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Anger as FIFA rejects goal-line technology
The International Football Association Board has rejected the introduction of goal-line technology, sparking an angry reaction from some football managers.
Video: Physicist Vlatko Vedral explains why everything is information
Physicist Vlatko Vedral explains to Aleks Krotoski why he believes the fundamental stuff of the universe is information – and how he hopes that one day everything will be explained...
How nanosized particles may affect skin care products
The rapidly growing field of nanotechnology and its future use in cosmetic products holds both enormous potential and potential concern for consumers. Currently, major cosmetic manufacturers have imposed a voluntary...
Russian an adept inventor or a fraud?
VSEVOLOZHSK, Russia, March 5 (UPI) -- A Russian inventor with strong political ties who claims landmark scientific advances is a con artist offering only pseudoscience, a Russian scientist alleges.
Exotic Antimatter Created on Earth
Scientists have created a never-before seen type of exotic matter that is thought to have been present at the earliest stages of the universe, right after the Big Bang.
Observatory: Scientists Propose a More Efficient Way to Make Ethanol
Researchers said they found a way to break down lignocellulose, the basic structural material of all plants, to make fuel from crop waste.
Does Spiderman Get Wet?
Does Spiderman get wet? The hunt has been on for some time now for what are called superhydrophobic surfaces. These would be ideal for see-though surfaces such as windscreens and coating...
Furman Creates New Process for Campus Energy, Climate Action
Furman University is featured in a new case study by Clean Air-Cool Planet, an organization that seeks and promotes solutions to global warming. The study recognizes Furman's unique approach to...
The Newest Hybrid Model
A vast project in Florida will be the world’s second-largest solar plant, attached to the nation’s largest fossil-fuel power plant.
The Second Law Strikes Back
In the field of thermodynamics, which abounds in apparent paradoxes, this is one of the most delicious paradoxes ever.
Survey: Toyota owners maintain high overall satisfaction despite recalls
A report released today by Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business found that despite the 8 million Toyota vehicles recalled since October 2009, current Toyota owners are not yet...
Polarised light sends fibres in a new direction
Japanese scientists have developed a photochromic molecular fibre that can be bent in different directions using polarised light
Physicists Unlock the Mysteries of Crack Formation
In possible breakthrough for creating crack-proof materials, Northeastern scientists are first to develop computer models for how cracks form and spread in solids, from synthetics to human bone.
Twin-action nanosensor
A polymer nanosensor developed by Chinese scientists responds to both metal ions and temperature
Heavy antimatter created in gold collisions
Most massive antimatter nucleus yet identified in particle experiments.
Starring roles in play not a quantum leap for these two
Nobel-winning physicists play two others in a Santa Barbara reading from the Tony-winning 'Copenhagen.' ...
Thomas H. Pigford, Nuclear Engineer, Is Dead at 87
Dr. Pigford was recruited by the federal government for his advice on major nuclear accidents and nuclear waste.
Scientists expand potential uses for glass by studying how atoms vibrate
Scientists have expanded the potential uses of glass by developing an experimental technique that reveals more clearly how atoms in glass vibrate.
Computing: Heat helps in low power data storage scheme
Heat is often the enemy of computing and data storage, but a new experiment shows it could help reduce the amount of power needed to store data in magnetic memory.
Shot: Sequestering Carbon, the Algae Way
Cyanobacteria have developed a unique and extremely efficient storage method [Read more]
Understanding Muon Decay
Yesterday somebody asked me here if I could explain how does a muon really decide when and how to decay. I tried to answer this question succintly in the thread,...
A Propane-Powered Lawnmower Cuts Cleaner
Barbecue-grill gas creates a better mower Propane fuels your camp stove and patio grill because it burns efficiently and is easy to store safely. Now the same canisters are making lawn mowers...
New Cell Phone Charger Turns Water into Electricity
A palm-sized fuel cell that turns water into power aims to make wall outlets a thing of the past for charging up your cell phone.
Japanese prof invents painless needles
KYOTO, Japan, March 4 (UPI) -- A Japanese professor has come up with a method of delivering vaccines and drugs that he says is completely painless.
Energy From Peas?
Tel Aviv University biologists say a solution to our search for alternative energy may come from an unexpected source ― peas. Researchers isolating minute crystals of the PSI super complex...
A new energy source from the common pea
If harnessing the unlimited solar power of the sun were easy, we wouldn't still have the greenhouse gas problem that results from the use of fossil fuel. And while solar...
Keeping them clean: High-power plasmas for ITER fusion reactor
The ASDEX Upgrade fusion device at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching is the only one in the world that can do experiments with a vessel completely...
Interview: Monitoring the environment
Omowunmi Sadik talks to Keith Farrington about chemical sensors and nanotechnology in the environment