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Lasers could protect helicopters from harm
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A new laser technology could protect helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles, University of Michigan researchers say. ...
France, Poland to deepen energy ties
WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A Polish-French agreement, which will cover a number of fields, including energy, is expected shortly to include Germany in the so-called "Weimar Triangle." ...
Turkey connects to EU electric grid
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Turkey will be connected to European electricity networks via U.S. firm General Electric's "smart grid technology." ...
Researchers create new class of piezoelectric logic devices using zinc oxide nanowires
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new class of electronic logic device in which current is switched by an electric field generated by the application of...
Researchers discover how to conduct first test of 'untestable' string theory
Researchers describe how to carry out the first experimental test of string theory in a paper published tomorrow in Physical Review Letters...
Micro rheometer is latest Lab On a Chip device
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a microminiaturised device that can make complex viscosity measurements - critical data for a wide variety of fields...
New material may reveal inner workings of hi-temp superconductors
Measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may help physicists develop a clearer understanding of high-temperature superconductors, whose behaviour remains in many ways mysterious decades after...
NIST researchers create 'quantum cats' made of light
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created 'quantum cats' made of photons (particles of light), boosting prospects for manipulating light in new ways to enhance...
The perfect nanocube: Precise control of size, shape and composition
With growing interest in using nanoparticles for everything from antibacterial socks to medical imaging to electronic devices, the need to understand the environmental, health and safety risks of these particles...
NIST sensor measures yoctonewton forces fast
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used a small crystal of ions (electrically charged atoms) to detect forces at the scale of yoctonewtons. Measurements of...
Glasperlenspiel: NIST scientists propose new test for gravity
A new experiment proposed by physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may allow researchers to test the effects of gravity with unprecedented precision at very short...
A model system for group behaviour of nanomachines
For the casual observer it is fascinating to watch the orderly and seemingly choreographed motion of hundreds or even thousands of fish, birds or insects. However, the formation and the...
Metal-mining bacteria are green chemists
Microbes could soon be used to convert metallic wastes into high-value catalysts for generating clean energy, say scientists writing in the September issue of Microbiology...
200-fold boost in fuel cell efficiency advances 'personalised energy systems'
The era of personalised energy systems - in which individual homes and small businesses produce their own energy for heating, cooling and powering cars - took another step toward reality...
Submarines could use new nanotube technology for sonar and stealth
Speakers made from carbon nanotube sheets that are a fraction of the width of a human hair can both generate sound and cancel out noise - properties ideal for submarine...
Geothermal power gaining attention
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The heat in the upper six miles of Earth's crust contains many times the energy found in all the world's oil and gas reserves...
Bacteria could make self-healing concrete
DELFT, Netherlands, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Concrete might heal its own hairline fractures -- as living bone does -- if bacteria are added to the wet concrete during mixing,...
China corners world 'rare earth' supply
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- China's monopoly on elements used in computer disc drives, electric cars, military weapons and other key products could mean a crisis for the West,...
'Smart materials' process promises to revolutionize manufacturing of medical devices, other products
A new "smart materials" process -- Multiple Memory Material Technology -- promises to revolutionize the manufacture of diverse products such as medical devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), printers, hard drives, automotive...
Extreme effects: Seven things you didn't know about Mercury
Pity poor Mercury. The tiny planet endures endless assaults by intense sunlight, powerful solar wind and high-speed miniature meteoroids called micrometeoroids. The planet's flimsy covering, the exosphere, nearly blends in...
Turning to the 'Big Bad Wolf' to break down barriers to math
Who says 'Little Red Riding Hood' has nothing to do with math?
Probing Individual Chemical Events
Imaging: Method tracks single-molecule reactions spatially and temporally.
Helping corn-based plastics take more heat
A team of agricultural scientists are working to make corn-derived plastics more heat tolerant -- research that may broaden the range of applications for which these plastics could be used...
Can Nuclear Waste Spark an Energy Solution?
Integral Fast Reactor technology would recycle spent nuclear fuel to produce more power, but critics say safety and cost remain obstacles. ...
OLEDs need gentle treatment
The performance of organic light emitting diodes could be enhanced by employing better purification and depositing techniques
Are nanotubes the future for radiotherapy?
Sealed up carbon nanotubes containing radioactive salts could be the ultimate in targeted radiotherapy, say researchers
Advisers Urge U.S. Lab to Continue Quest for God Particle
The only particle physics lab in the United States should get another chance to...
Experts Available as 2010 Hurricane Possibilities Swell
Wind scientists, ecotoxicologist and economist discuss damage, safety and oil spill.