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Jellyfish help scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for work on cell activity
Discovery of green-glowing protein from jellyfish helps net two American and one Japanese scientists the Nobel prize for chemistry
New Invention Could Change Design Of Future Memory Storage Devices
A new phase change material that has the potential to change the design of future memory storage devices has been invented.
Fuzziness On The Road To Physics' Grand Unification Theory
Leave it to hypothesized gravity to weigh down what physicists have thought for 30 years. If theoretical physicists are right, the idea that nature's forces merge under grand unification has...
Alternative fossil fuels have economic potential, but uncertain environmental consequences
Alternative sources of fossil fuels such as oil sands and coal-to-liquids have significant economic promise, but the environmental consequences must also be considered, according to a RAND Corporation study issued...
Good News For Pig Breeders
There are currently two methods for artificial insemination: bull semen can be frozen to a temperature of -172 °C and may be stored indefinitely. However, pig semen must be diluted...
Bioengineers Fill Holes In Science Of Cellular Self-organization
The chemical and biological aspects of cellular self-organization are well-studied; less well understood is how cell populations order themselves biomechanically -- how their behavior and communication are affected by high...
FOR KIDS: Plastic-munching microbes
'Upcycling' could help create demand for plastic considered a low-quality recycled material
Despite Waiver, NASA To Stop Using Russian Cargo Vehicle
NASA doesn't intend to pay Russia to deliver supplies to ISS beyond 2011.
Ultrananocrystalline-diamond coating improves mechanical pump seals
(PhysOrg.com) -- From petroleum to food and beverage to pharmaceuticals, most industries use mechanical pumps, and all these pumps rely on seals to reduce leaks and maintenance costs. Argonne researchers,...
Geothermal Energy Gathering Steam
An unusual combination of economic and environmental forces have created a "perfect storm" that could help geothermal shed its back-seat status to its renewable cousins wind and solar energy.
Long-Lasting Quantum Memory Leads to Long-Distance Quantum Communication
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have taken a step closer to realizing long-distance quantum communication, in which a quantum state is transferred from one location to another by becoming entangled with a...
New knowledge about thermoelectric materials could give better energy efficiency
Thermoelectric materials can be assembled into units, which can transform the thermal difference to electrical energy or vice versa - electrical current to cooling. An effective utilization requires however...
Good advice creates better companies
Advisory boards that provide strategic planning play a significant role in creating high growth firms in New Zealand, a new report has found.
Electricity supply: Sustainable sources remain expensive
Ambitious governments' environmental objectives for the electricity sector are only possible at a high price. This is one of the conclusions of researcher ir. Hans Rödel, who is to receive...
Study determines causes of lower back pain
ANTALYA, Turkey, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Turkish scientists say new magnetic resonance imaging techniques have determined the major causes of lower back pain.
Bad connection likely cause of particle collider shutdown
A badly soldered electrical connection was likely responsible for the malfunction that put the world's largest particle collider out of action until next year, a senior scientist said Monday.
Microwave Ovens Need Added Safety Controls, Researchers Advise
Curious toddlers and pre-schoolers are all-too-often scalded by foods heated in microwave ovens, but a locking mechanism could prevent these severe injuries that require hospitalization. Researchers investigated these cases as...
Run your own lab samples, nurses say
The Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union said Tuesday it will step up pressure on the provincial government and its health boards, as members refuse to perform a wider array of...
Latest warning highlights dangers of microwaving
(AP) -- Zapping frozen meals in the microwave may be fast and easy, but it also can make you sick if it's not done properly.
Europe follows fusion twin track
An alternative fusion project is initiated in Europe that would seek abundant clean energy using a colossal laser.
Smart Electricity Meter Developed
Engineers have just developed one of the world’s most advanced Smart Electricity Meters. The smart meter monitors energy consumption, giving information not just through a traditional power reading, but in...
NSF Grant Helps Buy Equipment for Solar Cell & Electronic Research
State-of-the-art equipment will help South Dakota researchers find cost effective ways to convert sunlight to electricity. The equipment will also help produce large-area electronic devices used in high resolution, high...
A Million Plastic Balls to Halt Carcinogens
A Dark Thought: (Blow it Up!) Irfan Khan If you make a mess, just cover it up. That’s the theory behind the Department of Water and Power’s latest project in Los...
Coating may mean sleeker planes
MALIBU, Calif., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. defense contractor is developing a new type of surface coating that one day could mean sleeker aircraft, a researcher for...
Outshining Edison: New NSF Engineering Research Center To Advance "Smart Lighting"
A new research center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, funded by a five-year, $18.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation, aims to supplant the common light bulb with next-generation lighting...
Nanoscopic screening process to speed drug discovery
Researchers at Wake Forest University are using nanotechnology to search for new cancer-fighting drugs through a process that could be up to 10,000 times faster than current methods.
Scientists create new kind of CO2 scrubber
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Scientists at the University of Calgary say they have developed a technology to capture carbon dioxide gas directly from the air.
'Viscous shear' wears down sound waves
Honeycomb material offers new way of silencing aircraft