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Environmental fate of nanoparticles depends on properties of water carrying them
The fate of carbon-based nanoparticles spilled into groundwater - and the ability of municipal filtration systems to remove the nanoparticles from drinking water - depend on subtle differences...
'Nanomechanical Oscillators' Could Lead to New Class of Computers
More than 50 years ago, a graduate student in Japan conceived the “Parametron,” an electrical circuit that could form the basis for digital computers. The concept ultimately fell flat, but...
Renault's Ghosn says electric car draws Gulf interest
The head of French automaker Renault, Carlos Ghosn, said Thursday that a country in the Gulf region is interested in his company's environmentally friendly electronic car project.
The Light of Silence
Scientists have found a way of protecting quantum systems against noise using adaptively ‘shaped` pulses of laser light. Quantum systems are notoriously fragile as interactions with their surroundings disturb them...
H.P. Reports Big Advance in Memory Chip Design
Hewlett-Packard scientists said they have designed a device that they believe will make it possible to build tiny computers that could imitate biological functions.
Experiments for kids: Super soda fountain
Gas just doesn't like to be cramped into small spaces, and here's a brilliant way to prove it. Just don't try this indoors: it's guaranteed to be messy!
Experiments for kids: Can slam
Sometimes technique works better than brute strength. Bamboozle your friends with this simple trick using only a baked bean tin and your finger
Pull the other one ...
Make a mug out of your friends with this amazing classic trick, and demonstrate how friction is all around us
Experiments for kids: Magnetic pennies
Magnets are used in lots of everyday items about the house. See what this electrical force is all about with just a few pennies, a magnet and a straw
Experiments for kids: Film tub rockets
This experiment shows that gas takes up more volume than solids - but it's a lot more fun than it sounds. It can be messy - so do it outside!
Experiments for kids: Up periscope!
This periscope is easy to make, and the perfect spying instrument. Next time you play hide-and-seek you'll be able to see over walls without being seen
VIDEO: Undersea "Wind Farms" Tested
An Australia company is testing what could be the undersea equivalent of a wind farm. Their devices would capture wave energy and convert it to electricity.
Researchers create the first 'nanotrees'
MADISON, Wis., May 1 (UPI) -- Since scientists learned to make nanowires, the tiny wires have taken many forms, and now U.S. researchers have accidentally learned how to...
One In Five Rooms Is 'Highly Contaminated' With Hidden Mold
Surely your bathroom is fungus-free once you've wiped the mold off the tiles? Not according to a new study. Scientists report that almost one in five rooms studied with no...
Hybrid Cars Are Harder To Hear: May Pose Greater Risks For Pedestrians
Hybrid cars are so quiet when operating only with their electric motors that they may pose a risk to the blind and some other pedestrians, research by a psychologist suggests....
UM gets only US lab for WiMAX next generation wireless apps
The University of Maryland will be the home to North America's first, and the world's second, laboratory endorsed by the WiMAX Forum and dedicated to creating applications for WiMAX, a...
Sandia researcher examines the physics of carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes, described as the reigning celebrity of the advanced materials world, are all the rage. Recently researchers at Rice University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute used them to make the...
Scientists Develop Technique For Extracting Hierarchical Structure Of Networks
Santa Fe Institute researchers Aaron Clauset, Cristopher Moore, and Mark Newman show that many real-world networks can be understood as a hierarchy of modules, where nodes cluster together to form...
Go Speed Racer! Revving Up The World's Fastest Nanomotors
In a "major step" toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow's nanomachines, researchers report developing a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times more powerful...
New 'Weapon' In Forensics: Devise Detects Latent Prints On Human Skin
Fingerprints that used to escape detection could soon help point to the killer. Using a field portable system investigators at crime scenes will be able to detect latent prints on...
Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology Adds New Board Members
The Fulbright Academy is a global organization founded by Fulbright scholars. It organizes high-level conferences, workshops and study groups to address key issues of global concern. The newest board members...
Missing Link of Electronics Discovered: "Memristor" [News]
After nearly 40 years, researchers have discovered a new type of building block for electronic circuits. And there's at least a chance it will spare you from recharging your phone...
Flower power may bring ray of sunshine to cancer sufferers
Dr. Jonathan Harris, a senior lecturer in Queensland University of Technology's Faculty of Science, and PhD student Joakim Swedberg, both from the University's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, are...
Geochemists challenge key theory regarding Earth's formation
Working with colleagues from NASA, a Florida State University researcher has published a paper that calls into question three decades of conventional wisdom regarding some of the physical processes that...
Chemical Engineer Honored for Exexcellence in Catalysis
Jingguang Chen, the Claire D. LeClaire Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware, has won the 2008 Award for Excellence in Catalysis from the Catalysis Society of Metropolitan...
Astrobiology Is Alive and Well
The astrobiology community met at AbSciCon 2008 to present new discoveries.
Well: College’s High Cost, Before You Even Apply
Does the college chase lead to needless stress?
Global Update: Prevention: So Many Mosquitoes, Only So Many Nets
Simple as they are, even mosquito nets generate complicated numbers games. Only one answer is easy: more are needed.