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Stuff Of Stink Bombs Investigated For Role In Pregnancy
A researcher is probing the role of hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulphide -- partially responsible for the foul odour of stink bombs -- is also a toxic gas and has been...
Quantum Measurements: Common Sense Is Not Enough, Physicists Show
In comparison to classical physics, quantum physics predicts that the properties of a quantum mechanical system depend on the measurement context, i.e., whether other system measurements are carried out. Physicists...
Astronauts Cut Spacewalk Short
Suit Problem Caused Elevated Carbon Dioxide Levels for on Astronaut
Electronic nose created to detect skin vapours
A team of researchers from the Yale University (United States) and a Spanish company have developed a system to detect the vapours emitted by human skin in real time. The...
Tires made from trees - better, cheaper, more fuel efficient
Automobile owners around the world may some day soon be driving on tires that are partly made out of trees - which could cost less, perform better and save on...
Testing Relativity, Black Holes And Strange Attractors In The Laboratory
Physicists have determined that the interactions of light and matter with spacetime, as predicted by general relativity, can be studied using the new breed of artificial optical materials that feature...
A child's IQ can be affected by mother's exposure to urban air pollutants
A mother's exposure to urban air pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can adversely affect a child's intelligence quotient or IQ, a study reports. PAHs are chemicals released into...
Ozone-boosting reaction discovered
IRVINE, Calif., July 21 (UPI) -- Chemicals pumped into the air by fossil fuels create smog-forming chlorine atoms that boost ozone levels, researchers in California said.
U.S. energy use dropped in 2008
LIVERMORE, Calif., July 21 (UPI) -- U.S. residents used less coal and petroleum last year than they did in 2007, California's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said.
Argonne chemist wins AWIS Innovator Award for nanoparticle research
The Chicago chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) granted its third annual Innovator Award to Tijana Rajh, group leader of the Nanobio Interfaces research group at Argonne...
New Biosensor Detects Extremely Low Bacteria Concentrations Quickly, Easily And Reliably
Scientists have developed a new technique to detect extremely low concentrations of the typhus-inducing Salmonella typhi by using a biosensor, which is based on electrochemical measurements by means of carbon...
Researchers Set New Distance Record for Quantum Key Distribution
(PhysOrg.com) -- Quantum key distribution (QKD) could be the next commercial success of quantum physics, and a recent study has taken the field a step closer to this reality. Researchers...
Industrial Air Pollution Worse Than Vehicle Exhaust For Breathing Problems In Children
Researchers can now confirm that air pollution caused by industry has even more grave effects than vehicle exhaust fumes.
Your Next Touchscreen Might Bulge With Inflatable Buttons
Latex overlays might inflate to provide the tactile sensation of pressing a button It seems increasingly rare to see a new gadget these days without a touchscreen. However, touchscreens' versatility is both the...
Slotted Buses Keep Passengers Cool: Improving Bus Design Cools Passengers, Saves Fuel
A simple redesign of public buses used in hot and dry climates could make passengers more comfortable without the need to use extra fuel running air conditioning, according to a...
Protein structures revealed at record pace
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a fast and efficient way to determine the structure of proteins, shortening a process that often...
Vital Signs: Patterns: Danger for High School Football Players
High school football players experience greater acceleration forces to their heads when they collide with other players than college players do, a new study says.
Coupling of Single Quantum Dots to Smooth Metal Films
Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory's CNM Nanophotonics Group have measured how light emission from individual colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots, is modified when in proximity to smooth metal films.
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Buckling down to make microgears
Thin films can buckle round curved substrates to form gears for micromachines
Researchers form first liquid protein
Chemists in the UK have figured out how to convert pure proteins into a liquid state, without any solvent
Cheaper trap for tsetse flies developed
A more efficient insecticide-treated trap for tsetse flies could help control the spread of sleeping sickness.
Can pen and paper help make electronic medical records better?
INDIANAPOLIS -- The results of a new study of the pen and paper workarounds employed by healthcare providers who use an electronic medical record system may help make electronic...
NYU physicists find way to explore microscopic systems through holographic video
Physicists at New York University have developed a technique to record three-dimensional movies of microscopic systems, such as biological molecules, through holographic video. The work, which is reported in Optics...
Team of young British chemists to compete at world 'Olympics'
Thanks to the contribution of major UK chemicals company INEOS a team of four talented young British pupils will attempt to take gold in a worldwide chemistry skills competition being...
'Invisibility cloak' could protect against earthquakes
Research at the University of Liverpool has shown it is possible to develop an 'invisibility cloak' to protect buildings from earthquakes...
New Fireproof Coatings Can Really Take The Heat
Tough new fire-resistant coating materials called HIPS ("hybrid inorganic polymer system") are showing they can take the heat. HIPS coatings can withstand temperatures of over 1000°C compared to current commercial...
Tuvalu vows to go carbon neutral
The tiny Pacific island state of Tuvalu says it wants all its energy to come from renewable sources by 2020.