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Georges Charpak, Physics Nobel Winner, Dies at 86
Mr. Charpa won the prize in 1992 for inventing a device to sift through the billions of hurtling subatomic particles liberated by collisions in atom smashers.
A Young Researcher's Contributions To Renewable Energy Began With A Visit
A thirteen year old girl from Montana was visiting family in the Denver area. The sight of a huge cloud of smog in the sky made the girl think, “Oh...
Practicing Certain Poses Creates a Sense of Power
Holding expansive poses for brief periods enhanced study subjects' sense of power, willingness to gamble, and altered their hormones.
U.S. presses for higher fuel efficiency
The fleet of new cars and trucks sold in the United States in 2025 may be required to average 26 kilometres per litre, far surpassing the fuel efficiency of current...
New way to view atomic motion of proteins invented
Using myoglobin, physicists have developed a new way to peer into the inner workings of proteins and detect which specific atoms are at work.
Two for one: Radio chip and sensor combine to measure weather
RFID technology is on the advance. But, up to now radio chips primarily supply data for the identification of products. Researchers have now developed a transponder which measures temperature, pressure...
Electronics Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Memory Chips
Rice University student Jun Yao has found a new way to make computer memory chips. His discovery could revolutionize the budding field of nanoelectronics.
Plastics and nanoparticles are the perfect combination
These days, plastic components are vital to many fields of industry - lightweight construction, automobile manufacturing and electrical engineering, to name but a few. Now researchers have found ingenious ways...
Bio meets nano: Quantum dots as light antennas for artificial photosynthetic systems
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our attempts to use solar energy continue to be very ineffective; the true masters of this craft are photosynthetic plants, algae, and bacteria. Science is trying to emulate...
An alliance formed by design and technology
Designers love state-of-the-art production technologies. This is the story of how a young designer worked with researchers from Fraunhofer to manufacture the Hydra steel tube chair. This chair is not...
A future energy giant? India`s thorium-based nuclear plans
As part of an ambitious three-stage plan to fulfil its nuclear vision and desire for energy security, India could find itself a leading global exporter of an alternative nuclear technology...
Hybrid electronics get twisted
Microfluidic radio frequency radiation sensor bends, twists and stretches
In California, a Grid Storage Mandate
The state will require utilities to have storage capacity on hand that can quickly be put into use when the wind dies down.
Catalyst sandwich
Northwestern University researchers have taken another step towards realising a new class of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) enzyme mimics, opening the door for the development of highly sensitive chemical detection...
New report on street lighting technologies available from NLPIP at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The National Lighting Product Information Program (NLPIP) released its latest Specifier Report, designed to provide objective performance information on existing street lighting technologies - including light-emitting diode (LED), induction, and...
Hydrogen fuel for thought
New research by Rice University scientists suggests that a class of material known as metallacarborane could store hydrogen at or better than benchmarks set by the United States Department of...
Scientists threatening to leave Britain: case studies
Five of the UK's leading experts tell how cuts to research funding are forcing them to look abroad• Datablog: Alok Jha explains how science funding worksProfessor Brian FosterProfessor Brian Foster, a particle physicist,...
Automakers Go Green, Sleek at Paris Car Show
Hybrids and Other Lower-Emission Vehicles Take Front Seat as Industry Hopes for Rebound in Struggling Market
In Brief: 'Multiple exciton collection' could result in more efficient solar cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Wyoming professor's findings, published today in the journal Science may open the door to new designs for inexpensive and higher efficiency solar cells.
A Question for BP's New Chief
Robert Dudley once oversaw renewable energy activities at BP. Would he consider a bigger commitment to alternative energy sources?
Story Tips From the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2010
Instead of the conventional long piece of metal or dipole antenna, electronic devices of tomorrow could incorporate an antenna no bigger than a gnat. Wireless sensors that alert steel mill...
New Class of Smart "Piezotronic" Materials Could Create Self-Powering Micro-Bots
Piezoelectric materials have long been used to turn kinetic energy into electrical energy, but a clever application by Georgia Tech researchers is making those materials much smarter. By adding a gate to piezoelectric...
Futuristic computing designs inside beetle scales
(PhysOrg.com) -- Though it began as a science fair project involving a shiny Brazilian beetle, Lauren Richey`s research may advance the pursuit of ultra-fast computers that manipulate light rather than...
NSF Awards Cornell About $109 Million for X-Ray Science, Research and Development for Revolutionary New X-Ray Source
In a major boost for X-ray science and accelerator physics, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has committed about $109 million to Cornell's continued operation of an X-ray synchrotron facility, as...
Multi-component nano-structures with tunable optical properties
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory report the first successful assembly of 3-D multi-component nanoscale structures with tunable optical properties that incorporate light-absorbing and...
Electric Vehicles Face Charging Challenges
The plug-in Chevrolet Volt are slated to take to the road later this year, but how will owners of these next-generation vehicles recharge?
Nokia research lab working on nanowire sensing, stretchable electronic skin
Getting into a Nokia Research Center laboratory isn't easy. The security doors remain open long enough for one or two people to enter and if held open too long, will...
'Levytator': Scientist unveils world's first freeform curved escalator (w/ Video)
Jack Levy, an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at City University London, has developed and patented the 'Levytator', and is now seeking to take it to market.