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Ultrasound used in botanical research
MADRID, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Spanish scientists say they've created an ultrasound technique to determine water content, thickness and other properties of leaves without touching them.
MIT researchers build first germanium laser
MIT researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can emit wavelengths of light useful for optical communications. It's also the first germanium laser to operate at room...
NASA, GM take giant leap in robotic technology
Engineers and scientists from NASA and GM are working together to build a new humanoid robot capable of working side by side with people. Using leading edge control, sensor and...
Nano imagining takes turn for the better: Photothermal technique provides new way to track nanoparticles
Scientists researching how nanomaterials align have found a way to use gold nanorods as orientation sensors by combining their plasmonic properties with polarization imaging techniques.
Optical imaging detects art forgeries
TORUN, Poland, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Polish scientists say they've used a medical imaging technique to detect the forgery of an artist's signature and changes in paintings hundreds of...
Chip Espionage Case Heats Up
Samsung, Hynix, US Company Allied Materials Embroiled In Alleged Chip Espionage Case
Quantum mechanics boosts photosynthesis
Solar energy is converted into chemical energy more efficiently thanks to quantum coherence
5 Sources of Alternative Energy You May Not Have Heard Of
(PhysOrg.com) -- As fossil fuels increasingly fall out of favor, many are looking into alternative energy sources to help us power our lives with a smaller impact on the environment....
MSU studies use of wireless sensors to monitor chicken well-being
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Michigan State University researchers will explore the use of new wireless technology to determine its effectiveness in monitoring the welfare of egg-laying chickens.
Alternative chemicals ease safety concerns about nonstick, repellent coatings
Amid concern about the potential toxic effects of the fluorochemicals used in nonstick cookware, water-repellent clothing, and other consumer products, manufacturers are using new versions of these chemicals that may...
Enlisting a drug discovery technique in the battle against global warming
Scientists in Texas are reporting that a technique used in the search for new drugs could also be used in the quest to discover new, environmentally friendly materials for fighting...
Optical refrigeration expected to enhance airborne and spaceborne applications
Researchers have created the first-ever all-solid-state cryocooler that can be applied to airborne and spaceborne sensors.
Does safer flying mean a risk of radiation?
Do the new body scanners at airports expose travellers to excessive radiation?So-called "naked" body-scanning machines at airports, the latest defence against would-be plane bombers, have already raised concern for breaching flyers' privacy and,...
Organic Layers Pave Way for Next Generation of Biosensors and Solar Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- UT Dallas researchers have laid the groundwork for attaching virtually any organic molecule to silicon, a technological feat that promises to greatly improve semiconductor devices` performance in health...
Better to React Than to Act
Legendary quantum physicist's speculations about Westerns inspire discovery about reaction speed [Read more]
Story Tips From the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National LaboratoryFebruary 2010
Mammograms could save more lives with a technology being developed by ORNL and the University of Chicago. Intrusion detection systems preventing cyber attacks could soon be turbocharged with a tool...
Chemistry: Breaking the billion-hertz barrier
Researchers in France have switched on the world's most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance instrument. Ananyo Bhattacharya asks whether it will attract new life to NMR spectroscopy.
Carbon Based Chips May One Day Replace Silicon Transistors
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM researchers are hopeful that, over the next decade, silicon-based transistors will be replaced by carbon-based transistors. IBM has already laid out the ground work for carbon-based transistors.
Russia told to innovate or be left behind
(AP) -- Russia is 30 to 40 years behind developed economies in the technology sector and will lag further unless it innovates, Anatoly Chubais, the architect of the 1990s...
New Canadian solar photovoltaic research network established
A new research network to advance Canada's standing in the development of solar photovoltaics will be based at McMaster University.
Computational Science In 2020
While not really a law in the same sense as Newton's laws or the laws of thermodynamics, Moore's "law" (which states that the density at which transistors can be packed...
Special effects in Avatar made possible thanks to European technology
Highly effective and scalable digital technology developed originally for television has transformed the production, post-production and viewing experience in high-resolution feature films. A joint UK/German collaboration has helped change film...
Artificial magnetic fields for light could illuminate correlated quantum systems
(PhysOrg.com) -- In general, the field of many-body physics involves the interactions and collective behavior of large numbers of particles. Scientists have made significant progress in exploring this field, which...
Nano for the senses
A mystical glow emanates from the display case. A white light appears out of nowhere. And a light source is invisible - at least at first glance. Only upon close...
Feedlot beef helps greenhouse
A recent study found that grain-fed beef has a slightly smaller carbon footprint than pasture beef, due to efficient weight gain and digestion.
Video: Why the good guys draw faster in a gunfight
Mock gunfights at the University of Birmingham prove that subconscious reactions are faster than deliberate actions
Open innovation challenge seeks solutions to type 1 diabetes
The best scientific insights, which ultimately may lead to the solution of the world’s great puzzles, do not always come from the experts in the fields in question. Sometimes they come from...
Multitouch 'Skin' Transforms Surfaces Into Interactive Screens
A new large-format multi-touch technology launched today by DISPLAX, a developer of interactive technologies, will transform any non-conductive flat or curved surface into a multitouch screen.