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Ultrathin LEDs Create New Classes Of Lighting And Display Systems
A new process for creating ultrathin, ultrasmall inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and assembling them into large arrays offers new classes of lighting and display systems with interesting properties, such as...
New images capture cell's ribosomes at work
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time captured elusive nanoscale movements of ribosomes at work, shedding light on how these cellular factories take in genetic...
Using carbon nanotubes to detect nitric oxide
A new carbon nanotube sensor developed at MIT can reversibly detect nitric oxide, a gas that cells commonly use to communicate with each other. Monitoring nitric oxide levels, in real...
Engineers Develop Flexible, Inorganic LED Display
The promise of OLED technology is that, unlike its inorganic counterpart, it can be used to create flexible and nearly transparent ultra-thin screens, opening up myriad possibilities for what we can do with...
Polymers May Chemically Degrade In The Ocean
Lab studies show polystyrene releases styrene monomers at temperatures similar to those at the ocean surface.
Vanquishing Infinity: Old Methods Lead To New Approach To Finding Quantum Theory Of Gravity
Quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of general relativity are both extremely accurate theories of how the universe works, but all attempts to combine the two into a unified theory have...
Building Safer Airplanes Out of Teeth
In a recent study, molars beat materials science Airplane design could be improved with a little inspiration from mammalian chompers. Or so said aerospace engineer Herzl Chai of Tel Aviv University...
Let there be light: Teaching magnets to do more than just stick around
That palm tree magnet commemorating your last vacation is programmed for a simple function - to stick to your refrigerator. Similarly, semiconductors are programmed to convey bits of information small...
Boost for Methanol? New solid catalyst for the direct low-temperature oxidation of methane to methanol
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a possible energy source for fuel cells or a substitute for gasoline, methanol is increasingly drawing attention beyond its importance as a feedstock for chemical industry. It...
Nanophysics: Serving Up Buckyballs On A Silver Platter
New measurements conducted on C60 molecules (carbon Buckyballs) adhered to silver substrates push the limits of surface science.
Romantic, Candle-lit Dinners: An Unrecognized Source Of Indoor Air Pollution
Burning candles made from paraffin wax -- the most common kind used to infuse rooms with romantic ambiance, warmth, light and fragrance -- is an unrecognized source of exposure to...
Holes Poked In Hubbard Model, Could Help Solve Enigma Of High-Temperature Superconductors
New research has literally and figuratively poked holes in single-band Hubbard physics -- a model that has been used to predict and calculate the behavior of high-temperature superconductors for 20...
Styrofoam degrades in seawater
Study suggests besides the visible plastic, smaller bits also foul the waters
Breakthrough makes LED lights more versatile
LEDs have started to blink on all over the place in recent years, from car taillights to roadside billboards. But design and manufacturing drawbacks have limited the ways in which...
Hydrogen-rich Material Promises Advances in Energy Transmission, Fuel Storage
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science, a joint institute of SLAC and Stanford University, have produced a hydrogen-rich alloy that could provide insight into...
Plot of the Week: The Best Top Mass Measurement Ever
The figure shown below represents the best measurement of the top quark mass ever obtained by a single experiment, and it is a determination with a less than 1% total...
'Wedding Cake' Images Display Transitions between Exotic Quantum States
(PhysOrg.com) -- Transitions are exciting. And at temperatures close to absolute zero, studying the transition from one quantum phase to another tantalizes physicists looking for a deeper understanding of the...
Energy density of gravity waves estimated
HANFORD, Wash., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- An international group of scientists says it has defined the energy density of gravitational waves created immediately after the birth of the universe.
Polymer may improve protein-based drugs
DURHAM, N.C., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. bioengineers say a new method they created for attaching a large protective polymer molecule to a protein appears to significantly improve protein...
Inventors Seek "Next Big Idea"
Amateur Engineers Pitch Creations at N.J. Inventors' Fair, Shooting for Success as Infomercial Stars
New Wi-Fi Technology Using White Spaces
(PhysOrg.com) -- A wireless internet network that uses portions of the old analog TV spectrum may one day become a reality. The plans for a computer network that uses "white...
Dark Energy From The Ground Up: Make Way For BigBOSS
Several ways have been proposed to examine dark energy, in hopes of finding out just what it is. One of them, “supernovae” for short, certainly works: it’s how dark energy...
Quantum Astronomy: Information in the Universe
This is a short addition to the four-part series on Quantum Astronomy previously written for SPACE.com.
Capping Two-faced 'Janus' Nanoparticle Gives Engineers Complete Control
Engineers say they can for the first time control all the degrees of a nanoparticle's motion, opening up broad possibilities for nanotechnology and device applications.
Air conditioners quench 'inhumane' heat at Saint John hospital
Management brought portable air conditioners into the Alzheimer's unit at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. John on Wednesday, after unionized staff said searing summer heat made working there "unreasonable and...
CBS to run video ad in EW print magazine
(AP) -- An upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly's print edition will be embedded with a video player that will run ads for CBS shows and Pepsi.
Toward making smart phone touch-screens more glare and smudge resistant
Scientists have discovered the secret to easing one of the great frustrations of the millions who use smart phones, portable media players and other devices with touch- screens: Reducing their...
Gravitational Wave Detection Gets A Boost
Another blogger here has posted regularly with claims of theories that supersede both Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. I have been his primary challenger, though others have chimed in. Ultimately, I...