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Just add helium for metallic nanotubes
Changing carrier gas during nanotube production dramatically improves ratio of metallic tubes
Sugar and weed killer: good energy source?
PROVO, Utah, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Researchers at Brigham Young University say they have developed a fuel cell that harvests electricity from glucose and other carbohydrates.
Hydrogen-making Algae's 'Achilles' Heel' Discovered
Scientists have discovered how oxygen stops green algae from producing hydrogen. The findings could help those working towards 'solar H2-farms' in which microorganisms produce hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water.
Fisheye gives new route to perfect images
UK physicist sheds light on Maxwell's 150 year-old design
Physicists Create First Atomic-scale Map Of Quantum Dots
Physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.
New geopolymer concrete technology created
RUSTON, La., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. civil engineers say they are developing a geopolymer concrete technology using fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants.
Nanomaterials Under Study by the E.P.A.
Researchers plan to look at what effect tiny substances found in products like sunscreen and industrial adhesives have on the environment.
Protein Structure Sheds Light On How Insects Smell, Points To Eco-Friendly Pest Control
New research by a team of leading scientists working with the UK's national Synchrotron, Diamond Light Source, could have a significant impact on the development and refinement of new eco-friendly...
Magnetic Resonance Now Also Comes In Tiny Quantities
(PhysOrg.com) -- It is now possible to analyse very small samples using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Thanks to a specially constructed detector, a 'stripline', greater sensitivity can be achieved while maintaining...
Bell Labs breaks optical transmission record, 100 Petabit per second kilometer barrier
Alcatel-Lucent today announced that scientists in Bell Labs, the company`s research arm, have set a new optical transmission record of more than 100 Petabits per second.kilometer (equivalent to 100 million...
Leading Companies Form Mobile HD Interface Working Group to Drive Industry Standard
Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Silicon Image, Sony and Toshiba today announced the formation of a Mobile High-Definition Interface Working Group that intends to create an industry standard for an audio/video interface...
Metallic Glass For Bone Surgery
It is possible that broken bones will in the near future be fixed using metallic glass. Materials researchers have developed an alloy that could herald a new generation of biodegradable...
Renewable hydrogen production becomes reality at winery
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first demonstration of a renewable method for hydrogen production from wastewater using a microbial electrolysis system is underway at the Napa Wine Company in Oakville. The refrigerator-sized...
Why they grow? Getting to the roots of lethal metal whiskers
(PhysOrg.com) -- A short circuit can be quite hairy: satellites have failed, a NASA computer centre was repeatedly paralysed and the US public heath authority recalled thousands of pacemakers -...
Spies Clueless About Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program
Iran either stopped efforts to build a nuclear weapon in 2003 or has restarted the effort, or it was never stopped.
MIT Scientist Explains How OLEDs Work, Using a Glowing Pickle
No, that glowing pickle isn't a promotion for rave night at Katz's, it's a demonstration for how your TV works. In this ingenious twist on the classic potato clock, MIT professor Vladimir Bulovic...
Device extracts soil oxygen in low gravity
CLEVELAND, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- NASA and Case Western Reserve University scientists say they're developing a device that can extract oxygen from lunar low-gravity soil.
Superheavy Element 114's Synthesis Confirmed, Dashes Hopes of "Island of Stability"
Long hoped to represent the point where superheavy elements don't immediately decay, Ununquadium turns out to be not so stable after all More than 10 years after Russian scientists first claimed to create...
Superhoneycomb networks
Scientists have made the first example of an elusive class of graphene-related materials predicted to have exciting electronic properties
Champagne’s aromatic chemistry
Bubbles erupting from the surface of sparkling wines carry a complex mixture of flavour molecules into the air above the glass
Physicists Explain How Human Eyes Can Detect Quantum Effects
(PhysOrg.com) -- By greatly amplifying one photon from an entangled photon pair, physicists have theoretically shown that human eyes can be used as detectors to observe quantum effects. Usually, detecting...
Feature: Forewarned is forearmed
It's often the second wave of a flu virus that's the most deadly, but researchers are creating a rapid alert system to ensure we're prepared.
'Promiscuous' protein interactions found in the nuclear pore complex
(PhysOrg.com) -- The NPC is the only way in or out of a cell's nucleus. It plays a key role in cellular metabolism and signaling, and any malfunction in these...
Toshiba to complete construction of carbon capture pilot plant
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has completed construction of a pilot plant to support development and validation of its carbon capture technology. Final commissioning testing prior to plant operation...
Quantum Mechanics Questions the Molecular Dynamics of Submicron Structures
In the 1950s, Metropolis and Teller pioneered molecular dynamics (MD) as a method to derive the thermodynamic and transport properties of bulk molecular liquids. Submicron ensembles comprising a few hundred...
New Nanostructure Technology Provides Advances In Eyeglass, Solar Energy Performance
Chemical engineers have invented a new technology to deposit "nanostructure films" on various surfaces, which may first find use as coatings for eyeglasses that cost less and work better. Ultimately,...
Energy storage key to electric car plan, committee says
Increasing the amount of electrical energy that can be stored on board a vehicle is the most important factor in electric cars gaining widespread use, a federal government-appointed committee said...
Finding Order in the Apparent Chaos of Currents
Scientists have made strides in making images of the underlying mechanics of flowing air and water.