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Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Memory with Matter Qubits
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, scientists have successfully operated a quantum gate between two remote particles of matter, marking an important step toward the development of a quantum computer....
Students Create Portable Device To Detect Suicide Bombers
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the weapons of suicide bombers, are a major cause of soldier casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. A group of engineering undergraduate students has developed a new...
Nuclear energy: The hybrid returns
Slotting a fusion reactor into the heart of a nuclear fission plant could accelerate the development of waste-free nuclear energy. So why are all the designs still on paper, asks...
Professor's Invention Lands First-Place Award, Could Save Million of Gallons of Fuel Every Day
It's called a Plug-in Hybrid Retrofit Kit. It could double the average mileage per gallon. If 50 percent of the automobiles in America used it, it could save 120 million...
Laser-created temporal lens could lead to movies of molecular processes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding a way to observe and record the behavior of matter at the molecular level has long been a holy grail among physicists. That ability could open the...
Brittle table salt can stretch like taffy in the nanoworld
Researchers in New Mexico are reporting the surprise discovery that common table salt - so brittle that it crushes easily between a thumb and forefinger - becomes a super plastic...
Engineers developing bullet proof vests from cement
Engineers at the University of Leeds are working on a new type of body armour made from cement.
Algae Farm Aims to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel
Dow Chemical’s long-term interest in the ethanol produced by the algae is as a replacement for natural gas to make plastic.
International Space Hotel Envisioned
Plans for a new international space hotel students have been unveiled by students this month as part of a project for their Masters degree. Students had to grapple with the...
Faster data transfer in sight
We could soon transfer information more securely using faster computers, thanks to a breakthrough in quantum entanglement.
What makes a great footballer?
While most fans are in awe of what their football heroes can do with a football, the source of their remarkable skill remains strangely mysterious. Although being in excellent physical...
Scientists Reach Milestone In Study Of Emergent Magnetism
Studying simple metallic chromium, scientists have discovered a pressure-driven quantum critical regime and has achieved the first direct measurement of a "naked" quantum singularity in an elemental magnet.
Making nanoparticles in artificial cells
Two new construction manuals are now available for the world's smallest lamps. Based on these protocols, scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have tailor-made nanoparticles that...
Engineers research effects of heat expansion on economically efficient bridge design
Kansas State University researchers are studying the effects of integral bridge expansion resulting from heat to make these types of bridges a more viable alternative...
George K. Fraenkel, Pioneering Chemist, Dies at 87
Dr. Fraenkel was one of several chemists who developed high-sensitivity, high-resolution spectrometers that could track the spin of electrons and thereby obtain information on very small structures.
Engineers Investigate Lead-Free Soldering
Engineers aim to improve the reliability of lead-free soldering alloys that are used to make electronic devices. This would help with the implementation of environmentally-friendly materials in electronics production.
Uncovering how cells cover gaps
Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, came a step closer to understanding how cells close gaps not only during embryonic development but also duringwound healing....
Renewable Energy
The search for cheaper, cleaner energy in rural areas uses everything form solar panels to pig waste
Students design portable IED detector
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 26 (UPI) -- University of Michigan students say they have designed a palm-sized metal detector designed to locate hidden improvised-explosive devices.
Solar Plane to Fly 'Round the World
Adventurer Bertrand Piccard said this week he plans to fly a solar plane around the world in 2012.
Brewing a drug delivery platform
A tea compound has been used to prepare a drug-releasing film with anticancer properties
What's It Like to Name An Element on the Periodic Table?
Element 112: From Theodore Gray's Periodic TableIt's one of the most hallowed clubs in all of science--the lucky few who have discovered and named an element on the periodic...
Wave of tampon applicators plagues Halifax harbour
A Halifax woman has started a campaign to stop plastic tampon applicators from being flushed into the harbour.
Carbon Footprint Calculator Enables First-ever Country By Country Comparison
A first-ever analysis and comparison of the carbon footprints of different countries using a single, trade-linked model has been created.
Researchers contribute climate model to study that finds some winds decreasing
Declining wind speeds in parts of the United States could impact more than the wind power industry, say Iowa State University climate researchers...
Cambridge scientists cage chemical demon
For centuries it has been known for its violent combustion upon contact with air - but this week a Cambridge-led team of researchers reveals that it has tamed one of...
UK physics hit by new cuts
Science and Technology Facilities Council outlines reduced programme for 2009-10
Concrete Creep Slowed: Work Paves Way For Lightweight, Vastly More Durable Infrastructure
Civil engineers have for the first time identified what causes the most frequently used building material on earth -- concrete -- to gradually deform, decreasing its durability and shortening the...