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Russia expands its nuclear energy presence in the Middle East
MOSCOW, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Russia and Kuwait have signed a five year nuclear cooperation agreement. Middle East -...
LHC finds 'interesting effects'
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider say they are getting some fascinating early results as they get set to probe new areas of physics.
Scientists using lasers to cool and control molecules
Ever since audiences heard Goldfinger utter the famous line, 'No, Mr. Bond; I expect you to die,' as a laser beam inched its way toward James Bond and threatened to...
Progress toward terabit-rate high-density recording
Research is closing in on the next-generation of ultra-high-density magneto-optical storage devices that could store more than 6,000 Terabits (6 petabits) of data, more than 70 times the contents of...
Ultrashort laser ablation enables novel metal films
Laser ablation is well known in medical applications like dermatology and dentistry, and for more than a decade it has been used to vaporise materials that are difficult to evaporate...
Watching electrons move in real time
At its most basic level, understanding chemistry means understanding what electrons are doing. Research published in The Journal of Chemical Physics not only maps the movement of electrons in real...
The Achilles' heel of tendons
Scientists have found the weak link in tendons -- potential targets for drugs, imaging and therapy. They built a micro-scale civil engineering lab to get the results.
Secretary Clinton's Clean Stove Initiative Aims to Cut Carbon-Filled Cooking Smoke Worldwide
Envirofit Clean Cookstove Image 1 Envirofit's Clean Cookstove, for use in the developing world, cuts deadly smoke and carbon-monoxide emissions by 80 percent. While the developed world wrestles with curbing carbon emissions from...
A Trade-In Market for the Volt Battery?
Imagining a use like interim storage of renewable energy like the wind or the sun.
USDA report shows improving corn-ethanol energy efficiency
Harry Baumes, Acting Director of USDA's Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, says a report that surveyed corn growers in 2005 and ethanol plants in 2008 indicates the net...
Researchers apply artificial intelligence to the study of Gothic cathedrals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Simply standing before a Gothic cathedral -- say Notre-Dame in Paris -- can be an overwhelming experience. Understanding how all its parts artfully and structurally work together is...
American Physicists Scrounge to Stay in 'God Particle' Race
The director of the sole particle physics laboratory in the United States says he...
Promising biotech device bred from undergrad's 'crazy idea'
In Nader Pourmand's bioinstrumentation class, students are encouraged to come up with their own ideas for new biotechnology devices and applications. Sometimes, their "crazy ideas" turn into important research projects.
The Fate of Silver Nanoparticle Waste
Water Quality: Silver in our cosmetics and clothes can end up as silver sulfide nanoparticles in sewer sludge.
Major wind energy fair opens in Germany
The world's leading wind energy trade fair opened in Germany on Tuesday, organisers said, with close to 1,000 exhibitors from around 70 countries expected to draw some 30,000 visitors.
Silent electric vehicles made safer
A little green van called ELVIN is whizzing around the University of Warwick as part of a major research project aimed at tackling the safety issues linked to the lack...
Certain doped-oxide ceramics resist Ohm's Law
Scientists have discovered that certain barium titanate ceramics do not follow Ohm's Law. Applying a voltage to them gradually changes their electrical resistance. The work may help explain how ceramics...
Paper-thin supercapacitor has higher capacitance when twisted than any non-twisted supercapacitor
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to develop wearable electronics, researchers have designed a new ultra-thin supercapacitor that has a capacitance that is six times higher than that of any current...
China, Pakistan stand by nuclear plans
BEIJING, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Washington set the standard for nuclear power cooperation when it signed a deal with New Delhi in 2006, Beijing and Islamabad argued. ...
Chilean coal plant includes solar power
PARIS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A concentrated solar power facility in Chile will help reduce emissions at a coal-fired power plant, German and French energy companies announced. ...
Learning from lizards
Geckos are masters at sticking to surfaces of all kinds and easily unsticking themselves, too. Inspired by these lizards, a team of engineers has developed a reversible adhesion method for...
Japanese researcher observe magnetic domains at 500C with spin-polarized scanning electron microscopy
Hitachi, Ltd. today announced the development of Spin-polarized Scanning Electron Microscopy (spin-SEM) technology for observation of magnetic domains under high temperature conditions in a magnetic field. Using this technology, changes...
Ex-Physicist Leads Inquiry into Flash Crash
The leader of the team investigating the May 6 crash promises his report will clearly demonstrate how market conditions and events led to extreme price moves.
Cosmic Log: How to spot quantum quackery
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Physicist Lawrence Krauss says quantum mechanics is often invoked wrongly to explain phenomena ranging from getting well to getting wealthy. Quantum...
Devil in Details? Christine O'Donnell Dabbled in Witchcraft
Wiccans believe in magic, but the form of witchcraft they practice has nothing to do with Satan.
Turning over a new leaf
(PhysOrg.com) -- German researchers have transformed the skeleton of a leaf into iron carbide. The new technique enables the conversion of metal carbides into intricate microstructures in just one step.
Light is the Bright IDEA for Transport
Bright Automotive aims to engineer a fuel-saving electric commercial vehicle large to appeal to the U.S. market. ...
E-cars stalled by battery costs: panel
High electric battery costs are still the main roadblock to mass marketing electric cars, industry experts say.