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Better Technology For Developing Plastic Solar Cells And Plastic Electronic Devices Created
A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor has been developed. As the probe...
New Logic: The Attraction Of Magnetic Computation
Researchers have demonstrated functional components that exploit the magnetic properties of electrons to perform logic operations. Compatible with existing microtechnology, the new approach heralds the next era of faster, smaller...
New use possible for ethanol plant wastes
WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say a byproduct of corn ethanol fuel production might become useful as a way of controlling weeds in potted ornamental plants.
Tiny Changes At Nanometer Scale Can Have A Colossal Effect On Properties Of A Material: Now Researchers Can Predict Changes
Tiny changes at the nanometer scale can have a colossal effect on the properties of a material, and for the first time researchers may have a method to see and...
MRI Technique To ID Microstructural Changes In Asthma
Scientists have developed a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that -- for the first time ever -- identified microscopic structural damages deep in the lungs of patients with asthma.
Simple Life Form May Have Existed 700 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
The accepted timeframe for the beginnings of life on Earth is now being questioned, after scientists found a key indicator to the earliest life forms in diamonds from Jack Hills...
Are Hands-free Cellphones Really Safer?
Since April 1 when Nova Scotia outlawed the use of hand-held cellphones while driving, sales of hands-free devices have gone through the roof. It seems everyone's driving--even walking--with tiny electronic...
Nate Ball of PBS' Design Squad to Host 2008 ASME Innovation Showcase
Inventor and champion of engineering, Nate Ball, will join with ASME to celebrate technical ingenuity as reflected in the design innovations of the ten collegiate teams selected to participate in...
Fermilab Saved from Chopping Block for Now [News]
A spending package signed into law last week by President Bush will provide enough cash to stave off the sacking of 90 employees at financially strapped Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory...
Pioneer Develops World's First 16-Layer Optical Disc
Pioneer Corporation has succeeded in developing a 16-layer read-only optical disc with a capacity of 400 gigabytes for the first time in the world.
Study: Quantum dots can penetrate skin
RALEIGH, N.C., July 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate skin if there's an abrasion, raising new nanotechnology safety concerns.
New tool provides better, faster onboard PHEV performance evaluation
Analysis and evaluation of plug-in hybrid vehicle performance is faster and better, thanks to a new tool developed by Argonne engineers. Called the Argonne Real-Time Data Acquisition (ARDAQ) system, it...
Super strong antimicrobial coatings for medicine, defense
One of the world' strongest materials meets one of Nature's most powerful germ killers in a new research project that produced incredibly tough anti-bacterial surfaces with multiple applications in home...
Super atoms may revise the periodic table
DELFT, Netherlands, July 7 (UPI) -- Dutch scientists say they've developed a technique for generating atom clusters made from silver and other metals, opening a new branch of...
Green Solution To Biofuel Production: Enzymes From Plants
With the current drive towards production of alternative fuels from plant material, enzymes which can break down this material into useable compounds are required in industrial quantities and at a...
Robot imager evaluates tiny tissue slices
HEIDELBERG, Germany, July 7 (UPI) -- German scientists say a new high-tech imaging center can reproduce and evaluate high resolution images of cells and tissue only micromillimeters thick.
New laser system measures carbon-14
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., July 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed an ultra-sensitive laser-assisted ratio analyzer -- LARA -- that can measure slight changes in carbon-14.
Understanding And Controlling Optical Damage Caused By Lasers On Crystals
A new study has advanced current understanding as well as the control of optical damage in crystals, offering new ways to increase light-power output of future optical integrated circuits. Many...
Ontario plants to refine last of Saddam's uranium
The imminent arrival of the remnants of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program in Port Hope, Ont., has sparked renewed controversy in a community that has been refining uranium since the Second...
Toyota to equip Prius with solar panels: report
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. plans to add solar panels to its popular Prius hybrid early next year to power the vehicle's air conditioning, a newspaper report said on Monday.
World's Smallest High Performance, Low Energy Sensor
Scientists are developing the world's smallest, high-performance and low-power sensor in silicon which will have applications in biosensing and environmental monitoring.
Researchers Tug At Molecules With Optical Tweezers
Researchers have developed a novel technique to measure the strength of the bonds between two protein molecules important in cell machinery: gently tugging them apart with light beams.
Personal Best: To Beat the Heat, Learn to Sweat It Out
No matter how much you train in the heat, it will never be easy, athletes and researchers say.
Ferrari to slash sports cars' carbon emissions: president
Sports car manufacturer Ferrari intends to cut its vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half and is working on developing hybrid vehicles, the company president said Saturday.
Here Comes The Sun (Power)
Proponents of solar power are waiting for the day when the technology will rival fossil fuels in cost - something that might not be too far away. Tony Guida reports.
Breakthrough: Fake DNA Could Power Faster Computers
Chemists claim to have created the world's first DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts.
New Paper Tough As Steel
Nanopaper made of gently processed natural cellulose nanofibers is found to have remarkable strength.
Amorphous Materials : How Some Solids Flow Like Liquids
Scientists have provided the first proof that amorphous materials, also known as soft glasses, deform and flow through a collective movement of their particles. These materials (which include chocolate mousse,...