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More complaints about energy-saving bulbs
NEW YORK, March 28 (UPI) -- Some U.S. energy experts say the push to lower the price of compact fluorescent light bulbs has led manufacturers to use cheap...
New technique boosts NMR sensitivity 1000-fold
Spin-transfer using "hyperpolarization" could lead to faster, more precise MRI scans
Airborne Acid May Help Soot Turn Into Cloud Seeds
Carbon soot aerosols from combustion of fossil fuels and forest fires directly influence the Earth-atmosphere heat balance by absorbing sunlight. Fresh soot particles repel water and hence have little effect...
Wind powered car breaks record
After 10 years, British engineer Richard Jenkins breaks the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle.
New method applies pesticides in nanofibers to keep chemicals on target
(PhysOrg.com) -- To prevent pesticides from drifting away and potentially posing risks to the environment, Cornell researchers have devised a solution: Apply the pesticides by encapsulating them in biodegradable nanofibers,...
MIT: 'Alarming' use of energy in modern manufacturing methods
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--Modern manufacturing methods are spectacularly inefficient in their use of energy and materials, according to a detailed MIT analysis of the energy use of 20 major manufacturing processes.
Nigeria takes over sickle cell drug
Nigeria's government will temporarily take over production of a sickle cell remedy after its commercial collapse.
A light breeze, a beating heart could power mobile gadgets: research
U.S. researchers working on nanogenerators have moved one step closer to creating power sources for gadgets like cellphones and iPods by deriving electric energy from body motion, including the beating...
Exerting better control over matter waves
(PhysOrg.com) -- `The concept of matter waves is at the heart of quantum mechanics,` Oliver Morsch tells PhysOrg.com. `At the beginning of the last century, scientists discovered that solid particles...
UBC engineering students escape charges in botched bridge prank
Five UBC engineering students have escaped charges for a botched attempt to suspend a Volkswagen Beetle from a Vancouver bridge last month - as long as they complete an alternate...
US turns to science to help rebuild its economy
Energy Department commits billions to research infrastructure and electric cars
Silicon micro-islands and nano-spikes channel water on glass slides
Working at the nanoscale level, University of Arkansas engineering researchers have created stable superhydrophilic surfaces on a glass substrate. The surfaces, made of randomly placed and densely distributed micron-sized silicon...
Solar cells get energy from where? GCSE science put to the test
The new qualifications watchdog has demanded immediate action from the government on GCSE science standards.
Making Nano-Scale Solar Cells in China
Behind the Scenes feature about creating next-generation solar cells while an expatriate in China.
Toshiba, Sharp mull solar power tie-up: companies
Japanese consumer electronics giants Toshiba and Sharp are in talks on a possible tie-up in the solar power generation field, the companies said Friday.
How Safe Is Your Data In "The cloud"?
Technology columnist Rafe Needleman used to be a staunch advocate of online backup products for personal data; the so-called "Cloud". But recent reliability and privacy blunders have him re-thinking the...
Magnetic beads clean up phage display
Microfluidic washing can improve drug candidate identification, according to US scientists.
‘Molecular ball-bearings’ for artificial joints
Polymer ‘brushes’ lubricated with water give near-frictionless surfaces that could be used in medical implants of the future
Colorado School of Mines Crowned TMS 2009 Alcoa Materials Bowl Champions
A team of students from the Colorado School of Mines was crowned the TMS 2009 Alcoa Materials Bowl Tournament champion at The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting...
Safety Board Retreats
Citing antiterrorism law, Bayer pressures Chemical Safety Board to cancel public meeting on fatal accident
Gouda Cheese Surrenders Its Secrets
A taste panel and analytical techniques reveal the source of Gouda flavor characteristics
Intel Science Talent Search Names Winners
High school student projects in biochemistry and chemistry take second and third place
Zinc Oxide Gives Green Shine To New Photoconductors
Northwestern University researchers have designed a high-performing photoconducting material that uses zinc oxide -- an environmentally friendly inorganic compound found in baby powder and suntan lotion -- instead of lead...
High-speed Signal Mixer Demonstrates Capabilities Of Transistor Laser
Scientists have successfully demonstrated a microwave signal mixer made from a tunnel-junction transistor laser. Development of the device brings researchers a big step closer to higher speed electronics and higher...
Cobalt Nanoparticles Boost Imaging Sensitivity and Edge Detection
(PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can serve as a very sensitive technique for detecting small tumors in the body, but it is not as good at identifying the edges...
Researchers Identify Problems in the Uranium Bioremediation Avenue
(PhysOrg.com) -- Toxic uranium is often found in soil and groundwater in places where uranium was either mined or enriched to make nuclear fuel and weapons. Uranium contamination, which is...
Pourable batteries could store green power
Scientists at MIT are developing large, eco-friendly stationary batteries made entirely from liquid metal that would store large amounts of power from wind farms or solar cells or serve as...
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Nanocrystals Show How Bones Grow
The world's most advanced electron microscope has finally revealed how bones begin—as a small cluster of about ten charged particles.