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Biodegradable particles can bypass mucus, release drugs over time
Researchers have created biodegradable nanosized particles that can easily slip through the body's sticky and viscous mucus secretions to deliver a sustained-release medication cargo.
AMSC, Dongfang work on 5 MW wind turbine
DEVENS, Mass., Jan. 5 (UPI) -- American Superconductor Corp. announced a deal with China's Dongfang Turbine Co. to develop 5-megawatt wind turbines for the offshore wind energy market.
India's nuclear future
Srikumar Banerjee, head of India's Atomic Energy Commission, outlines plans for the country's energy supply.
Samsung's New Netbooks Extend The Limits of Style, Mobility and Durability
Samsung Electronics today launched the latest additions to its award-winning range of netbooks, the Samsung N210, N220, N150 and NB30. Designed to provide maximum personal freedom, the N210 and N220...
Books on Science: A Guide to the Cosmos, in Words and Images Dazzling and True
“Far Out: A Space-Time Chronicle,” by Michael Benson, presents the universe in true and brilliant colors.
Computer method 'spots art fakes'
A simple method of dicing up and analysing images of art' works reveals an accurate way to spot fakes, researchers say.
RWE looks to microbiology for CO2 cuts
ESSEN, Germany, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- German utility RWE Power said it teamed up with biotech company BRAIN AG to explore ways to create biomaterials through the metabolism of...
New EU regulations for battery disposal
Rules that require battery retailers to provide disposal facilities come into force this month to divert heavy metals from landfillNew regulations come into force this month that require retailers selling batteries to provide...
Italy sets eyes on solar panel production
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A plant in Italy for the production of photovoltaic cells will become the largest such facility in the country when it enters production...
As the refrigerator said to the hi-fi ...
Networked sensors and devices have huge potential but how can we ensure that they can all talk to each other? The answer, according to a European consortium, is to link...
ALMA test sharpens vision of new observatory
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has passed a key milestone crucial to producing the high-quality images that will be the trademark of this revolutionary new tool for...
Using CNTs as infrared sensors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Semiconductors provide the bases for many different avenues of device research. Indeed, many of the technological devices that are commonplace in our society are reliant on semiconductors. However,...
Architectural design: Blowing metal to create chairs and more
Instead making complicated folds in sheet metal to give it strength, two architects simply inflate the space between sheet metal shapes. Thanks to a new welding robot in a new...
Sun, wind and wave-powered: Europe unites to build renewable energy 'supergrid'
• North Sea countries plan vast clean energy project• €30bn scheme could offer weather-proof supplyIt would connect turbines off the wind-lashed north coast of Scotland with Germany's vast arrays of solar panels, and...
Working to Separate Big and Small Fliers
Keeping birds away from airports — and thus, out of airplane engines — is no easy job, particularly at Kennedy, which was built in wetlands.
NaNO Vapor: Strong claims, weak details
The body-building supplement label and website are short on helpful specifics. ...
Groups See Market in Cheap Eyeglasses for the Poor
The race is on to find a way to distribute very inexpensive glasses on a huge scale in the world’s poorest countries.
Superatoms mimic elements: Research gives new perspective on periodic table
Transforming lead into gold is an impossible feat, but a similar type of 'alchemy' is not only possible, but cost-effective too. Three Penn State researchers have shown that certain combinations...
Listening to Braille
Innovative technologies have made bumps on paper seem outdated. But are blind people losing more than they gain?
Tarantula owners advised to cover eyes
Tarantula owners should wear goggles when handling the pets, ophthalmologists advise.
Quelling Casimir: Scientists to control quantum mechanical force
Scientists are developing a way to control the Casimir force, a quantum mechanical force that attracts objects when they are only hundred nanometers apart.
Molecular Wheels Need Hubs to Form
A team of chemists has unraveled the process by which a complex nanoscale structure self-assembles, finding that a wheel-shaped molybdenum oxide molecule takes shape with the help of a transient...
Ukraine raises gas transit fees in 2010
MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ukraine will raise the rate it charges for the transit of Russian natural gas to Europe by more than 58 percent in 2010, Russian...
Kazakhstan world leader in uranium mining
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The government of Kazakhstan announced it became the largest uranium miner in the world amid nuclear trading concerns with Iran.
TNK-BP lauds its low rate of oil spills
MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The number of oil spills from pipelines operated by Russian-Anglo venture TNK-BP in 2009 dropped 70 percent compared with 2005 levels, the company said.
Phone Smart: A Weight-Loss Resolution That’s Light on the Wallet
Free and nearly free cellphone applications for dieters and fitness fans pack a lot of punch.
State-of-the-Art Probe Will Lead to Better Solar Cells
Federal research dollars help South Dakota State University scientists build a first-of-its-kind microscope that could help develop better solar cells to convert sunlight to electricity.
Time Warner Cable offers arbitration with Fox
(AP) -- Time Warner Cable says it will agree to binding arbitration to settle a fee dispute with the Fox broadcast network.