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Paralympic curlers powered by Alta. tech
Canada's Paralympic curling team got its throws in shape for the Vancouver Games using high-end technology at an Edmonton research centre.
New imaging technology brings trace chemicals into focus
Scientists have hit on a new, versatile method to significantly improve the detection of trace chemicals important in such areas as national security, human health and the environment. The research...
China looks to 'combustible ice' as a fuel source
(PhysOrg.com) -- Buried below the tundra of China`s Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a type of frozen natural gas containing methane and ice crystals that could supply energy to China for 90...
CEIT-IK4 designs tool for operations on people with severe or profound auditory loss
A team of engineers from the CEIT-IK4 technological centre and doctors from the University Hospital of Navarra have designed a new tool for operating on the inner ear with maximum...
Wind resistance: Analysis suggests generating electricity from large-scale wind farms could influence climate
Wind power has emerged as a viable renewable energy source in recent years ? one that proponents say could lessen the threat of global warming. Although the American Wind Energy Association...
Panasonic announces LUMIX G10 digital interchangeable lens camera
Panasonic introduced an addition to its Panasonic LUMIX G Series, the LUMIX DMC-G10, the world's lightest digital interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder, which packs a host of advanced digital...
Stirring Liquid Metals Without A Stir Bar
Heat and a magnetic field lead liquid lithium to swirl on its own, like a whirlpool.
Switchable Solvents
Green Chemistry: Using CO2 as a reversible trigger, novel solvent systems aim to facilitate greener reactions and product separations..
Precision M4500: Dell Unleashes the World's Most Powerful 15.6-inch Mobile Workstation
The Dell Precision M4500 is the world's most powerful 15.6" mobile workstation with Intel Core i7 Extreme edition processor and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M GFX graphics solution.
Dysport Takes On Botox With Aggressive Rebates
Medicis has started a new marketing campaign that pits its wrinkle-smoother, Dysport, directly against Botox. It makes bioethicists squirm.
How electricity moves through cells: Finding has implications for improving energy efficiency
Researchers have created a molecular image of a system that moves electrons between proteins in cells. The achievement is a breakthrough for biology and could provide insights to minimize energy...
Chopper Crash Test a Smash Hit (w/ Video)
The second crash test of a small lightweight helicopter at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., was a smashing success, literally -- just as engineers had predicted.
Italy to host Europe's biggest solar plant: company
Europe's most powerful solar power plant is set to start operations in Italy later this year, the US company building the installation on an area as large as 120 football...
New charging method could greatly reduce battery recharge time
(PhysOrg.com) -- Part of the headache of having to constantly recharge batteries is not just how often they need to be charged, but also the time it takes to charge...
Highlight: Nanopatterning of Graphene
Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at Argonne National Laboratory users from Politecnico di Milano in Italy, working collaboratively with researchers in the Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices Group, have...
Argentina blames Shell, Petrobras for gasoline shortages
BUENOS AIRES, March 11 (UPI) -- Yet another political row is brewing in Buenos Aires over gasoline shortages that the government contends should not be occurring at all and...
Water oxidation advance boosts potential for solar fuel
Chemists have developed the most potent homogeneous catalyst known for water oxidation, considered a crucial component for generating clean hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight.
A New Spin on Conductivity: Electric Signals Can Propagate through an Insulator
An electric insulator, in the simplest terms, blocks the flow of electric current. So it would be a bit counterintuitive, to say the least, if a current on one side...
PartTec to Market SNS-Developed Neutron Detector System
PartTec, an Indiana-based manufacturer of radiation detection equipment, has signed an agreement to manufacture and market an advanced neutron detector system developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National...
Quantum dots spotlight DNA-repair proteins in motion
Repair proteins appear to efficiently scan the genome for errors by jumping like fleas between DNA molecules, sliding along the strands, and perhaps pausing at suspicious spots, say researchers who...
Scavenging energy waste to turn water into hydrogen fuel
Materials scientists have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel.
A Wii Challenge from Sony
Sony Takes Aim At Japanese Rival Nintendo In Unveiling New Motion Controller
Compliant systems: Flexible yet strong materials allow aircraft wings to flex with air flow
Researchers once wanted to build aircraft wings based on compliant systems, which would continually change shape in response to the air flow resistance, obviating the need for rigid flap and...
Carbon Nanotube Speakers Could Be Powered by Lasers, Transform Noisy Spaces into Peaceful Sanctums
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UT Dallas team's study published in the Journal of Applied Physics expands the extraordinary capabilities of nanotechnology to include laser-powered acoustic speakers made from assemblies of carbon...
Sensitive nano oscillator can detect pathogens
(PhysOrg.com) -- By watching how energy moves across a tiny device akin to a springing diving board, Cornell researchers are a step closer to creating extraordinarily tiny sensors that can...
South Korea, Turkey move on nuclear deal
ANKARA, Turkey, March 11 (UPI) -- Korea Electric Power Corp. signed a cooperation agreement with Turkey's Elektrik Uretim to build a nuclear energy reactor on the Black Sea coast.
KBR wins contract for OSHA-fined refinery
HOUSTON, March 11 (UPI) -- U.S. engineering company KBR announced it was awarded a contract to improve plant reliability at an embattled oil refinery in Oregon, Ohio.
Naftogaz of Ukraine production drops
KIEV, Ukraine, March 11 (UPI) -- Naftogaz of Ukraine saw declines of more than 8 percent in natural gas mining and 10 percent for extraction of oil with condensate,...