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Big Bang Machine on the Verge of Breakthroughs
Machine Under the Swiss-French Border Appeared to Produce Matter That Existed in First Moments of the Universe
California adopts renewable energy target
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Under a new regulation adopted Thursday, 33 percent of California's electricity would come from renewable sources by 2020. ...
Human-Powered Aircraft Flaps Wings in Flying First
Engineers reveal the first human-powered ornithopter to fly continuously.
Researchers discover less expensive low-temperature catalyst for hydrogen purification
Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which could be suitable for on-board hydrogen...
Metal 'foam' developed for bone implants
DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A new material for bone implants could replace current solid metal implants and improve flexibility and bone regrowth, German engineers say. ...
Scientist receives grant to develop hydrogen-powered, solar-inspired nano-battery
There's a big buzz today over future nanostructure devices performing specialized jobs in everything from electronics to medicine. But what's still needed are unconventional ways to power these tiny machines.
Pipeline safety worries Pa. lawmaker
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Gas extraction from Marcellus Shale and oil and gas pipeline problems in the United States are cause for safety concerns, a Pennsylvania lawmaker...
New computer-tomography method visualises nano-structure of bones
A novel nano-tomography method developed by a team of researchers from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, the Paul Scherrer Institute and the ETH-Zurich opens the door to computed tomography examinations of...
Wheel in a corset
Are lightweight construction materials suitable for extremely stressed and safety-relevant components such as car wheel? Tests and calculations show that fiber-reinforced plastics are highly damage-tolerant and distinctly superior to aluminum...
Endesa, Nissan in deal for electric auto recharge points
Spanish energy group Endesa said Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Japanese automaker Nissan to set up a network of recharge points for electric cars.
Berkeley lab scientists reveal path to protein crystallization (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Growth of two-dimensional S-layer crystals on supported lipid bilayers observed in solution using in situ atomic force microscopy. This movie shows proteins sticking onto the supported lipid bilayer,...
Probing Key Vision Event
Ultrafast Spectroscopy: Rhodopsin isomerization owes speed to conical intersection between electronic states.
Hygroelectric Power - Energy From The Air Could Be The Green Wave Of The Future
Energy from the air? How very Tesla of you! But unlike America's favorite quirky inventor, this isn't transmitted power and no dogs have to die. It's using moisture...
Parting The Red Sea - Could It Have Happened? Wind Setdown Model Says Yes
Since you are not Moses, with an omnipotently powerful deity covering your escape, in the situation of a fanatical pharaoh on your trail you may be confused as to how...
Portable laser devices to improve disease diagnosis
Portable devices that use a laser beam to probe bones, teeth, and other parts of the body for early signs of diseases like osteoporosis and tooth decay may seem like...
New luggage inspection methods identify liquid explosives
Liquid explosives are easy to produce. As a result, terrorists can use the chemicals for attacks -- on aircraft, for instance. In the future, new detection systems at airport security...
A Green Tinge to Bedbug Busters
At a conference of bedbug exterminators, many seem to favor methods like heating over the application of chemicals.
Research gives insight into using graphene in electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- New findings from the laboratory of University of Illinois researcher Joe Lyding are providing valuable insight into graphene, a single two-dimensional layer of graphite with numerous electronic and...
Harnessing the potential of the oddly-shaped molecule
Scientists at The University of Nottingham have made a discovery that could hold important implications for harnessing the potential of a single molecule at the nanoscale.
Scientists convert carbon-dioxide emissions to useful building materials, using genetically altered yeast
Every year, about 30 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide are pumped into the Earth`s atmosphere from power plants, cars and other industrial sources that rely on fossil fuels. Scientists...
Six to watch: science shows
Some TV science series set off a chemical reaction to capture the public's imagination, so which are your favourites?The study of physics and science might be sadly declining, but television has a noble...
Introducing Stringbike: the bike with no chain (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hungarian bicycle designers have unveiled their new Stringbike in Padova, Italy. The design replaces the traditional chain with a symmetrical rope and pulley system, which they say is...
A surprise from the LHC already!
The CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) announced a surprise yesterday which may dramatically change our ideas about quarks, gluons and protonsThere was a special Cern seminar yesterday evening on some...
New Physics With CMS ? Huhm.
I devote only a short piece today to the topic of the week -or the month- in particle physics: as many of you already know, yesterday the CMS collaboration has...
Physique? C'est tous le Français à moi | Herbi Dreiner
Herbi Dreiner on translating his award-winning physics show into French, and preparing to deliver it at CernIn Bonn, we have been putting on a physics show for kids aged 10 and older...
High-energy tomography: Can you tell what it is yet? | Jon Butterworth
Detailed software models of particle physics detectors are an essential part of designing and using them. GEANT, the huge open-source software project developed for them, is also used for space and medical applicationsAfter...
Putting a spin on light and atoms
Alkali-vapor magnetometers use light to put a spin on atoms and then measure that spin to detect magnetic fields. Scientists have achieved a remarkable technical advance with this kind of...
Researchers tap into cell power to create building 'skins' that adapt to heat/light of environment
Engineers, design architects and cell biologists from the University of Pennsylvania will use a National Science Foundation grant to utilize the flexibility and sensitivity of human cells as the...