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Physicists take atoms for a walk
A team of physicists headed by Christian Roos and Rainer Blatt from the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences realise a quantum walk...
Ownership of PET scanners by nonradiologists on the rise
Just as with computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the growth rate among non-radiologists who own or lease positron emission tomography (PET) equipment is also on the rise,...
UCLA 'dark matter' conference highlights new research on mysterious cosmic substance
Dark matter, for more than 70 years as mysterious and unknowable a subject to science as the legendary island of Atlantis has been to history, is bringing 140 scientists from...
Sanyo's Solar Parking Lots Charge Community Bikes Without Tapping the Grid
The future of community bike systems may not require much pedaling at all; Sanyo has just installed two "Solar Parking Lots" that serve as solar charging stations for 100 Eneloop electric hybrid bicycles...
Video: Blinded soldier can 'see' with his tongue
New technology is helping a soldier blinded by a grenade attack in Basra see again using a camera that sends electrical impulses to his tongue
Ankara to renew Iraqi oil pipeline deal
ANKARA, Turkey, March 17 (UPI) -- Turkish energy officials said during an energy conference in Ankara that a contract for an oil pipeline from the Kurdish region of Iraq...
Molecules could create tiny circuits on computer chips
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the features on computer chips become increasingly smaller, finding ways to fabricate the chips has become a big challenge. In a new study, researchers from MIT have...
Reseacher Named UAHuntsville Engineering Dean
Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California Riverside, has been chosen to lead the College of Engineering at The University of...
Solvents switch in and out of water
Solvents that change their hydrophilicity on addition and removal of carbon dioxide could help make chemistry better for the environment
3-D cell culture: Making cells feel right at home
The film 'Avatar' isn't the only 3-D blockbuster making a splash this winter. A team of Houston scientists this week unveiled a new technique for growing 3-D cell cultures, a...
Biology may not be so complex after all, Emory physicist finds
Centuries ago, scientists began reducing the physics of the universe into a few, key laws described by a handful of parameters. Such simple descriptions have remained elusive for complex biological...
New sensor array detects single molecules for the first time
MIT chemical engineers have built a sensor array that, for the first time, can detect single molecules of hydrogen peroxide emanating from a single living cell...
How long is a piece of thread? Long enough to save a life
A discovery by Monash University scientists could see humble cotton thread emerge as a core material in low-cost 'lab-on-chip' devices capable of detecting diseases such as kidney failure and diabetes...
Princeton scientists find an equation for materials innovation
Princeton engineers have made a breakthrough in an 80-year-old quandary in quantum physics, paving the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and cars...
Rice researchers make graphene hybrid
Rice University researchers have found a way to stitch graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into a two-dimensional quilt that offers new paths of exploration for materials scientists...
Video: Toyota Defect Disputed
Toyota engineers are questioning the validity of a Calif. man's claims to have lost control of his Prius as it unintentionally accelerated to over 90 mph on a freeway. ...
Observatory: Researchers Find New Paths to Cool Down Computer Chips
Researchers have used a short-pulse, high-intensity laser in the effort to help electronics engineers make faster chips.
IPad Battery Replacement to Cost $107
Sealed In Batteries Mean It Will Cost a Pretty Penny to Replace Dying Units
Interventional radiology: Zapping uterine fibroids with heat from high-energy sound waves
There's a new interventional radiology tool showing promise in the treatment of uterine fibroids: magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), a minimally invasive treatment that uses high-energy ultrasound waves to generate...
FCC's Chief: Broadband Overhaul a Must
Q&A: With Electricity As His Analogy, Julius Genachowski Wants To Push Faster Broadband To More Places
U.S. firms working to lower cost of solar energy
One piece of the American effort to find a way to make solar energy cheap enough that everyone will want it is unfolding in a modest redbrick building in this...
Largest Physics Meeting of the Year ConvenesThis Month in Portland, Oregon, March 15-19
The March Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) -- the largest physics meeting of the year -- will take place from March 15-19, 2010 in Portland, Oregon at the...
Lithium-ion anode uses self-assembled nanocomposite materials to increase capacity
A new high-performance anode structure based on silicon-carbon nanocomposite materials could significantly improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries used in a wide range of applications from hybrid vehicles to portable...
Dr. George Spanos to Join TMS Staff in Technical Leadership Role
Esteemed materials scientist Dr. George Spanos hired as TMS technical director
Exotic antimatter detected at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
An international team of scientists studying high-energy collisions of gold ions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a 2.4-mile-circumference particle accelerator located at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)...
Chemistry Over Colorado
Chlorine Surprise: Reactions may process up to one-fifth of inland nitrogen oxide emissions.
MIT researchers discover new way of producing electricity
A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of energy to shoot through minuscule wires known as carbon nanotubes. The discovery...
New process yields high-energy-density, plant-based transportation fuel
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has developed a highly efficient, environmentally friendly process that selectively converts gamma-valerolactone, a biomass derivative, into the chemical equivalent of jet fuel...