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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. The optical trap...
Single molecule switches light
World's smallest optical transistor brings optical computers a step closer
Tiny New Battery Is Printable
A new battery, small and thin, weighs almost nothing and can be printed in a process similar to silk-screening shirts.
Polymer Scientist Says Creativity is Key
Ryan Hayward studies nanomaterials and how they self-assemble.
Air France jet 'broke on impact'
French investigators believe the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic broke up on contact with water, not in mid-air.
Research output in developing countries reveals 194 percent increase in five years
London, 2 July 2009 -- The partners of Research4Life announced today at the World Conference of Science Journalists 2009 that a new research impact analysis has demonstrated a dramatic...
Europe builds largest quantum key network
LONDON, July 2 (UPI) -- European scientists say they have built the world's largest quantum key distribution network to transmit secure quantum encrypted information.
Feature: Antimatter Matters
Dr James Sullivan is heading a team exploring the potential of the Australian Positron Beam Line Facility.
NIST Develops Novel Ion Trap for Sensing Force and Light
A novel ion trap demonstrated at NIST could usher in a new generation of applications, because the device holds promise as a stylus for sensing very small forces or for...
Unexpectedly Long-Range Effects in Advanced Magnetic Devices
A tiny grid pattern has led materials scientists at NIST and the Institute of Solid State Physics in Russia to an unexpected finding - the surprisingly strong and long-range effects...
Lighting Revolution Forecast By Top Scientist
New developments in a substance which emits brilliant light could lead to a revolution in lighting for the home and office in five years, claims a leading UK materials scientist....
New Material Made From Paper Sludge Could Replace Plastic Packaging
Scientists have developed a new material by applying a biotechnological treatment to paper sludge. In many cases, the new material could replace plastic packaging and certain building materials.
They put a man on the moon
Forty years ago, using 1960s technology, the US embarked on the most technologically audacious, far-fetched, crazy mission ever undertaken by humankind - and triumphed
Video: Red Faction: Guerrilla
In the year 2120 freedom will come at a cost. Red Faction: Guerrilla by THQ, puts you in the center of a violent revolution.
Data-Taking Dress Rehearsal Proves World`s Largest Computing Grid is Ready for LHC Restart
(PhysOrg.com) -- The world`s largest computing grid has passed its most comprehensive tests to date in anticipation of the restart of the world`s most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron...
Embedded electronics -- cars get cooperative
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a groundbreaking middleware platform that could lead to thousands of new applications in a range of industries. Beginning with in-car electronics, the platform can...
Sand forms water-like droplets when poured
The finding could be important to a wide range of industries that use "fluidized" dry particles for oil refining, plastics manufacturing and the drug industry, researchers say.
Band of Bots Don't Play Musical Instruments--They Are the Instruments
GuitarBot couldn't keep a tune. "It's too high at the top, and too low at the bottom," Michael Hearst complained as he hopped onto the platform, giving the tuning knob a hopeful...
A Nobel Gathering
Laureates of most prestigious chemistry prize interact with students, discuss chemical solutions to energy crisis.
New statistical technique improves precision of nanotechnology data
A new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artifacts from experimental data could lead to more precise and reliable measurement of nanomaterials and nanostructures...
Sears Tower Offers Visitors "The Ledge"
New Set of Glass Balconies Will Give Unique View from Tallest U.S. Building
Walkman Turns 30, but Sony Struggles
Once the Peak of Innovation, Electronics Co. Tries to Reinvent Itself
Intense X-rays expose Alzheimer’s disease
Diffraction enhanced X-ray imaging promises better brain scans
Ulysses: 12 extra months of valuable science
In 2008, Ulysses was expected to cease functioning due to weakening power. But solid engineering know-how and on-the-fly innovation have eked out an additional year of important science returns, which...
Wind 'can revolutionise UK power'
Britain can massively expand wind power by 2030 without suffering power cuts, a report says.
TierneyLab: Flaws in the Case Against BPA
A report suggests that studies of BPA, the chemical in hard plastic bottles, have been flawed.
Scientists discover giant Rydberg atoms
NORMAN, Okla., June 30 (UPI) -- U.S. physicists say they have discovered giant Rydberg atom molecules with a bond as large as a red blood cell.
Berkeley Lab Builds a Desktop Particle Accelerator
Giant particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have become the poster children for big science. Immense in size, cost, and ambition, these gargantuan structures hurl particles at velocities...