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World's Thinnest Balloon Developed
Researchers are reporting development of the world's thinnest balloon, made of a single layer of graphite just one atom thick. This so-called graphene sealed microchamber is impermeable to even the...
Date Set for Operation of Large Hadron Collider
Officials at CERN announced Thursday that their new particle accelerator, the world’s largest, would begin operation on Sept. 10.
Quantum Chaos Unveiled?
Scientists are shedding light on an important, unsolved physics problem: the relationship between chaos theory -- which is based on 300-year-old Newtonian physics -- and the modern theory of quantum...
Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes
High-flying kites tethered to generators could supply as much as 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 100,000 homes, according to researchers from the Delft University of Technology in The...
Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina
By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.
Hidden Properties Of Ultracold Atomic Gases Revealed
Physicists have demonstrated a powerful new technique that reveals hidden properties of ultracold atomic gases. To develop the new technique, the scientists borrowed an idea used for nearly a century...
Hot Peppers Really Do Bring The Heat
Researchers have found that capsaicin, the active chemical in chili peppers, can induce thermogenesis, the process by which cells convert energy into heat.
A positive-feedback system ensures that cells divide
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the life of every cell, there`s a point of no return. Once it enters the cell cycle and passes a checkpoint known as “Start,” a cell will...
Quantum Computers Are One Step Closer
Complex computer encryption codes could be solved and new drug design developed significantly faster because of new research. The reality of a workable quantum computer is one step closer. Researchers...
Ricin's deadly action revealed by glowing probes
A new chemical probe can rapidly detect ricin, a deadly poison with no known antidote that is feared to be a potential weapon for terrorists and cannot quickly be identified...
Skipping Atomic-scale Stones to Study Some Chemistry Basics
Thought experiment: a carbon dioxide molecule—think of a cheerleader’s baton—comes slanting in at high speed over a dense liquid, strikes the surface and ricochets. How does it tumble? read more
Emerging Leaders Alliance Equips Future Engineering Leaders
A group of chemical, civil, mechanical, petroleum, and materials engineering organizations have joined forces to address a common concern for all disciplines: how to train the world's future engineering leaders.
Could Metals Help Treat Cancer?
Chemists and biologists have identified the effects of a new class of molecules, polyoxometalates, primarily composed of metals and oxygen.
Promising Lithium Batteries For Electric Cars
Why does lithium iron phosphate, a candidate for use in future lithium batteries, conduct electricity despite being an insulating material? Chemists have shed light on this paradox. Their experimentally verified...
Capturing Dear Safely With Minimal Trauma Using New Apparatus
A new portable device allows researchers to humanely trap deer and other wildlife as part of field studies to control ticks and other parasites.
City of Ottawa may consider banning extra-large e-bikes from bicycle paths
Electric bikes that have the bulk and heft of a moped may be banned from Ottawa bike paths.
Jupiter And Saturn Full Of Liquid Metal Helium
A strange metal brew lies buried deep within giant gaseous planets such as Jupiter and Saturn. A new study demonstrates that metallic helium is less rare than was previously thought,...
Obituary: Nicol Peacock
Obituary: Pioneer in the nuclear fusion technology intended to produce endless green energy
Tiny Quantum Dots Shed New Light on Nutrient Flow
Fluorescing dots allow researchers to trace uptake of nitrogen from soil in real time
Eye spy: Scientists develop eye-shaped camera
U.S. scientists have built an eye-shaped camera using standard sensor materials and say it could improve the performance of digital cameras and enhance imaging of the human body.
Vegas 'Quantum Spookshow' Demos On-the-Fly Encryption of Streaming Video
Las Vegas shows often are on the cutting edge. Following this tradition, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues at the National University of...
Physicists create, control photons
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. physicists say they've created, for the first time, controllable microwave photons and stored them in a superconducting microwave resonator.
Improved Reaction Data Heat Up the Biofuels Harvest
High food prices, concern over dwindling supplies of fossil fuels and the desire for clean, renewable energy have led many to seek ways to make ethanol out of cellulosic sources...
Low-speed electric trucks fit to market: Transport Canada
Low-speed trucks that run on electric power only can now be marketed across Canada for uses such as landscaping and groundskeeping.
MIT recommends steps to slash gasoline use by 2035
(PhysOrg.com) -- How much gasoline would the nation save in the year 2035 if lightweight hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles dominated the marketplace? More than 68 billion gallons, or about...
Physicists Provide 'Guiding Hands' For Proton Therapy
Proton therapy offers great benefits as a treatment modality in radiation oncology for a variety of hard to treat tumors. While physicians manage the treatment of people, behind the scenes,...
Guiding Lasers To Their Target
Like most treatments, laser therapy can benefit from image guidance. A Houston-based company has developed an MRI-guided system that has been tested and is now FDA-approved.
Hydrogen-Wind-Nuclear Plant in Ontario Not Currently Worthwhile, Study Shows
A recent case study on using hydrogen to store the electricity generated by a mix of wind and nuclear power in Ontario, Canada, has shown that the hydrogen addition won`t...