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Promising Step Towards More Effective Hydrogen Storage
Scientists have demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles -- a potential hydrogen storage material.
Experts unveil 'cloak of silence'
Scientists show off the blueprint for an "acoustic cloak", which could make objects impervious to sound.
Transistors tested for radiation damage
EVANSTON, Ill., June 16 (UPI) -- Transistors based on a material created by U.S. scientists have been attached to the exterior of the International Space Station for radiation...
Toyota hybrid battery outpaced by demand
(AP) -- Toyota is struggling to keep up with booming demand for its hybrid vehicles because it can't make enough of the batteries that are key parts in the...
Honda makes first hydrogen cars
Japanese car maker Honda begins the first commercial production of a hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle.
Coats Of Cellulose From Bacteria Yield Greener, Stronger Natural Composites
Researchers report the first use of bacteria to deposit sticky coatings of cellulose on the surfaces of plant fibers, a process that may expand the use of natural fibers in...
Feature: Perth firm fuels bid for cleaner truck engines
A Perth-based R D company is set to develop a natural gas fuel system for big trucks to help them meet the stringent Euro 4 emission standards introduced in Australia...
Science Weekly pddcast: solar power, carbon capture, and light conversion
Prof Dan Nocera on solar power and clean fuel. Leonard Mlodinow on how randomness rules our lives. Plus stink bombs, sharks, and the Methusala tree. With Alok Jha, Ian Sample,...
Science Extra podcast: MIT chemistry professor Dan Nocera
MIT chemistry professor Dan Nocera tells Guardian science correspondent Alok Jha why chemistry can solve the energy crisis
Electrical Conductivity Stopped Cold By A Hint Of Disorder
Physicists observe small defects changing some conducting materials suddenly into insulating materials. These results will make it possible to better understand the role of disorder in the electrical properties of...
Nanosuds last more than a year
The latest engineering feat to emerge from the laboratories at Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been largely accomplished with the aid of kitchen mixers. read more
China Increases Lead as Biggest Carbon Dioxide Emitter
China is rapidly extending its lead over the United States as the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, the main heat-trapping gas.
Ping: Starting to Think Outside the Jar
Attempts are under way to make glassmaking, an old, stable technology that requires lots of material and energy, greener.
Tiny science tests Russia's hi-tech ambitions
In the world's largest country, tiny objects measured in billionths of a metre are the future of the economy -- or so the government claims.
Plastics Containing ‘Smart Elements’ Can Reliably Detect Mercury In Drinking Water, Study Suggests
Researchers have developed plastics containing "smart elements" that can instantly detect the presence of mercury at or below the drinking water standard set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, even...
Untangled Quantum Quirk Is Significant Step Toward Quantum Computing
Quantum computing has been hailed as the next leap forward for computers, promising to catapult memory capacity and processing speeds well beyond current limits. Several challenging problems need to be...
'Green Chemistry' Used To Produce Amines, Chemical Compounds Used Widely In Industry
Chemists have discovered an inexpensive, clean and quick way to prepare amines -- nitrogen-containing organic compounds derived from ammonia that have wide industrial applications such as solvents, additives, anti-foam agents,...
Microchip Sets Low-power Record With Extreme Sleep Mode
A low-power microchip uses 30,000 times less power in sleep mode and 10 times less in active mode than comparable chips now on the market.
Ethanol-gas mix may lead to poor mileage
ALBUQUERQUE, June 13 (UPI) -- An ethanol-gasoline blend sold at New Mexico gas stations reduces an engine's power, leading to poorer vehicle mileage, AAA said.
Chemists Create Cancer-Detecting Nanoparticles
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be a doctor`s best friend for detecting a tumor in the body without resorting to surgery. MRI scans use pulses of magnetic waves and gauge...
Looking for the quantum properties of the Big Bang
“General relativity doesn`t recognize quantum physics,” Martin Bojowald tells PhysOrg.com. And that, he insists, causes problems when it comes to understanding the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang:...
The cost of cleaning up fossil fuels - and the price of doing nothing
Ohio based Carbon capture project aims to trap CO2 equivalent of a 20MW power station
Fusion quest goes forward
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A machine-shop plasma device is likely to show whether or not the technology will produce cheap fusion power, the research team's leader says.
Chemists use 'green chemistry' to produce amines, chemical compounds used widely in industry
Chemists at UC Riverside have discovered an inexpensive, clean and quick way to prepare amines - nitrogen-containing organic compounds derived from ammonia that have wide industrial applications such as...
Ceramic Scientist Named Inaugural DoD Security Fellow
Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Penn State professor of ceramic science and engineering, has been selected as one of six distinguished scientists from U.S. universities to form the inaugural class of the Department...
1-for-1 needle exchange risky, costly: report
The City of Ottawa should continue to give away clean needles and collect dirty ones separately instead of requiring addicts to bring in a dirty needle for each clean one...
NXP Launches The World`s Fastest Cellular Modem
NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the world's fastest high-bandwidth cellular soft modem - Nexperia Cellular System Solution PNX6910. Powered by NXP's Embedded Vector Processor...
Argonne Materials Scientist Wins Young Investigator Award
Seungbum Hong, a materials scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, received the Young Investigator Outstanding Achievement Award from the International Symposium on Integrated Ferroelectrics, a...