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Finishing Touches: New Alloys Offer Alternative To Chrome
Chrome has been used to add a protective coating and shiny luster to a wide range of metal products. But those features come at a heavy cost. The industrial process...
Chalk River reactor checked for source of water leak
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. said Friday it won't know until next week how long the Chalk River nuclear reactor that supplies 80 per cent of the world's medical isotopes...
Scientists debunk "Angels and Demons" antimatter
CHICAGO (Reuters) - "Angels and Demons," the recently released film version of the Dan Brown thriller, focuses on a plot to destroy the Vatican using a small amount antimatter pilfered...
LEDs used to produced plant antioxidants
BELTSVILLE, Md., May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they are experimenting with ultraviolet light-emitting diodes to create darker, redder lettuce that is rich in antioxidants
Wind farm 'kills Taiwanese goats'
A Taiwanese farmer says more than half of his herd of goats may have died of exhaustion because of noise from a wind farm.
P.E.I. makes moves towards hydrogen future
P.E.I. will soon launch new research on converting wind power into hydrogen, though the project is much scaled back from what was hoped for a few years ago.
Plastic that grows on trees, part two
Some researchers hope to turn plants into a renewable, nonpolluting replacement for crude oil. To achieve this, scientists have to learn how to convert plant biomass into a building block...
Seeing invisible resin
When manufacturing chipboards, it is important to correctly distribute the resin on the wood shavings. Researchers are now developing a measuring technique that makes it possible to monitor the application...
Natural Oil 'Spills': Surprising Amount Seeps into the Sea
Study determines how much oil comes from natural oil seeps and where it goes.
Quick-switching carbon nanotube displays
Chinese researchers have shown that thin carbon nanotube films can serve as incandescent displays that switch on and off faster than LCDs
Capsules encapsulated
When cells cannot carry out the tasks required of them by our bodies, the result is disease. Nanobiotechnology researchers are looking for ways to allow synthetic systems take over simple...
Making Bio Fuels, Textiles and Paper With Eco-friendly Wood Dissolution Process
Scientists have discovered a new eco-friendly way of dissolving wood using ionic liquids that may help its transformation into popular products such as bio fuels, textiles, clothes and paper.
Planes to Shoot Lasers to "Talk" to Submarines?
Lasers that create loud underwater bangs might allow planes to secretly communicate with submarines and search the seas—and may even inspire a new way to search for alien life.
Waste, or energy resource?
A panel of nuclear power experts met on Monday at MIT to discuss how to address nuclear waste recycling or disposal, which many analysts consider the biggest obstacle to building...
Biomedical Engineer Named Recipient of Drexel University's Anthony J. Drexel Exceptional Achievement Award
A Boston University biomedical engineer and entrepreneur has been named the recipient of Drexel University's inaugural Anthony J. Drexel Exceptional Achievement Award.
Power Made From Shocks
Invention: GenShock Inventor: Shakeel Avadhany, Zack Anderson, Zack Jackowski, Ryan Bavetta and Vladimir Tarasov Cost: $100,000 Time: 2 years Is It Ready Yet? 1 2 3 4 5 The idea for an energy-producing...
NASA picks gravity tech projects
WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says it has selected 21 technology demonstration projects to fly on reduced gravity aircraft flights this summer.
Synthetic catalyst mimics nature's 'hydrogen economy'
By creating a model of the active site found in a naturally occurring enzyme, chemists at the University of Illinois have described a catalyst that acts like nature's most pervasive...
Accolade for solar-hydrogen project
A research project that aims to produce hydrogen on an environmentally friendly and cost-effective basis by using energy from the sun has won a prestigious E.ON research award...
Komodo dragons have venomous bite
A study has shown that Komodo dragons are optimised to hold on to prey, passing on a weak venom that causes severe bleeding.
LG claims world's thinnest LCD-TV panel
South Korea's LG Display said it has developed a liquid crystal display (LCD) television panel that is thinner than a pencil, describing it as the world's slimmest.
Vital Signs: Patterns: Skin Color May Affect Nicotine Storage
Smokers with darker skin may be more affected by nicotine than lighter-skinned ones are, a new study finds.
Electricity Still "New" for Tribe
Tribespeople in northwestern Taiwan had no electricity until the late 1970s and even more recently carried flaming torches at night. But now a research institute has upgraded their lighting systems....
Distinguished Professor and Internationally Renowned Nuclear Physicist Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Barbara Jacak has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She is a leading member of the PHENIX collaboration at Brookhaven National Laboratories.
Battery and Boost: The AVL Turbo Hybrid Concept
Hybrid cars may be a favorite among commuters looking to save fuel, but they're yet to appear on a single driving enthusiast's bucket list. It's no secret why: A 2009...
Leaves reveal smog pollution levels
A British study looks to leaves to measure the microscopic particles of pollution that humans generate.
U.S. closer to creation of a Smart Grid
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu say they've moved closer to creation of a nationwide "smart" electric power...
Of Traffic Jams, Beach Sands And The Zero-temperature Jamming Transition
Researchers have created an experimental and computer model to study how jamming, the physical process in which collections of particles are crammed together to behave as solids, might affect the...