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Research concludes there is no 'simple theory of everything' inside the enigmatic E8
The 'exceptionally simple theory of everything,' proposed by a surfing physicist in 2007, does not hold water, says Emory University mathematician Skip Garibaldi...
Comet crash creates potential for life
Shock waves could force amino-acid forming chemistry.
Country diary
West SussexTwenty miles east of the Roman floors at Fishbourne, a mosaic of comparable beauty is draped over a bed of dead bracken. Yesterday, we admired the geometric patterns and contrasting colours created...
Alternative flame retardants leach into the environment
Supposedly safer chemicals are spotted in peregrine falcon eggs
Research findings could revolutionise industrial catalysts
(PhysOrg.com) -- It is a long-held ambition of scientists to prepare porous solids within which they are able to mimic the sophisticated chemistry performed by nature. Research published today (26th...
Report: 'Smart' meters have security holes
(AP) -- Computer-security researchers say new "smart" meters that are designed to help deliver electricity more efficiently also have flaws that could let hackers tamper with the power grid...
Neutron Scattering Society Honors Mook with Shull Prize
Herbert A. Mook Jr., a UT-Battelle Senior Corporate Fellow at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been awarded the 2010 Clifford E. Shull Prize by the Neutron...
Eau de City: Sweaty Socks, Diesel Fumes
Researchers Present a "Smell Demography" of New Yorkers, Who are Constantly Bombarded with Aromas
Archive Gallery: Decades of Finding Out How Things Work
The origins of wind power, Roomba's great grandfather and the magical workings of the automatic shower faucet Our annual How it Works issue is now available, wherein we strip 13 amazing machines of...
Flights of fancy meet Air Force scientist
Some ideas (mini drones, airborne lasers) look promising, others may not -- and it's up to Werner J.A. Dahm to decide. His job is all the more important as the battlefield evolves....
Virginia open to offshore oil and gas
WASHINGTON, March 26 (UPI) -- A decision by Virginian lawmakers to open the door to offshore oil and gas exploration will bring in billions of dollars to the state,...
Safer nuclear reactors could result from Los Alamos research
Self-repairing materials within nuclear reactors may one day become a reality as a result of research by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists...
F is for Fluoresence and Fluorine: New dyes for optical nanoscopy
(PhysOrg.com) -- The imaging of living cells at the molecular level was barely a dream twenty years ago. Today, however, this dream is close to becoming reality.
TNK-BP novel in drilling technology
MOSCOW, March 26 (UPI) -- A subsidiary of Anglo-Russian venture TNK-BP announced it was testing a project in Siberia to extract oil from different reservoirs using the same drill...
Probing the magnetic properties of solid oxygen
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Many scientists, like me, have an interest in the simplest molecules," Stefan Klotz tells PhysOrg.com. "These simple molecules, like water, nitrogen and oxygen, are in quite of the...
Revolutionary New Solution for Semiconductor, Nano Materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Maryland researchers have created a completely new way to produce high quality semiconductor materials critical for advanced microelectronics and nanotechnology. Published in the March 26 issue...
Toshiba Introduces New High Areal Density 2.5-inch 750GB HDDs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Toshiba Corporation today announced two additions to its 5,400 RPM line of 2.5-inch HDDs featuring industry-leading storage capacities. In the standard 9.5 millimeter-high, two-platter design, the MK7559GSXP HDD...
N.B. reactor may be delayed into 2012
New Brunswick's energy minister says he can't be sure the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station will be up and running from its $1.4-billion refurbishment by the end of 2011.
Skin becomes gadget control pad
Tapping your forearm or hand with a finger could be the way you interact with the next generation of gadgets.
World oil reserves at 'tipping point'
The world's capacity to meet projected future oil demand is at a tipping point, according to new research.
Texas Pioneers Energy Storage in Giant Battery
Uniquely prone to electrical outages, Presidio, Texas, deploys a first-of-its-kind solution.
It From Bit - Entropic Gravity For Pedestrians
Two and a half months since Erik Verlinde submitted his entropic gravity paper, and all of physics and cosmology has turned into entropy. Well, I am exaggerating a bit, and...
Thanks for the 'Quantum' Memories: Research May Lead to Faster, More Secure Computers
Virginia Lorenz, who recently joined the University of Delaware faculty as an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is working on one of the hottest areas in physics -- quantum...
Cutting Through Questions for a Molecular-Level Understanding of Solar Cells
Electricity from sunlight could be possible using a robust, low-cost solar cell that uses dyes anchored on inexpensive titanium oxide, rather than highly pure and thus expensive bulk materials. Before...
Counting the 'Holes' in High-Temperature Superconductors
(PhysOrg.com) -- As part of the effort to better understand how superconductors transport electricity with zero resistance, a team of researchers has demonstrated a new way to count the number...
Wind energy projects receive credit boost
OTTAWA, March 25 (UPI) -- Wind energy projects run by Wind Works Power Corp. received a boost with a $10 million credit facility that will go toward developing capacity...
Cold Spring Harbor Sues Law Firm for Mishandling Patent Applications
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has sued its own law firm, Ropes & Gray in...