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Faster Computers, Electronic Devices Possible After Scientists Create Large-area Graphene On Copper
The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry, leading to faster computers and electronics.
Visionary or plane crazy? Airbus contest to decide
PARIS (Reuters) - Tourists heading south for the winter may be transported to their dream destination in windowless airliners flying in formation like geese if Airbus accepts the advice of...
Scientists work to reduce cow gas
EDMONTON, Alberta, May 8 (UPI) -- Methane from cattle can be reduced by as much as 25 percent by balancing starch, cellulose, fat and other elements of feed,...
Gecko vision could lead to better cameras
LUND, Sweden, May 8 (UPI) -- The way nocturnal geckos perceive color could lead to better cameras and contact lenses, researchers in Sweden said.
Austria to leave CERN, operator of atom smasher
Austria says it is pulling out of an organization that operates the world's largest atom smasher.
Will America's Power Grid Be Able To Keep Pace With Future Demand?
America's power grid today resembles the country's canal system of the 19th Century. A marvel of engineering for its time, the canal system eventually could not keep pace with the...
Why silkworms find mulberries attractive
A new study published online on 7th May in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, has found the source of silkworms' attraction to mulberry leaves, their primary food source. A...
Computer simulation at the duodenal stump after gastric resection
There are various types of reconstruction of gastrointestinal continuity after gastric resection. It seems that insufficient attention has been paid to how the geometry and flow conditions affect the gastroduodenal...
OU professor teams with German scientists on discovery of rare molecule
A rare 'Rydberg' molecule discovered by scientists from the University of Stuttgart and University of Oklahoma upheld scientific theory predicting the molecule existed. The team used a gas of rubidium...
'Smart Turbine Blades' To Improve Wind Power
Researchers have developed a technique that uses sensors and computational software to constantly monitor forces exerted on wind turbine blades, a step toward improving efficiency by adjusting for rapidly changing...
Bioelectricity better than biofuels for transport
Crops give more kilometres per hectare if used to power electric vehicles.
Two New Cloaking Devices Close In on True Invisibility
"Star Trek" tech is a step closer to reality—two teams have announced the first cloaking materials that can make small objects invisible at near-visual wavelengths.
'Star Trek' Warp Speed? Two Physicists Have a New Idea That Could Make it Happen
Two Baylor University physicists believe they have an idea that can turn traveling at the speed of light from science fiction to science, and their idea does not break any...
Energy of Volcanoes Harnessed to Generate Power
Geochemist Adam Simon is trying to learn how we can harness heat from volcanoes.
Post-Quantum Correlations: Exploring the Limits of Quantum Nonlocality
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to nonlocal correlations, some correlations are more nonlocal than others. As the subject of study for several decades, nonlocal correlations (for example, quantum entanglement) exist...
Using Night Vision Technology To Learn More About Lymphatic System
Scientists are using near-infrared night vision technology made famous by American soldiers in the First Gulf War to shed light on the lymphatic system.
New Medtronic heart device uses 'super plastic' from NASA
A "super plastic" invented by NASA engineers for use in aeronautic and space applications is now being used in a medical device that treats people suffering from heart failure.
More Protection Against Explosives And Nuclear Material In Freight Containers
Scientists have developed an inspection system on the basis of neutron radiation – detection of nuclear material is planned.
Sometimes the next big thing is no big deal
I unpacked my vintage earphones and compact disc player on a recent flight to Washington and settled back for a few hours of uninterrupted fumbling with CDs and untangling various...
UCLA physicists create world's smallest incandescent lamp
In an effort to explore the boundary between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics - two fundamental yet seemingly incompatible theories of physics - a team from the UCLA Department of Physics...
Shikimic acid detection hots up
A hot copper wire detects Tamiflu starting material
Skin Deep: Uneven Pigmentation: What Can Be Done?
No matter the trigger, restoring a uniform hue to skin is no quick-and-easy task. But that doesn’t keep cosmetics companies from trying.
NIST Issues First Reference Material for Tissue Engineering
NIST last week issued its first reference materials to support the new and growing field of tissue engineering for medicine.
NIST Physicist James Bergquist Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Physicist James C. Bergquist, a Fellow at NIST whose research helped usher in the age of optical atomic clocks, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Plastics That Change Color When Stressed
Technology could lead to bridges and airplane wings that alert engineers when they are near failure
Protein structures: Structures of desire
What do protein crystallographers dream of? The eukaryotic ribosome, the spliceosome, the nuclear-pore complex, the HIV trimer and almost any transmembrane protein, finds Ananyo Bhattacharya.
Materials science: Enter the oxides
Thin films of oxygen-bearing compounds could have myriad practical applications, finds Joerg Heber, if a few problems can be overcome.
Carol Robinson: Pushing a technology’s boundaries
The distinguished chemist Carol Robinson has used mass spectrometry throughout her career to tackle increasingly complex problems in biology. When she delivered the Radcliffe Institute’s first Lecture in the Sciences of the academic...