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Big City: St. Vincent’s Closing Reduces Childbirth Options
Mothers-to-be will lose a midwife-friendly alternative after a decision by the board of St. Vincent’s Medical Centers to close its flagship hospital in Greenwich Village.
U.S., Russian scientists create element 117
A team of American and Russian physicists have created a new, super-heavy element, filling in a gap in chemistry's periodic table.
Global-bound solar plane takes flight
BERN, Switzerland, April 9 (UPI) -- The test pilot of a solar-powered aircraft meant to fly around the world hovered in the skies over Switzerland on his maiden voyage,...
Kiev increases Russian gas purchases
MOSCOW, April 9 (UPI) -- Ukraine intends to increase the volume of natural gas it purchases from Russian energy giant Gazprom by 8 percent for 2010, Ukrainian officials said...
Scientists Build World?s Smallest Superconductor
Project Seen As Breakthrough for Producing Nanoscale Electronic Devices
No new nukes: Obama's nuclear posture points to caution
The U.S. will cut its nuclear weapons stockpile, use such weapons only as a deterrent, and pump more money into the infrastructure to create and sustain such weapons, according to...
Carnegie Mellon student uses skin as input for mobile devices
A combination of simple bio-acoustic sensors and some sophisticated machine learning makes it possible for people to use their fingers or forearms - potentially, any part of their bodies -...
Cold atoms and nanotubes come together in an atomic 'black hole'
Carbon nanotubes, long touted for applications in materials and electronics, may also be the stuff of atomic-scale black holes...
Feature: Lasers could spark clean nuclear power
Researchers hope to one day recreate the nuclear process that drives the Sun, using lasers instead of heat and pressure to fuse atoms together.
National Briefing | West: California: If It’s Monday, It’s Veggies
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors passed a nonbinding resolution declaring every Monday as “meat-free.”
Keeping cattle cool and stress-free
Scientists are identifying the causes of heat stress in cattle and finding ways to manage it which is helping producers deal with this significant production problem.
Light switches for nerve cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- It sounds like a neurobiologist`s dream: a light-switch that allows nerve cells to be switched on and off at will. Three scientists have found just such a light...
Building blocks of the future
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Varinder Aggarwal is no ordinary builder. He and his team in the School of Chemistry have just discovered a new technique that could hasten the development of...
To Surf, or to Dance? Electrons' Extracurricular Activities Affect Superconductivity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Superconductors, the wonder materials that transport electricity without any resistance or energy loss, appear to be more complex than previously thought, according to research published online this week...
Our Universe at Home within a Larger Universe? So Suggests Physicist's Wormhole Research
IU theoretical physicist Nikodem Poplawski in research published in "Physics Letters B" uses Euclidean-based mathematical modeling to suggest that all black holes may have wormholes inside which exist universes created...
Vest Uses Accelerometers and Balloons to Improve Wearer's Balance
People with balance disorders may relearn how to walk correctly with the help of an electronic vest. Relearning how to walk after suffering disease or injury is no easy feat, but researchers...
Researchers holding steady in an atomic-scale tug-of-war
A research team has built an ultra-stable instrument for tugging on chains of atoms, an instrument that can maneuver and hold the position of an atomic probe to within 5...
Solar cells: UQAM researcher solves two 20-year-old problems
Thanks to two technologies developed by Professor Benoit Marsan and his team at the Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM) Chemistry Department, the scientific and commercial future of solar cells...
Engineers turn noise into vision
PRINCETON, N.J., April 6 (UPI) -- Princeton University scientists say they've developed a technology that turns noise into vision, revealing images of hidden objects.
Mouth breathing can cause major health problems
CHICAGO (April 6, 2010) -- For some, the phrase "spring is in the air" is quite literal.
Sony Develops Wireless Chip Connections
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony has recently developed a wireless chip alternative to today`s chips that use conventional pin connections. This sets new limits on how small an electronic device can be.
Savvy injection molding
The metal components used in the hinges of spectacle frames, surgical instruments or artificial heart valves are often very small. For some years now, manufacturers of components with complex...
Hold the salt: UCLA engineers develop revolutionary new desalination membrane
Researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have unveiled a new class of reverse-osmosis membranes for desalination that resist the clogging which typically...
U.S. Grad Schools Recover From Dip in Foreign Applications
For the fifth consecutive year, the number of international students applying to U.S. graduate...
Spray-on transistors may become possible
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 6 (UPI) -- U.S. government scientists have discovered an organic semiconductor that might be a good vehicle for creating spray-on electronics.
Hydra flash memory outperforms other top storage mediums
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although today flash memory is primarily used as a removable storage medium, it's currently becoming more and more appealing for a wider variety of applications. Moving beyond memory...
A smart way to charge up
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electromobility makes sense only if car batteries are charged using electricity from renewable energy sources. But the supply of green electricity is not always adequate. An intelligent charging...
Berkeley Researchers Light Up White OLEDs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Light-emitting diodes, which employ semiconductors to produce artificial light, could reduce electricity consumption and lighten the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. However, moving this technology beyond traffic signals...