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Planetary physics shrunk into a lab as MIT pursues fusion
Levitating magnet confines plasmas in alternate path to fusion
New simulation tool could shorten manufacturing design process
Researchers have demonstrated they were able to speed up SystemC based simulation by factors of 30 to 100 times that of previous performances. SystemC is often used to shorten manufacturing...
Metal hydrides for high temperature superconductivity
An international research team, comprising scientists working in the Sweden, UK, USA and South Korea and led by Professor Rajeev Ahuja of Uppsala University now presents new findings for better...
New formula helps gauge the winds of change
Researchers devise formula to examine just what types of change occur over time among complex and integrated structures.
Study: X-rays can form crystals
EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered X-rays can trigger the formation of a new type of crystal -- charged cylindrical filaments.
New synthetic material traps nuclear waste
EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Northwestern University scientists say they've created a material that can trap the radioactive ion cesium while ignoring harmless ions such as sodium.
Advanced engine-control system reduces biodiesel fuel consumption and emissions
Researchers have developed an advanced "closed-loop control" approach for preventing diesel engines from emitting greater amounts of smog-causing nitrogen oxides when running on biodiesel fuels.
Universe Is 30 Times More Run Down Than Thought, Astronomers Find
Cars run out of petrol, stars run out of fuel and galaxies collapse into black holes. As they do, the universe and everything in it is gradually running down. But...
Scientists develop new CT scanner to image nuclear weapon components
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that it recently completed the installation and successful startup of a new surveillance diagnostic tool that is capable...
Breakthrough could change sampling technology forever
Researchers from the Technion-Israel institute of Technology have made a breakthrough that could revolutionise the way broadband signals are sampled, recorded and processed. The breakthrough could someday be used to...
Going For Exawatts: Building the most powerful laser in the world
Producing a laser with a power of a terawatt -- equal to one trillion watts -- used to be impressive, but now the forefront of optical research power is measured...
Engineer Works to Develop Better Batteries for Energy Alternatives
Steve Martin, an Iowa State distinguished professor of materials science and engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, is studying how new materials could be...
Device Simulates Deep-Sea Floor Conditions in Lab
Two UIC geoscientists have built a device for laboratory simulations of deep-sea pressure and temperature conditions that allows X-ray sample analysis. They've received an $85,000 National Science Foundation grant to...
Engineered Tobacco Plants Grow Synthetic Solar Cells
Where there's smoke, there's power When it comes to energy efficiency, there's still no substitute for millions upon millions of years of evolution. Scientists at UC Berkeley have found a way to hack...
Observatory: Building Better Hydrogels With Mix of Clay and Water
Scientists are working toward gels that are stronger and self-healing, with potential applications in tissue replacement.
Video Game Expands the Concept of Dark Energy for Mass Effect
Could a person harness the power of dark energy --the mysterious and pervasive force suspected of speeding the universe's expansion--to block bullets, hurl adversaries around like rag dolls, and...
Report: EDF to keep British grid
PARIS, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Reports have surfaced that French utility EDF will not sell its British power grid.
Ups and downs of thyroid disease
Danielle Gayden of Oakland, Calif., had to stick her face in front of a fan for almost an hour to cool down. Second to her intolerance for heat was the...
Improving Semiconductor Technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ultimate goal of engineering professor Brian Willis' research is to improve the functionality of future electronic devices.
Smart Windows: Energy Efficiency with a View
(PhysOrg.com) -- Buildings consume 40 percent of our nation's energy. NREL is testing and researching electrochromic windows that could knock that back significantly.
NASA to fly high school experiments
CLEVELAND, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- NASA is inviting U.S. high school students to design and build an experiment or technology demonstration to be flown into the stratosphere.
New federal uranium storage facility opens
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The National Nuclear Security Administration says it has authorized the start-up of the new Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility.
New finding on key element of Earth's lower mantle
The electronic spin state of iron in perovskite, a major component of Earth's lower mantle, can influence the physical and chemical properties of the mantle. However, previous studies have presented...
Boron cluster forms unique ring system
Concentric double n-structure doesn't exist in organic compounds
Cape Wind's fate unclear, even in Obama's hands
(AP) -- After eight years of review, the future of a controversial wind farm off Cape Cod now rests in what would seem to be friendly hands - an...
How 'random' lasers work: Natural cavities act like mirrors in light-emitting plastics
When scientists discovered a new kind of laser that was generated by an electrically conducting plastic or polymer, no one could explain how it worked and some doubted it was...
Illuminating protein networks in one step
A new assay capable of examining hundreds of proteins at once and enabling new experiments that could dramatically change our understanding of cancer and other diseases has been invented by...
Three Papers On The Muon Anomaly
A weekly visit to the Cornell Arxiv is more than enough for a physicist like me, since my daily work is not affected too much by whatever happens to be...