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Ready, Set ... Fusion!
Next year begins one of the largest and most important scientific experiments in history; the initial attempts at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) to produce the world's first controlled nuclear...
Researchers Boost Production Of Biofuel That Could Replace Gasoline
Engineers have found a way to double the production of the biofuel butanol, which might someday replace gasoline in automobiles. The process improves on the conventional method for brewing butanol...
Bio-enabled, surface-mediated approach produces nanoparticle composites
Using thin films of silk as templates, researchers have incorporated inorganic nanoparticles that join with the silk to form strong and flexible composite structures that have unusual optical and mechanical...
Argonne, University of Chicago scientists develop targeted cancer treatment using nanomaterials
Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago's Brain Tumour Centre have developed a way to target brain cancer cells using inorganic...
A safe approach to nanotechnology
A non-toxic and environmentally friendly way to make tiny nanorods of zinc oxide has been developed for the first time by researchers in Saudi Arabia. The approach, described in the...
U of M research finds branded components changing industry structures
Back in the day, planes, trains and automobiles all sported one brand name. If you bought a Boeing, you got, nose to tail, a Boeing. These days, however, complex industrial...
Experiment reveals dramatic transition from conductor to insulator
University of Chicago physicists have, for the first time, directly observed a group of atoms transform from a conducting state into an insulating state...
Afghan warfare gets wired in quest to spare lives
(AP) -- Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Henson goes out on patrol with a computer on his back and a joystick in his holster. He also carries a rifle, but...
Cobalt Generates A Magnetic Polymer
Organized nanostructure is crucial for the block copolymer's magnetic properties.
Seeing quantum effects on a big scale
Researchers propose way to couple a single atom to a mechanical oscillator
How to outrun Usain Bolt: Superhuman technologies for sprinters
To run faster than Bolt, fellow athletes may have to wear carbon-fibre springs on their feet and elaborate aerodynamic fairings. They could even have electrodes implanted in their
Greek pilots see red from laser pen pranks
Greece's civil aviation pilots on Wednesday called for a crackdown on laser pen pranksters who have endangered a growing number of plane landings around the country.
Angela Merkel Calls for Electric Autobahn
German Chancellor Wants 1 Million Electric Cars by 2020
Nuclear fusion research key to advancing computer chips
Researchers are adapting the same methods used in fusion-energy research to create extremely thin plasma beams for a new class of 'nanolithography' required to make future computer chips...
Scientists Make First Discovery Using Revolutionary Long Wavelength Demonstrator Array
Scientists have generated the first scientific results from the Long Wavelength Demonstrator Array. The measurements were obtained during field tests and calibration of two prototype antennas for the much larger...
Renewable energies will benefit US workers
Expansion of renewable energies should appreciably improve the health status of the 700,000 US workers employed in the energy sector, according to a commentary by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers,...
Urban beekeeping generates buzz
Walking up to the roof of the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C., is not a jaw-dropping experience. Exit the door and you are confronted with a sea of roof tiles...
Senator Moves to Stop Scientific Ghostwriting
Pressure from Washington may force changes in drug companies’ involvement with research papers.
Biolubricants Made With Sunflower Oil Just As Efficient As Traditional Ones
Researchers have shown in a lab trial that the efficiency of high-oleic sunflower oil as a base ingredient for industrial lubricants measures up to traditional materials, while being more environmentally...
Molecules Wrestle For Supremacy In Creation Of Superstructures
Researchers have found how mirror-image molecules gain control over each other and dictate the physical state of superstructures.
Video: A New-Age Bicycle
It looks like a small rocket moving at the speed of a bicycle. This new form of transportation is better for the environment and great on gasoline. KCCI's Cynthia Fodor...
Ford: New Cars Will Interface with Grid
Carmaker, Utility Companies Plan Two-Year Collaboration; Owners Can Control How and When Electric Cars Are Charged
IBM Scientists Harness DNA Self-Assembly to Build Faster, Cheaper Chips
The next generation of semiconductor technology could take a page from nature’s book, letting DNA do the heavy lifting. Straight-laced researchers at IBM, afraid of breaking Moore’s Law, have figured out a way...
Smallest Laser Ever May Herald the Future Of Electronic Devices
For decades, electronic devices have been shrinking, in accordance with Moore's Law. Now, as circuits reach the size of single atoms, progress begins to bump up against the physical limitations of matter. Enter...
New research supports model for nuclear pore complex
The pores that control what passes in and out of the cell nucleus play a crucial role in the cell’s metabolism and signaling. Defects in structure and function of these...
Scrubbing sulfur: New process removes sulfur components, CO2 from power plant emissions (w/ Video)
The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a reusable organic liquid that can pull harmful gases such as carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide out of industrial emissions...
DNA shapes up for nanoelectronic devices
DNA origami forms pre-defined shapes with new lithography technique, potential uses in next generation computer chips