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Mussels inspire innovative new adhesive for surgery
Mussels can be a mouthwatering meal, but the chemistry that lets mussels stick to underwater surfaces may also provide a highly adhesive wound closure and more effective healing from surgery.
Dark Energy Alternatives to Einstein Are Running Out of Room
Research by University of Arizona astronomy professor Rodger Thompson finds that a popular alternative to Albert Einstein’s theory for the acceleration of [...]
ScienceShot: Antenna Array Lights Up
The largest ever collection of optical antennas could revolutionize applications from holography to bioimaging
Why Do Our Fingers and Toes Wrinkle During a Bath?
Scientists think that they have the answer to why the skin on human fingers and toes shrivels up like an old prune when we soak in the bath. Laboratory tests...
New 'iShack' Dwelling Brings Solar Power to Slums
The high-tech design has attracted Bill Gates' interest.
Skin Deep: Oxygen Bubbles Into Facial Care Products - Skin Deep
Oxygenating skin-care products are being promoted in the beauty industry, but not everyone’s convinced that they will work on problems like dark spots, wrinkles, pore size or the like.
Tree seeds offer potential for sustainable biofuels
Tree seeds, rather than biomass or fuel crop plants, could represent an abundant source of renewable energy, according to new research. The study suggests that seeds from the Indian mahua...
Electron Beams Set Nanostructures Aglow
Put a piece of quartz under an electron microscope and it will shine an icy blue. First noticed in the 1960s, the phenomenon, called cathodoluminescence, gave geologists an easy way...
Innovative 'Smart Highway' Glows in the Dark
The road will also recharge electric cars and display weather conditions.
The Landscape of New Physics | Michael Kraemer | Life & Physics
Michael Krämer visits Edinburgh, drinks too much whisky and starts to philosophise about landscapesI am back in Edinburgh! This is a beautiful and exciting place, and the University of Edinburgh School of Physics...
News from the world of quantum physics: A non-causal quantum eraser
Whether a quantum object behaves like a wave or like a particle depends (according to the Copenhagen interpretation) on the choice of measurement apparatus used for observing the system, and...
Supply problems spark search for new ways to make magnets—not the 'fridge' variety
Mention magnets, and most people think of trivial applications of those pieces of metal, like holding family photos and reminder notes on the refrigerator. An article on magnets in the...
Channelling your inner Eastwood: CES 2013 offers brain-wave technology
It's not quite Firefox – the movie, not the search engine – but companies are developing exciting mind-controlled gizmosIf you were a 10-year-old boy in 1982 the most exciting film of that...
3D Ear Scanning Enables Custom-Fit Headphones
3D ear scanning can create custom-fit earpieces for audiophile headphones.
Space History Photo: F-16XL Ship #2
This research aircraft demonstrated how pilot controls can overcome the difference in the left and right wing design.
Samsung's curved OLED TV boasts immersive viewing experience by creating panorama effect
Today at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Samsung Electronics unveiled Samsung's Curved OLED TV, breaking the barrier of innovation in home entertainment.
Optical strontium clock to become much more accurate
(Phys.org)—An optical clock with neutral strontium atoms is considered one of the top candidates for the definition of a "new" second. The probabilities have increased considerably, since its frequency will...
'Standard quantum limit' smashed, could mean better fiber-optic comms
(Phys.org)—Communicating with light may soon get a lot easier, hints recent research* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland's Joint Quantum Institute (JQI),...
'Yolk-shell' design leads to world-record battery performance
(Phys.org)—SLAC and Stanford scientists have set a world record for energy storage, using a clever "yolk-shell" design to store five times more energy in the sulfur cathode of a rechargeable...
NASA's green aviation research throttles up into second gear
NASA has selected eight large-scale integrated technology demonstrations to advance aircraft concepts and technologies that will reduce the impact of aviation on the environment over the next 30 years, research...
Revolutionary paper tablet computer revealed: Thin and flexible as sheets of paper (w/ video)
(Phys.org)—Watch out tablet lovers – a flexible paper computer developed at Queen's University in collaboration with Plastic Logic and Intel Labs will revolutionize the way people work with tablets and...
Optimal dartboard hits the bullseye
New dartboard number arrangement by maths professor is harder, fairer and prettier than the traditional designThis week a revolutionary new dartboard arrives at the BDO World Professional Darts Championships at Lakeside in Surrey.The...
Study shows stressed-out cells halt protein synthesis
(Phys.org)—Cells experience stress in multiple ways. Temperature shifts, mis-folded proteins and oxidative damage can all cause cellular stress. But whatever the form of the stress, all cells quickly stop making...
2012: A record year for fuel economy
(Phys.org)—Although fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States dipped slightly last month, 2012 was the best year ever for fuel efficiency, say researchers at the University...
Chinese buyer says solar firm MiaSole will expand
(AP)—The Chinese company that bought MiaSole, a California producer of thin-film solar panels, says it can make the emerging technology successful where others have suffered huge losses.
Crystals aim to light up dark matter
Scaling calcium tungstate detector up to 500kg will improve chances of finding Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs)
Ham radio enthusiasts keeping old technology alive
Some ham radio enthusiasts in Winnipeg are sticking with an 'original' form of wireless technology, despite the popularity of Twitter and text messages.
Kinect Style Motion Control On Any Camera Equipped Laptop | Video
Extreme Motion has created an algorithm that allows for Kinect style motion controls on any laptop with a regular 2D webcam.