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Physical Reality Of String Theory Shown In Quantum-critical State Of Electrons
String theory has come under fire in recent years. Promises have been made that have not been lived up to. Theoretical physicists have now for the first time used string...
970M chemicals are potential new drugs
BERNE, Switzerland, July 6 (UPI) -- Swiss scientists say they have determined there are more than 970 million chemicals suitable for study as potential new drugs.
Nano measurement in the 3rd dimension
From the motion sensor to the computer chip - in many products of daily life components are used whose functioning is based on smallest structures of the size of thousandths...
LENR and sonoluminescence related through Casimir force and hydrino
Hydrino and Casimir force. June 2009 research seminar at University of Missouri on Low Energy Nuclear Reactions keeps an open mind towards the method employed to produce anomalous heat energy...
Video: Gadgets To Beat The Heat
A remote controlled cooler brings new meaning to the phrase "beach bum." CNET's Natali del Conte shows Maggie Rodriguez how to keep cool this summer.
California to require sun-blocking car windows
New cars sold in California must include windshields that block or absorb the sun's rays beginning in 2012, the state's Air Resources Board recently ruled.
Integrated Optical Trap Holds Particles For On-chip Analysis
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform.
Wind power may have its own environmental problems
Wind power generation is expected to be a clean and environmentally friendly natural energy source, but a new kind of environmental problem has surfaced as infrasonic waves caused by windmills...
Novel chemical approach to graphene
New reduction strategy based on NMR data yields purer graphene from graphite oxide
Feature: All power to the sun and the light team
Affordable solar power could soon be a flick of the switch away, thanks to a collaborative project between Australian academics and Chinese solar panel manufacturers.
Hope for blindness cure with laser breakthrough
Pulses of light clean key membrane to prevent the onset of macular degeneration Millions of people could have their eyesight saved thanks to ground-breaking laser treatment that has the potential to eradicate the most...
Innovative Technology Shatters The Barriers Of Modern Light Microscopy
Researchers are using a combination of light and ultrasound to visualize fluorescent proteins that are seated several centimeters deep into living tissue.
Shape Matters In The Case Of Cobalt Nanoparticles
New studies show that changing the shape of cobalt nanoparticles from spherical to cubic can fundamentally change their behavior.
'A Touch Of Glass' In Metal, Settles Century-old Question
Scientists have found evidence of an important similarity between the behavior of polycrystalline materials -- like metals and ceramics -- and glasses, research that could lead to better predictions of...
Backyard wind turbine rejected by Ontario Municipal Board
An Ottawa resident who has been lobbying to put a wind turbine in his backyard in the city's Westboro neighbourhood has been told that his project is grinding to a...
New sonar device finds car in river
RCMP in Barrhead, 120 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, are in the process of extricating a vehicle from the Athabasca River that could be connected to two men missing since 2004.
Japanese diplomat elected to head atomic agency
Yukiya Amano set to succeed Mohamed ElBaradei.
Producing hydrogen from urine
(PhysOrg.com) -- You do two things at motorway services: fill up one tank and empty another. US chemists have combined refuelling your car and relieving yourself by creating a new...
Japan may add noise to quiet hybrid cars for safety
Japan's near-silent hybrid cars have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting a government review on whether to add a noise-making device, according to an official.
Opinion: Hasten slowly into renewable energy
Modern society has been built upon an ultimately unsustainable foundation. Martin Nicholson presents a strong case for a return to renewable sources of energy, sources that humanity have relied on...
Hornets suffocate in bee ball
Spike in carbon dioxide combined with heat may make honeybees' enemies vulnerable
Renault to test electric cars in Paris, Milan: company
Renault-Nissan will hold large-scale tests for its new electric cars in the Paris and Milan regions next year ahead of planned mass production from 2012, the Franco-Japanese auto group said...
Two-Antenna Quad-Beam 11-15 GHz Phased Array RFIC Targeted at Satellite Systems and Advanced Radars
(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Jazz Semiconductor, a Tower Group Company, today announced that they have collaborated to develop a two-antenna quad-beam RFIC phased array...
Ottawa firm developing energy-efficient solid-state light
An Ottawa company is working to create a new type of energy-efficient light that could be superior to both energy-wasting incandescent bulbs and compact fluorescents.
TSMC Unveils First Commercial 65-Nanometer Multi-Time Programmable Non-Volatile Memory Technology
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company today announced the foundry segment`s first functional 65-nanometer multi-time programmable (MTP) non-volatile memory (NVM) process technology.
Panasonic Develops High Efficiency CRT Recycling Technology Using Laser
Panasonic has developed a recycling technology using laser beams to separate the front panel and back part (funnel) of a cathode ray tube (CRT) used in TV sets.
Tag and modify proteins
A Nobel Prize-winning reaction for making carbon–carbon double bonds can be applied to proteins
Catalysing the fuels of the future
Virent’s biopetroleum catalysis system wins US green chemistry award