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Manipulating light on a chip for quantum technologies
A team of physicists and engineers at Bristol University has demonstrated exquisite control of single particles of light - photons - on a silicon chip to make a major advance...
Scientists conduct data center heat study
ATLANTA, June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are using a simulated data center to develop new methods to reduce the heat generated by large computer equipment.
Scientists create a flexible 'memristor'
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found a way to build a flexible memory component that might lead to electronic memory chips that can bend...
Ethanol Production Could Jeopardize Soil Productivity
There is growing interest in using crop residues as the feedstock of choice for the production of cellulosic-based ethanol because of the more favorable energy output relative to grain-based ethanol.
Trading energy for safety, bees extend legs to stay stable in wind
New research shows some bees brace themselves against wind and turbulence by extending their sturdy hind legs while flying. But this approach comes at a steep cost, increasing aerodynamic drag...
New Radio Chip Mimics Human Ear
Engineers have built a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip, modeled on the human inner ear, that could enable wireless devices capable of receiving cell phone, Internet, radio and television signals.
Squids use symbiosis to detect light
MADISON, Wis., June 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have determined certain squids can detect light through a symbiotic organ, not just through their eyes.
The Abyss: Deepest Part of the Oceans No Longer Hidden
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Abyss is a dark, deep place, but it's no longer hidden. At least when Nereus is on the scene. Nereus is a new type of deep-sea robotic...
NIST processes to help build next-generation nuclear plants
Information exchange processes developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be at the centre of the effort to design and build the next generation of modern,...
Revolutionary Ultrasonic Nanotechnology May Allow Scientists To See Inside Patient’s Individual Cells
Revolutionary ultrasonic nanotechnology that could allow scientists to see inside a patient’s individual cells to help diagnose serious illnesses is under development.
Highs & Lows of Roller Coasters Explained by Expert on Coaster's 125th Birthday
To thrill-seekers, the roller coaster represents the ultimate in death-defying rides. But to physicists, the ride that's celebrating its 125th birthday on June 13 is a classic illustration of gravity,...
Cooperation not compulsion on clean technology transfer
Compulsory licensing of clean technologies will only be needed if developed countries duck UNFCCC obligations, says Dalindyebo Shabalala.
Lightweight Wings For A High-flying Kite
Tensairity elements made of air filled membrane assemblies, rods and cables have already made a name for themselves in the construction world as extremely light yet strong load-bearing structures. But...
Scientists Create Metal That Pumps Liquid Uphill
In nature, trees pull vast amounts of water from their roots up to their leaves hundreds of feet above the ground through capillary action, but now scientists have created a...
Transparent solar cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- If solar cells were transparent they could be fitted to windows and building facades. Physical modeling helps in the development of suitable materials for transparent electronics and thus...
Water Rolls Uphill On Metal Blasted By Powerful Femtosecond Laser
Using an unbelievably powerful laser over an unbelievably short period of time, scientists have been able to alter the surface of metals to control the flow of water across their...
Researchers study salt's potential to store energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- When the wind blows, it blows - sometimes to a fault. The same is true for the sun: It can beat down relentlessly, scorching everything -...
Laser makes light bulbs super-efficient
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 2 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have used an ultra-powerful laser to turn regular incandescent light bulbs into super-efficient sources of light.
The Murky Truth About Leaching Plastic Bottles
Subjects who drank from polycarbonate bottles showed a two-thirds increase of the chemical bisphenol A in urine.
New Metamaterials Could Produce Sonar Cloaking Device
A new material created by researchers can refocus sound around certain objects and effectively render them sonically invisible to sonar. No natural material can do this, so man-made “metamaterials” must...
Design input accelerates new technologies' route to market
Thermo-chromic window films which regulate room temperature; a heart and breathing rate monitor which could revolutionise the monitoring of babies during childbirth; and improved tests for food sensitivities and allergies...
Professor dubious about new lie detectors
CHAMPAIGN, Ill., June 2 (UPI) -- A U.S. professor says she is unconvinced new technologies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging are superior to polygraph tests for detecting...
Fluids help mine processing
A researcher has developed a way of processing minerals using tiny microscopic channels full of fluid – usually a forensics technique.
AOL 2.0: Is There A Future As A Solo Act?
Remember when Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fell for each other in the film, "You"ve Got Mail"? Time Warner produced the 1998 date flick, which was basically an ad for...
Improving The Catalytic Converters Of Motor Vehicles
The chemical mechanism that occurs on the surface of an automotive catalytic converter has been deciphered thanks to an observation speed record. This performance has made it possible to characterize...
Zap! Wrinkles And Sun Spots Be Gone
When she looked in the mirror, 48 year-old Margaret Miglia didn't like what she saw. To combat the fine lines and brown spots that began to appear on her face...
Philippines’ quest for diesel from microalgae starts at UPLB
With focus on Jatropa, sweet sorghum and cassava, biofuel research and development is fast gaining momentum in the Philippines. Just recently, the drive to produce diesel fuel from renewable and...
New Research on Malaysia’s Odd, Elusive Tapir
The Malay tapir, the largest of the world’s four tapir species, remained largely invisible to science until recently.