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U.S.-Vietnam sign nuclear agreement
HANOI, Vietnam, April 1 (UPI) -- The United States and Vietnam signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday for cooperation in the nuclear power sector.
Kiev, Moscow agree to gas talks
KIEV, Ukraine, April 1 (UPI) -- Kiev and Moscow have agreed to sit down to negotiate revisions to a 2009 contract for natural gas, the Ukrainian prime minister said.
Study: Magnetic Waves Alter Moral Compass
MIT Researchers Find That Magnetic Pulses Directed at Brain Change People's Ability to Tell Right from Wrong
Improving fuel economy of tractor-trailers, buses, work trucks
A new congressionally mandated report evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The...
New isotope reactor ruled out
The federal government is turning thumbs down on a recommendation from its own expert panel to build a new nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes.
Fabled monopole magnet could be revealed
Scientists hope to use the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful atom smasher, to create a bizarre magnetic particle completely different from any magnets ever seen. ...
New soybean aphid biotype identified
URBANA, Ind., March 31 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've identified a new soybean aphid -- Biotype 3 -- that can multiply on aphid-resistant soybean varieties.
Why certain symmetries are never observed in nature
Ordered materials with 7-fold, 9-fold or 11-fold symmetries are never observed in nature. Researchers discovered the reason for this when they tried to impose a 7-fold symmetry on a layer...
Japan plans nuclear power expansion
Proposal for eight new reactors and nuclear fuel reprocessing faces public opposition.
NASA Joins Federal Probe Into Toyota Vehicle Problems
NASA scientists have joined the investigation into the root of Toyota auto failures.
U.K. inks MOU with Siemens for wind energy
LONDON, March 30 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday with European conglomerate Siemens to develop wind energy in England.
McGill Students Brace for Subatomic Collisions
On March 30, 2010, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will begin colliding subatomic particles at previously unattainable energies, and McGill students will be onsite eagerly awaiting the results. The LHC...
For the First Time, Simulation Predicts Precisely How Materials Fracture
Taking the "what the frack" out of materials engineering Puzzlement over how to predict fractures in real-world materials has finally given way before a new mathematical model that describes exactly how materials crack...
New Capabilities Enable Suppliers, Manufacturers to Perform Specialized Testing, Avoid Additional Costly Investments
Celsis Analytical Services, a division of Celsis International, a leading global life sciences company, today announced the company has expanded the analytical chemistry capabilities of its accredited CGMP labs to...
Vital role for bacteria in climate-change gas cycle
Isoprene is a Jekyll-and-Hyde gas that is capable of both warming and cooling the Earth depending on the prevailing conditions. It is an important industrial gas, necessary for the manufacture...
Zero carbon, zero waste city being built in Abu Dhabi (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new eco-city being built in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Masdar City, will be the world`s first clean technology city, relying entirely on renewable energy sources, and...
Brown University-led team discovers how bats avoid collisions
For years, Brown University neuroscientist James Simmons has filmed bats as they flew in packs or individually chased prey in thick foliage. All the while, he asked himself why the...
Dual responsive microgel particles
Microgel particles that are responsive to both temperature and a magnetic field could lead to improved targeting in drug delivery systems
Vanderbilt sets up 1 of 8 virtual control rooms for LHC in US
On Tuesday, Mar. 30, the world's most powerful particle accelerator is scheduled to begin slamming subatomic particles together at record energies and recording the consequences of the micro-explosions that result,...
Shut Down The LHC? I'd Rather Not Hurt A Fly.
So how dangerous is the Large Hadron Collider? How likely is it that when operated at maximum energy the LHC will create a black hole and wipe out earth? Eric...
For one tiny instant, physicists may have broken a law of nature
For a brief instant, it appears, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island recently discovered a law of nature had been broken. For the tiniest fraction of a second...
Study: Morality can be altered by magnets
The research could have big implications for not only neuroscientists, but also for judges and juries. Religion and Spirituality - Research - Health - Physics -...
Video: The Smallest Town in the U.S.
For "Assignment America," Steve Hartman visits Elgin Park, a collection of 1950s-era miniature cars and stores designed by popular photographer Michael Paul Smith.
How bats avoid collisions
How do bats avoid colliding with objects while flying? Scientists, using tiny microphones on bats' heads, found that bats tweak the frequencies of the sounds they emit to detect and...
Europe's electricity could be all renewables by 2050
Europe could meet all its electricity needs from renewable sources by mid-century, according to a report released Monday by services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.
For The First Time, Researchers Harvest Raw Electric Current Directly From Algae
A step towards bio-batteries Algae has been floated again and again as a possible means of biofuel production, usually through chemical processes that extract sugars or other organic compounds that can be processed...
Lenzing Ups Fiber Capacity Again
Eastward Expansion: Plans call for doubling cellulosic capacity in China.
Thorium Complex Almost Maxes Out
Inorganic Chemistry: 15-Coordinate thorium aminodiboranate sets a record, just one bond short of a perfect 16.