnetic fields.
New type of fuel found in Patagonia fungus
A team led by a Montana State University professor has found a fungus that produces a new type of diesel fuel, which they say holds great promise.
Light Weight Hydrogen 'Tank' Could Fuel Hydrogen Economy
Researchers have shown that an alloy of the metals magnesium, titanium and nickel is excellent at absorbing hydrogen. This light alloy brings us a step closer to the everyday use...
New Device Controls, Measures Dynamics Of Chemicals In Live Tissue
The "chemistrode," a droplet-base microfluidic device, provides new exciting opportunities to study stimulus-response dynamics in chemistry and biology. It will help researchers study any surface that responds to chemical stimulation...
Student entrepreneurs working to green the economy
While some students use college as a transition into the 'real world,' a handful of student entrepreneurs have asked themselves, 'Why wait?' In February of last year, University of Wisconsin-...
Safety fears over nanocosmetics
Cosmetics containing tiny "nano" particles are being used widely despite unresolved safety concerns, a watchdog warns.
Fingerprints show their dark side
A new fingerprinting method could help forensic scientists detect prints on almost any surface
Recipes for Health: Quinoa Salad With Lime Ginger Dressing and Shrimp
This salad, with lime dressing, scallions, cilantro and a bit of heat, works as a side dish or a light meal.
Electrons put a new spin on chirality
Could radiation striking magnetic materials be responsible for the 'handedness' of biological molecules?
Use of nanoparticles in cosmetics questioned
Cosmetics companies are taking insufficient steps to ensure face creams and other products that contain nanoparticles are safe, according to a report by a leading consumer a
Golf secret not all in the wrists
The key to a long drive is building up power quickly in the swing but not putting it all in from the start, according to a new report.
Court orders film copyright guards in China-made DVD players
A US court has sided with Hollywood film studios by ordering Gowell Electronics Ltd. to build piracy-thwarting technology into DVD players made by the China-based firm.
Mystery Wave Strikes Maine Harbor
Large, unexpected tsunami-like waves as high as 12 feet struck Boothbay Harbor on Oct. 28.
Fermilab's CDF Result Sparks Rumors of New Physics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Where are the muon-muon pairs coming from?
Fujitsu Develops C- to X- Ultra-Wideband Gallium-Nitride HEMT Power Amplifier Featuring High Output and Efficiency
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fujitsu Laboratories announced today the development of a high-performance power amplifier based on gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMT), which as a hybrid amplifier -...
McEliece quantum encryption system cracked
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Dutch scientists say they have cracked the so-called McEliece encryption system -- a candidate to provide security during the age of quantum...
Evelyn Hu named professor of applied physics, electrical engineering in SEAS
Evelyn L. Hu, a pioneer in the fabrication of nanoscale electronic and photonic devices, has been named Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering in Harvard University’s School...
Engineers design self-stabilizing electric bicycle
(PhysOrg.com) -- As every five-year-old knows, balancing on a bicycle is not as easy as it looks. But, as engineers know, getting a bicycle to balance by itself -...
New nanocluster boosts semiconductor films
EUGENE, Ore., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. nanoscientists say they have synthesized an elusive metal-hydroxide compound that could boost semiconductor capabilities for large-area applications.
Interview: Taking the lab to the field
Gillian Greenway talks to Freya Mearns about taking analytical chemistry out of the lab and into the real world
Breaking Barriers For Next Generation Wireless Chips
New mathematical algorithms for the next radio chip generation are under development. According to one of the mathematicians: "In the future, mobile devices will provide customers with services ranging from...
Cheaper than chips
Capillary tubes may offer an inexpensive alternative to on-chip diagnostics, say French scientists.
The Safety Gap
China is becoming the biggest producer of pharmaceutical ingredients in the world but the F.D.A. inspects just a tiny fraction of China’s drug plants. Can we be sure what...
Car Runs Mostly on Air
Developer Zero Pollution Motors is working on a compressed air vehicle (CAV).
Physicists Cue Nanosecond Beat of Nano-Baton
By perfecting a technique to control the vibrations of high frequency nano-cantilevers, Canadian physicists have overcome a roadblock to using nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS) for digital logic and memory applications and...
Robodoc: surgeon of the future in theaters now
LONDON (Reuters) - A mechanical snake that can enter the body through natural orifices -- not an incision -- to perform operations is just one futuristic device researchers believe will...