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How are droplets displaced by ultrasounds?
Understanding the physical mechanisms that enable a droplet to be displaced by propagating an acoustic wave along the substrate on which it lies is the hurdle that has just been...
NIST racetrack ion trap is a contender in quantum computing quest
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built and tested a device for trapping electrically charged atoms (ions) that potentially could process dozens of ions at...
NIST scientists address 'wrinkles' in transparent film development
A closer look at a promising nanotube coating that might one day improve solar cells has turned up a few unexpected wrinkles, according to new research conducted at the National...
NIST researchers holding steady in an atomic-scale tug-of-war
How hard do you have to pull on a single atom of - let's say - gold to detach it from the end of a chain of like atoms? It's...
Paintable electronics? NIST studies spray-on manufacturing of transistors
A multidisciplinary research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has found that an organic semiconductor may be a viable candidate for creating large-area electronics, such as...
Melamine in milk: Tiny gold particles help researchers find protein impostor
Researchers have developed a fast, economical and easy method to detect melamine in milk, using gold nanoparticles.
New models for optimizing mission control of unmanned aerial vehicles
Engineers are working on a theoretical approach to improve automated mission control and decision-making for fleets of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Smoke alarms + sprinklers + closed doors = lives saved in dorm fires
Experimenting on a university dormitory that was scheduled to be torn down, fire researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated that the correct...
Electrical Nerve Hacking Restores Movement To Paralyzed Limbs
When Matthew Schiefer, a neural engineer at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, first managed to stimulate the leg of an unconscious volunteer by wrapping an electrode around a nerve bundle, he...
Report: Iraqi oil output goals ambitious
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 1 (UPI) -- Iraqi plans to boost oil production to 12 million barrels per day are incredibly ambitious, a report by IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates...
Moscow, Caracas join forces in oil
CARACAS, Venezuela, April 1 (UPI) -- Moscow and Caracas signed a deal to form a joint venture to develop Venezuela's Junin-6 block in one of the largest fields outside...
Physicists demonstrate 100-fold speed increase in optical quantum memory
(PhysOrg.com) -- As with today's computers, future quantum computers will require more than just quantum information processing; they will also require methods to store and retrieve the quantum information. For...
CDF Discovers The Graviton!
The CDF Collaboration blessed yesterday afternoon the results of a search for massive Gravitons decaying into pairs of Z bosons. And it is a startling new result! Usually after a blessing...
Some Choices Are Better Than Others in Studying the Universal Solvent
By mixing and matching choices from a buffet of 30 to 70 options, scientists are modeling water's behavior in surface and subsurface reactions and in heterogeneous atmospheric processes such as...
Huge solar powered plane takes to the air (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A huge airplane using solar cells as its only power source is being tested in Switzerland. In its first successful test flight last December, the plane flew only...
CT and MRI scans associated with shorter hospital stays and decreased costs
Advanced imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) might shorten the length of a person's hospital stay and decrease the high costs associated with...
Carbon nanostructures - elixir or poison?
A Los Alamos National Laboratory toxicologist and a multidisciplinary team of researchers have documented potential cellular damage from 'fullerenes' - soccer-ball-shaped, cage-like molecules composed of 60 carbon atoms. The team...
Next Big Thing: Literary Scholars Turn to Science
Some scholars are turning to M.R.I.’s and evolutionary theory to explore how and why people read fiction.
Study shows experiences are better than possessions
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study finds that lust for material things fade but our unique experiences remain with us for a long time.
Radical research changes lab-on-a-chip design
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta mechanical engineering professor has developed a new model that could revolutionize the design of hand-held devices that provide reliable, nearly instant medical or environmental...
South Korea-Jordan sign $130M nuclear deal
SEOUL, March 31 (UPI) -- A South Korean consortium led by state-run Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute and Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company struck a $130 million deal Tuesday...
Understanding the Electricity of Breast Cancer Cells
Building on previous findings demonstrating that breast cancer cells emit unique electromagnetic signals, engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have found that a single cancerous cell produces electric signals...
Researchers Discover New, Controllable State in Ferroelectric Nanowires
Researchers at the University of Arkansas and their colleagues have discovered a new phase in ferroelectric nanowires that could be controlled to optimize important properties for future electronic devices.
Rensselaer Researchers Secure $1 Million Grant To Develop Oil Exploration Game-Changer
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Nikhil Koratkar is leading a $1 million study to develop new coatings for nanosensors that could lead to more accurate and efficient oil exploration. Koratkar and...
World view: Missing weapons
The US defence department should be at the centre of the nation's energy policy, says Daniel Sarewitz.
Modified Secreting Cyanobacteria Are Like Tiny Biofuel Factories
We thought it was cool when a team of Arizona State researchers engineered genetic bombs that blow biofuel-producing cyanobacteria wide open, releasing their sweet fatty acids without intense chemical processing. But now those...
Britain expecting solar energy boom
LONDON, March 31 (UPI) -- A carbon-free energy future is expected to create a boon for the solar energy sector in the European markets, solar advocates said in London.
Nord Stream construction begins next week
ZUG, Switzerland, March 31 (UPI) -- Construction on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea is to start the first full week in April, executives said.