Chemists Uncover Green Catalysts For Industrial Chemical Processes

Scientists have discovered useful green catalysts made from iron that might replace the much more expensive and toxic platinum metals typically used in industrial chemical processes to produce drugs, flavors...

US power company to tap solar energy in space

Governments fall out over nuclear

Battlelines have been drawn between the UK and Scottish governments over future energy provision and nuclear power.

Vehicle diagnostic device is developed

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 15 (UPI) -- U.S. engineers say they've developed technology that can detect defects in vehicles by driving over a speed bump-like "diagnostic cleat" containing...

New 'Near-field' Radiation Therapy Promises Relief For Overheating Laptops

Researchers have developed a way to release heat trapped inside billions of tiny semiconductor electronic circuits and channel it into the substrate, which is larger and can be more easily...

Engineers Create DNA Sensors That Could Identify Cancer Using Material Only One Atom Thick

Scientists are combining biological materials with graphene, a recently developed carbon material that is only a single atom thick.

Ancient Chemical Warfare Discovered

Twenty Roman soldiers died quickly in a tunnel when the Persians forced in hot, sulfurous gas.

Laser "Light Bullets" Made to Curve

Rapid pulses of laser light that bend without the aid of a lens could be used to more efficiently monitor air pollution, a new study reports.

Scientists demonstrate laser with controlled polarisation

Applied scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in collaboration with researchers from Hamamatsu Photonics in Hamamatsu City, Japan, have demonstrated, for the first time, lasers...

Long-awaited new tests for detecting the bioterrorism agent ricin

In a development that could help safeguard people against potential acts of terrorism involving ricin, two groups of scientists in Georgia and New York are reporting the development of faster,...

Active optical clock

Institute of Quantum Electronics, School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, has proposed the concept, principles and techniques of active optical clock. The study is reported in Issue...

Averting Radio Spectrum Saturation, Opportunistically

Mobile users want better video calls, streaming television and faster downloads, placing more demands on the limited radio spectrum available to operators. Could handsets that intelligently sense their radio environment...

Peering Into Nanowires To Measure Dopant Properties

Using a technique called atom probe tomography, researchers have provided an atomic-level view of the composition of a nanowire.

Physicists Discover Important Step For Making Light Crystals

Researchers have developed a new strategy to overcome one of the major obstacles to a grand challenge in physics. What they've discovered could eventually aid high-temperature superconductivity, as well as...

Tracking Down The Effect Of Nanoparticles

Cerium oxide is a ceramic nano-abrasive. Scientists have now examined, under conditions close to reality, what happens when it is breathed in and deposited on the lung surface. Initially, the...

Epigenetics: DNA Isn’t Everything

Research into epigenetics has shown that environmental factors affect characteristics of organisms. These changes are sometimes passed on to the offspring. Does this in any way oppose Darwin's theory of...

New Technology To Secure Integrated Systems And Circuits

A new technology capable of reducing data leakage from integrated circuits during electronic transactions by up to 95% in comparison with conventional logic circuits has just been developed.

Tone your core with low reps

Strengthen and tone your midsection with this simple and effective move that doesn't require endless repetition. Make sure your form is precise and that you use complete control to get...

In Memoriam: Martin J. Klein, Historian of Modern Physics, Edited Einstein Papers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Martin Jesse Klein, a historian of modern physics and former senior editor of "The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein," passed away on March 28. He was 84 years...

MIT: New method could lead to narrower chip patterns

Researchers at MIT have found a novel method for etching extremely narrow lines on a microchip, using a material that can be switched from transparent to opaque, and vice versa,...

Georgia Tech's Predrag Cvitanović' Wins Humboldt Award

Physics Professor and Glen P. Robinson Chair Predrag Cvitanović is the recipient of a 2009 Alexander von Humboldt Award for his body of work in chaos and turbulence theory.

Cloud computing brings cost of protein research down to Earth

Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin Biotechnology and Bioengineering Center in Milwaukee have just made the very expensive and promising area of protein research more accessible to scientists worldwide.

New laser technique advances nanofabrication process

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The ability to create tiny patterns is essential to the fabrication of computer chips and many other current and potential applications of nanotechnology. Yet, creating ever...

Accident Data Okay For Release

Coast Guard, safety board agree on public disclosure of accident material

Chicago Installs Solar Powered Charging Station for Electric Vehicles

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the biggest arguments that some have made against plug-in electric vehicles is that they still promote the use of fossil fuels. When you have to plug...

Cyber spying a threat, and everyone is in on it

(AP) -- Ghost hackers infiltrating the computers of Tibetan exiles and the U.S. electric grid have pulled the curtain back on 21st-century espionage as nefarious as anything from the Cold...

Tiny, flying robot invented for precise handling on a micro scale

A tiny, flying robot is able to move objects precisely, and could be used to assemble mechanical components, handle hazardous samples or even perform microsurgery, engineers at the University of...

Faster, better patent processing

Processing patents is complex and time-consuming. Using semantic web technology, researchers have come up with a powerful tool to process patents faster and better.