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Quantum Gas Microscope Offers Glimpse Of Quirky Ultracold Atoms
Physicists have created a quantum gas microscope that can be used to observe single atoms at temperatures so low the particles follow the rules of quantum mechanics, behaving in bizarre...
Scientists use lasers to shine metal molds
AACHEN, Germany, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- German scientists say they have developed a way of automating the polishing work required by injection molds, now done exclusively by hand.
Nanoparticles do not damage DNA across barriers by signaling molecules
Ionizing radiation emitted by nanoparticles damages the DNA by penetrating barriers instead of the nanoparticle signaling across the barrier for the DNA to be damaged
New Plastic Optical Fiber Technology May Revolutionize High Speed Last-mile Communication Networks
It may look like little more than fishing line, but plastic optical fiber or POF promises to revolutionize high-speed last-mile communications networks.
How Size Matters For Catalysts: Study Links Size, Activity, Electronic Properties
University of Utah chemists demonstrated the first conclusive link between the size of catalyst particles on a solid surface, their electronic properties and their ability to speed chemical reactions. The...
Science Weekly podcast: The sacking of Professor David Nutt and we relive the LHC emergency
We look at the sacking of the government's chief drugs adviser David Nutt. It came a day after he claimed ecstasy and LSD were less dangerous than alcohol. We ask what role...
Video: The Future Of Noise
Most of us are trying to avoid all the noise around us, while some are paying good money for all things loud. To find out what's next in this sonic...
Why Physicists Like Ratios
A good part of basic research in fundamental physics focuses on the definition, the prediction, and the measurement of quantities which put the current theory -the standard model- to the...
A new computer simulator allows to design military strategies based on ants' movements
A researcher of the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies to...
Computer predicts reactions between molecules and surfaces, with ?chemical precision?
Good news for heterogeneous catalysis and the hydrogen economy: computers can now be used to make accurate predictions of the reactions of (hydrogen) molecules with surfaces.
Novel Cancer Detection Method Uses Tiny Silica Beads To Adhere To Cells
A novel method of detection of cervical cancer cells has now been developed. The method uses nonspecific adhesion of silica beads to cells.
Scheme 'can cut extra emissions'
A new business scheme could slash energy bills and cut carbon emissions by 50% more than anticipated, a study will claim.
Magnetic Nanoparticles To Simultaneously Diagnose, Monitor And Treat
The future for magentic nanoparticles (mNPs) appears bright With the design of "theranostic" molecules. Magentic nanoparticles could play a crucial role in developing one-stop tools to simultaneously diagnose, monitor and...
Signature of antimatter detected in lightning
Fermi telescope finds evidence of positrons, not just electrons, in storms on Earth
Weather-sensitive architectural skins integrate form with function
Buildings typically provide shelter from the elements, but one Ryerson University researcher thinks structures ought to relate more to the environment instead. To this end, she has created architectural "skins,"...
Loss of senior chemist throws further doubt on future of UK drugs council
Former ACMD senior chemist Les King would join new independent drugs committee set up by dismissed scientist David Nutt
DNA molecules in moss open door to new biotechnology
Plasmids, which are DNA molecules capable of independent replication in cells, have played an important role in gene technology. Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden have now demonstrated that plasmid-based...
Playing with ‘Russian-doll’ fullerenes
Chinese chemists make ‘Russian-doll’-style fullerenes, containing three distinct molecules trapped within one another
Silver coating gets gold star
Scientists from the UK are waging war on hospital ‘superbugs’ with a highly effective antimicrobial organo-silver coating
The goats who stare at men
As Jon Ronson's takeover of guardian.co.uk/film winds up, he journeys to Buttercups Goat Sanctuary and talks us through the curious history of goats' involvement with the US militaryPascal WyseDavid LeveneJon...
Powerful Laser Sheds Light On Fast Ignition And High Energy Density Physics
A new generation of high-energy (>kJ) petawatt (HEPW) lasers is being constructed worldwide to study high intensity laser matter interactions, including fast ignition.
Keeping Hearts Pumping With 'LifeFlow': Smart IV Device To Save Lives At Disaster Sites
LifeFlow is a new device that applies a sophisticated algorithm to a computer-controlled IV drip to improve the efficiency of disaster response in the field.
Genomes Of Biofuel Yeasts Reveal Clues That Could Boost Fuel Ethanol Production Worldwide
As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future. An attractive replacement for gasoline is biofuel, and in two...
Ford to put air bags into back seat belts of SUV (w/ Video)
(AP) -- Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat...
HP Enables Better, Faster Decision Making with Breakthrough Sensing Technology
HP today announced new inertial sensing technology that enables the development of digital micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers that are up to 1,000 times more sensitive than high-volume products currently available.
Nocturnal wind maximum mapped for first time
On beautiful, sunny days with quiet weather conditions a strong wind develops in the evening at a height of about 200 metres.
9 of Top 10 Most Fuel Efficient Cars Are Hybrids
The latest fuel economy ratings for 2010 models have been published, and nine of the top 10 are hybrid electric cars.
Metal-Air Battery Could Store 11 Times More Energy than Lithium-Ion
(PhysOrg.com) -- A spinoff company from Arizona State University plans to build a new battery with an energy density 11 times greater than that of lithium-ion batteries for just one-third...