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Scientists create carbohydrate synthesizer
SALT LAKE CITY, March 26 (UPI) -- German scientists say they have created an automated carbohydrate synthesizer that can create carbohydrate molecules within only a few hours.
University of Minnesota expert on smart grids and smart grid security speaks on Capitol Hill today
Massoud Amin, University of Minnesota professor of electrical and computer engineering, will speak to members of the U.S. Congressional Research and Development Caucus during a briefing on the U.S. power...
New Enzymes Created For Biofuel Production
Researchers have taken an important step toward the development of a cost-efficient process to extract sugars from cellulose -- the world's most abundant organic material and cheapest form of solar-energy...
Graphene material may lead to faster chips
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 26 (UPI) -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists say the use of graphene instead of silicon in microchips might lead to much faster data transmissions.
'Green' pesticides created to battle fungi
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, March 25 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists say they've created a new class of "green" fungicides to provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to conventional fungicides.
U.S. Navy scientists claim cold fusion breakthrough
Researchers are reporting compelling new scientific evidence for the existence of low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR), the process once called “cold fusion” that may promise a new source of energy.
Device Provides Household Energy Savings of 12%
A new device, which disconnects electronic appliances in stand-by mode and reduces their power consumption to zero, will provide household energy savings of 12%.
New disease detection technology created
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 24 (UPI) -- University of Michigan scientists say they are developing a new method of detecting nitric oxide in exhaled breath.
Speeding up screening for chiral catalysts
High throughput technique could help quickly identify chiral catalysts for drug manufacture
RSPB calls for more UK wind farms
The UK can significantly increase the number of wind farms built onshore without harming wildlife, the RSPB says.
No Small Measure: Origins Of Nanorod Diameter Discovered
A new study answers a key question at the very heart of nanotechnology: Why are nanorods so small? Researchers have discovered the origins of nanorod diameter, demonstrating that the competition...
Slimmer, Stickier Nanorods Give Boost To 3-D Computer Chips
Researchers have developed a new technique for growing slimmer copper nanorods, a key step for advancing integrated 3-D chip technology. These thinner copper nanorods fuse together, or anneal, at about...
Environmentalists in a Clash of Goals
Environmental groups trying to protect wilderness areas are battling other environmental groups working to create renewable energy sources like solar or wind plants.
New England lobster traps are nabbing dinner, data
(AP) -- Skip Ryan has worked the same channel into Boston Harbor for 50 years, setting and hauling his lobster traps so often that he is certain of one...
Solving a subatomic shell game
HOUGHTON, Mich.--Physicists at Michigan Technological University have filled in some longtime blank spaces on the periodic table, calculating electron affinities of the lanthanides, a series of 15 elements known as...
When Frying the Hard Drive Is a Good Thing
Laser-assisted magnetic recording could greatly increase storage capacity
Quantum entanglement can be too much of a good thing
An overdose of the spooky connection can break down quantum computing systems, researchers find
Proteins by Design: Biochemists Create New Protein from Scratch
Using design and engineering principles learned from nature, a team of biochemists have built - from scratch - a completely new type of protein, which can transport oxygen.
High Tech Security Glass
Professional thieves beware! In addition to motion sensors, security cameras, flood lights, rent-a-cops and Doberman pinchers, there’s a new piece of technology designed specifically to ruin your day. And to...
Dancing 'Adatoms' Help Chemists Understand How Water Molecules Split
Single oxygen atoms dancing on metal oxide have helped chemists better understand how water splits into oxygen and hydrogen. In the process, the scientists have visualized a chemical reaction that...
New Patch: Extending Useful Life Of Aircraft, Increase Their Reliability And Reduce Repair Costs
Scientists are developing a new technology for repairing aircraft by means of composite patches applied to both aluminum and to the new generation of compound materials aircraft. The goal of...
Telltale heat
At first glance, the rotor blade appears to be flawless, but the expert knows that outward appearances cannot be trusted. He taps the surface and listens. A full, deep sound...
Heat Used To Identify Weaknesses In Wind Turbine Rotor Blades
Is the wind turbine’s rotor blade still intact? Or does it have tiny air bubbles that could expand and eventually cause a fracture? Material defects can be quickly and cost-efficiently...
Advanced Turbine Engine Materials Key to Higher Efficiency, Lower Emissions
Challenged to produce propulsion systems with higher efficiency and lower emissions, aerospace turbine engine manufacturers are pursuing solutions that range from the traditional to the radical.
Red tape slows Toronto solar water heaters project: environmentals
A Toronto pilot project to turn rooftops into solar water heaters is caught in a bureaucratic squeeze at city hall as building officials try to adjust to the demand of...
Energy Secretary’s Challenge: Serving Under a Microscope
For Steven Chu, a slight, soft-spoken Nobel laureate, Washington has been an initiation that he has likened to being “dumped in the deep end of the pool.”
Quantum Effect May Hold Promise For Low-cost DNA Sequencing, Sensor Applications
A ghostly property of matter, called quantum tunneling, may aid the quest for accurate, low-cost genomic sequencing, according to a new article.
Physicists offer new theory for iron compounds
An international team of physicists from the United States and China this week offered a new theory to both explain and predict the complex quantum behaviour of a new class...