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Dreidel-like dislocations lead to remarkable properties
A new material structure predicted at Rice University offers the tantalizing possibility of a signal path smaller than the nanowires for advanced electronics [...]
Quantum Entanglement: A Third Entangled Particle?
Quantum entanglement is a central principle of quantum physics - the science of sub-atomic particles. Multiple particles, such as photons, are connected with each other even when they are very...
Gold Catalyst Approaches Performance Of Conventional Precious-Metal Catalysts
Small clusters of three to ten gold atoms catalyze alkyne hydration with industrial-scale turnover numbers and frequencies
Ibrutinib has 'unprecedented' impact on mantle cell lymphoma
An international study of ibrutinib in people with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) continues to show unprecedented and durable results with few side effects.
Solar panel companies in federal probe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Three U.S. solar panel firms are being investigated to determine if they inflated costs to get government payments, The Washington Post reported Friday.
Job losses threaten U.S. innovation
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Long-term reductions in the work force have damaged the United States' capacity to innovate and harmed the prospects for long-term economic growth, experts say.
Russian center to study 'killer' waves
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Russia says it has opened a research center dedicated to the study of "killer waves" that can threaten large cargo ships, ocean liners...
Pictures: Five Most Overlooked Energy Stories of 2012
Auto efficiency improved, fuel waste persisted, and worry grew over the water-energy-food nexus—just a few of the overlooked energy stories of 2012.
Study fuels insight into conversion of wood to bio-oil
New research provides molecular-level insights into how cellulose -- the most common organic compound on Earth and the main structural component of plant cell walls -- breaks down in wood...
Scientization Of Politics: The Reason Yucca Mountain Was Cancelled
Nuclear power is not mired in regulatory uncertainty because the science is unsettled, the overwhelming majority of scientists accept physics and the really overwhelming consensus of nuclear physicists accept the...
US urged to rethink chemistry graduate education
American Chemical Society report highlights systemic problems like a possible glut of chemistry PhDs and a need to bolster academic lab safety
Nanocrystals not small enough to avoid defects
A team of researchers has shown that contrary to computer simulations, the tiny size of nanocrystals is no safeguard from defects. Studies at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source show that...
Variable congestion charges may yield more stable air quality and improved health
Higher congestion charges in the morning and in the spring would even out the negative health effects caused by air pollution from cars in large cities.
Company unveils small personal-sized hydroelectricity generator
(Phys.org)—Japanese company Ibasei has unveiled a new idea in hydroelectricity generation; a turbine that can be placed in virtually any fast moving stream or river to generate small amounts of...
How the tablet generation is pushing networks to the edge
With Christmas expected to bring another leap in ownership of tablets, smartphones and other devices, new research from Bell Labs (download the PDF), the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent suggests that...
Theoretical research reveals that experimental crystal structure of an important energy material is impossible
(Phys.org)—An international team led by Xiang-Feng Zhou and Artem R. Oganov, PhD, theoretical crystallographers in the Department of Geosciences and Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University, have...
128GB Wi-Drive for more sharing and storage
Kingston today announced a new 128GB capacity addition to the Wi-Drive product line.
Multimode waveguides bring light around corners
(Phys.org)—Light has become one of our most powerful servants, carrying information ranging from a chat room "LOL" to an entire digitized movie through hundreds of miles of fiber optics in...
First Essay Contest “Toward Mature Resolution Of The Hard Problem”
I hereby announce (create) a truly "next level" and I am sure inspiring challenge to all serious scientific philosophical thinkers who from their heart desire to participate in an honest,...
Cutting light with a comb
(Phys.org)—Quantum physicists from ETH Zurich have discovered special properties in a laser, thanks to which portable devices can be built to analyse gases and liquids accurately and reliably in the...
US companies lead charge to unleash the potential of the battery for grid energy storage
Hurricane Sandy's recent demonstration of our reliance on steady and reliable power production to run almost every aspect of our lives has brought into sharp focus our urgent need to...
ATLAS Higgs Results: One Or Two Higgs ?
My ATLAS colleagues will have to pardon me for the slightly sensationalistic title of this article, but indeed the question is one which many inside and outside CERN are asking...
Paper Links Nerve Agents in ’91 Gulf War and Ailments
A new scientific paper suggests that American troops staged in Saudi Arabia were exposed to nerve agents released by the bombing of Iraqi chemical weapons depots during the Persian Gulf...
Electric 'hum' used as investigation tool
LONDON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- London's Metropolitan Police say the recorded "hum" of background noise produced by the electricity grid has helped them solve crimes.
Energy Dept. Funds UW Project to Turn Wasted Natural Gas Into Diesel
The U.S. Department of Energy this month awarded a group led by the University of Washington $4 million to develop bacteria that can turn the methane in natural gas into...
Light used to remotely trigger biochemical reactions
Since Edison's first bulb, heat has been a mostly undesirable byproduct of light. Now researchers are turning light into heat at the point of need, on the nanoscale, to trigger...
Efficient Markets And Sustainable Housing
Current world conditions provide a numerous challenges for future generations. The United States has a mindboggling federal deficit. Developing countries have rapid population growth that will lead to increasing energy demands and a larger...
Intelligent control for performance: Reducing drag, saving fuel
NASA Dryden's versatile F/A-18 Full Scale Advanced Systems Testbed (FAST) aircraft recently completed a series of flights that explored reducing fuel consumption during cruise flight conditions by making small modifications...