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Electrosmog On The Circuit Board
The smaller the components in electronic circuits, the more interference-prone they are. If the components are too densely packed, they can interfere with one another. A near-field scanner can accurately...
Catalyst is controlled by mechanical force
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, April 8 (UPI) -- Dutch scientists say they have developed a new way of starting chemical reactions, using mechanical forces to control the catalytic activity.
GOCE's Electric Ion Propulsion Engine Switched On
GOCE's sophisticated electric ion propulsion system has been switched on and confirmed to be operating normally, marking another crucial milestone in the satellite's post-launch commissioning phase.
New Way To Split Water Into Hydrogen And Oxygen Developed
Discovery of an efficient artificial catalyst for the sunlight-driven splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen is a major goal of renewable clean energy research. Scientists have devised a unique...
Electron spin control: A physics triumph
RALEIGH, N.C., April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have made a breakthrough in applied physics by controlling the spin of electrons at room temperature.
Mass spec exposes seaweed defences
The activity of a plethora of anti-fungal chemicals on seaweed has been revealed using advanced mass spec imaging
Is There A Seat Of Wisdom In The Brain?
Researchers have compiled the first-ever review of the neurobiology of wisdom -- once the sole province of religion and philosophy.
Primate vision puts pieces together
Nerve cells in retinas create an intricate system of interlocking receptive fields
Beating the backup blues
Thomas Brunschwiler, Urs Kloter, Ryan Linderman, Bruno Michel from the IBM's Zurich Research Lab in Switzerland and Hilton Toy from the IBM Server & Technology Group in Fishkill, New York,...
Powerful Ideas: Wringing Oil from Algae
The speed at which algae grow make them the best choice for supplying biofuels.
New technology alerts Muslims to prayer
ATLANTA, April 6 (UPI) -- U.S. technicians have created a new mobile telephone application that alerts Muslims when it's time for one of their five daily prayers.
Mt. Redoubt Gives Alaskans a Taste of the Moon
"It's very fine but angular - the sharp edges make it feel gritty and abrasive."
Observatory: Experiment Shows Molecules Can Walk, but Can They Dance?
In efforts to create motors and other machines on the scale of molecules the devices have to walk before they can run.
Story Tips from DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory - April 2009
Techniques discovered by ORNL is making sense of information from sensors. ORNL is hosting the Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop. Graphene can be used in electronics . ORNL...
Solar car aims to put rivals in the shade
(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans for a solar-powered racing car which will cruise at 60mph using the same power as a hairdryer have been unveiled by students at Cambridge University.
Titanium Adds Strength to AeroMat Event; Free White Paper Available
Reflecting the technical breadth and quality of the upcoming AeroMat Conference & Exposition in Dayton, June 7-11, ASM International is offering a free white paper on the "Forming of Titanium...
South Africa sets its sights on carbon capture
South Africa aims to employ carbon capture and storage technology by 2020, starting with the creation of an atlas of potential sites.
Three to be inducted into Thermal Spray Hall of Fame
Three leaders and innovators who have shaped the past, present and future of thermal spray technology will be inducted into the Thermal Spray Hall of Fame this May.
Boosting Energy Production From 'Ice That Burns'
In a step toward using gas hydrates as a future energy source, researchers in New York are reporting the first identification of an optimal temperature and pressure range for maximizing...
Electronics: Keeping The Heat Down
Electronic products are having to accommodate more and more components, all of which generate heat. Too much heat could put laptops and other devices out of action, so manufacturers equip...
New Gas Storage Material: One Ounce Has Surface Area Of 30 Football Fields
In a finding that may help speed the production of ultra-clean fuel cell vehicles powered by hydrogen, scientists in Michigan are reporting development of a sponge-like nanomaterial with a record-high...
Flexible, Transparent Supercapacitors Could Pave Way To E-Paper
A prototype high-performance device uses a novel architecture of carbon nanotubes and metal nanowires set in indium oxide films to temporarily store large amounts of electrical energy for release when...
Lifeless Cells Ensure Sharp Vision
Seemingly dead cells perform a surprising task in the lens of a fish eye. Every morning and evening they change the lens’s capacity to refract light in order to enhance...
First tri-continuous mesoporous Silica complex structure developed in Singapore
Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) has developed the first tri-continuous mesoporous material using a unique surfactant template. This completely new porous structure previously been predicted only mathematically (see...
Economic crisis drives the mothers of invention
Crisis is the mother of invention, if one believes the bright sparks behind the gizmos, contraptions, novelties and potions at the international inventions exhibition in the Swiss city of Geneva.
Consortium Drops Its Plan to Build New Power Lines
Investors, who suspended their plan to deliver electricity from renewable sources upstate, cited a federal ruling they said would give Con Edison the power to block the project.
Kettle bells give workouts weight
Five years ago, a serious man named Pavel Tsatsouline, a lean, muscular Russian who listed his former occupation as a physical trainer for Soviet special forces (which I assumed meant...
Unexpected Behavior Of Quantum Dots When Combining To Form Molecules
A study has demonstrated that the behavior of quantum dots is different from that posited by atomic physics so far, and this is due to the spin of the electron....