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Scientists Discover Two New Forms of Ultra-Cold Liquid Water
I generally only have a use for two types of cold water: The wet kind that comes in invigorating showers, and the solid kind that goes in Scotch. Turns out,...
New Study Identifies High Altitude Wind Power Hot Spots
With the US granting wind power plant leases off the coasts of New Jersey and Delaware, the UK planning to overtake nuclear power with wind in five years, and even...
First acoustic metamaterial 'superlens' created by U. of I. researchers
A team of researchers at the University of Illinois has created the world's first acoustic 'superlens,' an innovation that could have practical implications for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, non-destructive structural testing...
University of Oklahoma researchers discover giant Rydberg atom molecules
A group of University of Oklahoma researchers led by Dr James P. Shaffer, Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, have discovered giant Rydberg molecules with a bond as...
How mitochondria get their membranes bent
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of cells. Underneath their smooth surface they harbor an elaborately folded inner membrane. It holds a multitude of bottleneck like invaginations, which expand into elongated cavities (cristae). The narrow...
Salt Block Unexpectedly Stretches
To stretch a supply of salt generally means using it sparingly. But researchers were startled when they found they had made the solid actually physically stretch.
New detectors for nuclear, radiological material in cargo should not be acquired until testing deficiencies fixed, cost-benefit analysis completed
WASHINGTON -- A thorough cost-benefit analysis that includes an assessment of meaningful alternatives is needed to reveal the potential security advantages of deploying new detector systems to screen cargo for...
A breath mint made from... coffee?
We all know why Starbucks puts boxes of breath mints close to the cash register. Your morning latte can create a startling aroma in your mouth, strong enough to startle...
Amp could find metal asteroids
Researchers have created an amplifier that could help find magnetic asteroids for mining – and also turn sound into light.
Artificial noise saves energy
Against the background of climate change, how can xDSL systems function more energy-efficiently and cost-effectively? Scientists are providing a solution combining existing methods which network providers could implement immediately.
A promising niche for nanotech
In a cluster of rather drab buildings overlooking the Charles River, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are incubating a tiny technology that packs an enormous punch.
Feather fibres fluff up hydrogen storage capacity
Scientists in Delaware say they have developed a new hydrogen storage method - carbonised chicken feather fibres - that can hold vast amounts of hydrogen, a promising but difficult to...
Have you got a license for that? Six year old test drives solar car
A solar-electric car built by students at a Welsh university is to be test driven by the son of the group's leader.
Lateral thinking for dye-sensitised solar cells
A new way of anchoring dyes in organic solar cells improves their performance
Obituary: Jack Dainty
Physicist and pioneer in the field of plant physiological research
Link Between Light Touch And Merkel Cells Solves 100-year Mystery
Light touch -- the sense that lets musicians find the right notes on a keyboard, a seamstress revel in the feel of cool silk, the artisan feel a curve in...
New Washing Machine Uses Plastic Instead of Water
They will use 1 cup of water per load, and reusable nylon beads to trap dirt and stains.
Verizon pushes faster (and pricier) FiOS bundles
(AP) -- Verizon is boosting speeds on its FiOS service. And it's throwing in a high-definition Flip video camera or Hewlett-Packard computer to get you to join.
Scientists directly measure charge states of atoms using an atomic force microscope
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM scientists in collaboration with the University of Regensburg, Germany, and Utrecht University, Netherlands, for the first time demonstrated the ability to measure the charge state of individual...
IBM and ETH Zurich unveil plan to build new kind of water-cooled supercomputer
In an effort to achieve energy-aware computing, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH), and IBM today announced plans to build a first-of-a-kind water-cooled supercomputer that will directly repurpose...
Research says modern work-related stress damages national output more than 1970s strikes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research presented by Bernard Casey of the University of Warwick`s Institute for Employment Research shows that work-related stress today damages national output even more than the loss to...
Famous sloop 'Clearwater' will carry environmental sensor, sending data to Stevens' maritime lab
Later this week, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology will equip the sloop Clearwater with instrumentation that will provide real-time transmission of position, time, surface water temperature, salinity, and dissolved...
Scientists create sound-producing 'saser'
NOTTINGHAM, England, June 23 (UPI) -- British scientists say they have created a new type of "laser" that generates ultra-high frequency sound waves instead of light.
A Glimpse of the Future MEMS-based Storage: Totally Green & Thumbnail Size
The University of Twente--Enschede, The Netherlands published newly conferred PhD Mohammed Ghiath Khatib's thesis, "MEMS-based Storage Devices: Integration in Energy-Constrained Mobile System". The new MEMS, (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) discovery will allow...
Pulled chemical bonds may not break faster
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., June 23 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists studying chemical bonds have discovered such bonds do not necessarily break faster when they are stretched.
Ford, Nissan & Tesla To Get U.S. Loans
Energy Department Loans Come From Fund To Develop Fuel-Efficient Vehicles; Ford Gets $5.9B
Molecular typesetting -- proofreading without a proofreader
Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Bristol (UK) have developed a model of how errors are corrected whilst proteins are being built. Ensuring that proteins are built correctly is essential...
Jump start for electric car trial
Ministers launch electric and low carbon car trials across the UK