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Polymer remembers four shapes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by General Motors has found that a polymer used commercially in fuel cell membranes can "memorize" four shapes, each assigned to a different temperature. The...
Solar panel plant eyed for Summerside
P.E.I. may soon become the home of a large solar-panel factory with a proposal from an Ontario firm and an India-based company.
Behavior of single protein observed in unprecedented detail
Scrutinizing a single molecule for more than a few milliseconds used to require effectively "stapling" it down, inhibiting its normal behavior. Now, using a newly developed technique, chemists have for...
More maize ethanol may boost greenhouse gas emissions
Mandated increases in the production of maize-derived ethanol will lead to land-use changes that boost carbon dioxide emissions enough to make the fuel a worse environmental option than burning gasoline,...
Toenails reveal arsenic uptake
A new study has found that arsenic may be absorbed into the body from some soils, based on analysis of children's toenail clippings.
Soapy solution for scratched surfaces
Chinese scientists have developed a superhydrophobic coating that can be repaired by treating the surface with a potassium stearate solution
See-Through Vision Invented
Scientists have figured out how "see" through thin opaque barriers by unscrambling what little light passes through.
New Class of Catalyst Sports Shapely Selectivity
A new class of catalytic material has been studied by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) display a unique three-dimensional structure that is highly selective and reactive,...
Cotton that conducts electricity created
ITHACA, N.Y., March 10 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed cotton threads that can conduct electricity as well as a metal wire, yet remain light and flexible...
15 Moore's Years: 3D chip stacking will take Moore's Law past 2020
Some laws are made to be broken, and others are made to be followed. A team of IBM Researchers in collaboration with two Swiss partners are looking to keep one...
Sunshine is free, so can photovoltaics be cheap?
Here's how to make a solar cell from silicon : take one solid block of doped silicon, saw it into thin wafers, layer said semiconductors beneath a panel of transparent...
Fifty years of the 'light fantastic:' Laser advances spark scientific progress
Fifty years after the first laser sparked a technological revolution, the "light fantastic" continues to impact people's daily lives -- by playing DVDs, speeding Internet connections, and performing...
Boost for technology: Huge step toward mass production of coveted form of carbon
Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging...
New Sensor to Drastically Cut Water Usage During Chip Making Process
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), University of Arizona and Arizona State University researchers have shown a new, exclusive way to dramatically conserve the amount of water needed to manufacture semiconductors. Using...
Nuclear weapons physics: Welcome to the Atomic Weapons Establishment
With the launch of a powerful laser facility, Britain's most secretive lab is opening up to academics. Geoff Brumfiel secures a preview.
RWE and Renault team up for EV project
ESSEN, Germany, March 10 (UPI) -- German utility RWE, French car maker Renault have teamed up to test electric mobility in Germany.
Large Hadron Collider set for high speed bash by early April: CERN
The world's most powerful atom smasher will be brought up to unprecedented power by early April, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said on Wednesday.
Collider to shut down at end of 2011
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 10 (UPI) -- The Large Hadron Collider is to be shut down at the end of 2011 for as long as a year to strengthen its...
Nabucco member RWE in Azeri MOU
BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 10 (UPI) -- German energy giant and Nabucco project member RWE signed a memorandum of understanding for oil and gas exploration in Azerbaijan, the company said...
Gulf Keystone, MOL test Iraqi oil fields
ERBIL, Iraq, March 10 (UPI) -- Gulf Keystone Petroleum announced its subsidiary operating in the Kurdish region of Iraq examined the oil and gas potential at the Akri Bijeel...
Fuel-injection System That Delivers 64 Miles Per Gallon
(PhysOrg.com) -- The best hybrid cars of today can only deliver about 48 miles per gallon. By using this newly developed fuel injection system a test vehicle was measured at...
Cryogenic electron emission phenomenon has no known physics explanation
(PhysOrg.com) -- At very cold temperatures, in the absence of light, a photomultiplier will spontaneously emit single electrons. The phenomenon, which is called "cryogenic electron emission," was first observed nearly...
Hydrocarbon superconductor created
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Okayama University in Japan have discovered that the hydrocarbon picene can be made to superconduct when potassium atoms are interspersed with the picene crystals and the...
Nanometer Graphene Makes Novel OLEDs Display
Researchers at Stanford University have successfully developed brand new concept of organic lighting-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with a few nanometer of graphene as transparent conductor. This paved the way for inexpensive...
Smithsonian Rolls Out Red Carpet for Hubble 3D Premiere
The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Tuesday for the world premiere of the Hubble 3D IMAX film.
Nanotube ‘fuse’ generates power
Coating nanotubes with fuel allows them to convert an exothermic reaction into electricity, thereby opening up new avenues in energy research
Video: Extended Interview with Peggy Liu
Peggy Liu, from JUCCEE, joint US-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, says energy powers nation growth.
Sony Develops Highly Efficient RGB Laser Light Source Module for Large Screen Projectors
Sony Corp. today announced the development of a RGB laser light source module suitable for large screen projectors such as digital cinema projectors. The module incorporates high power lasers of...