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NEC Develops a Three-Dimensional Chip-Stacked Flexible Memory
NEC Corporation announced today the development of chip-stacked flexible memory, which can be used to achieve a new system-on-chip (SoC) architecture. The new SoC's architecture consists of separate logic (excluding...
Microscopes help make better drugs
CSIRO researchers have created a new microscopy method that will allow scientists to create drugs that are a better match for their targets.
Solar Panels Mean An Extra Winter Chore
Snow can deliver an unexpected hit to the electric output of solar panes, creating one more chore in addition to shoveling. CNET's Martin LaMonica has more.
Photosynthesis viewed in a flash
Using ultra-short laser pulses, scientists hope to understand how plants harvest the Sun's energy.
A better mesh: Researchers 'tighten' body's protective coating
A net with large holes won't catch small fish. Likewise, the microscopic fibres in the protective mucus coatings of the eyes, lungs, stomach or reproductive system naturally bundle together and...
Nanotube's 'tapestry' controls its growth
Rice University materials scientists have put a new 'twist' on carbon nanotube growth. The researchers found the highly touted nanomaterials grow like tiny molecular tapestries, woven from twisting, single-atom threads...
Brazing and Soldering the Focus of Orlando Conference in April
Advances in brazing and soldering technology and applications provide the technical focus for the fourth International Brazing & Soldering Conference, to be held April 26-29 in Orlando, Florida at the...
Aeromat in Dayton to Focus on Advances in Materials Systems and Processes
Perspectives on materials for commercial, military and aerospace applications will provide the structure for the 20th year of the AeroMat Conference and Exposition. The event will be hosted by the...
Test spots contaminated equipment
Scientists have perfected a highly sensitive test to detect vCJD-causing proteins on surgical instruments.
Unprecedented growth seen for solar energy
The head of the federal government's effort to promote solar technology told about 200 industry leaders yesterday that expanding the industry to the level needed by 2030 will require unprecedented...
New Smart Material Bends Under Internal Heat Source
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have developed a new smart material that can bend under the influence of an internal heat source. The material could be used as an aerodynamic flap in...
Carbon nanotube catalysts ‘better than platinum’
US researchers hail new electrochemical catalyst as a possible boon for fuel cells
Future For Electronics Opened Up With Domain Walls That Conduct Electricity
Domain walls that conduct electricity, mere billionths of a meter wide, could be the ultimate nanoscale feature for future electronics. Scientists have not only discovered conducting domain walls -- never...
Research helps protect against lightning damage
Firing bolts of lightning at expensive electrical equipment is all in a day's work at NEETRAC - the National Electric Energy Testing Research and Applications Centre. The goal for the...
Laser-sculpted optical devices for future giant telescopes
Future telescopes, with mirrors half the size of a football field, will need special components to deal with the light they collect. Astronomers are turning to photonic devices that guide...
Sweden Takes Another Look at Nuclear Power
The government proposed refreshing its nuclear reactors, making the nation the latest to consider letting the technology play a major role in its energy plans.
Obama Orders New Rules to Raise Energy Efficiency
President Obama told the Energy Department he will enforce laws that demand stricter energy standards on a variety of products, including dishwashers, microwave ovens and light bulbs.
New Biomass Charcoal Heater: A 'New Era' Of Efficiency And Sustainability
Millions of homes in rural areas of far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of an improved...
Drug-Screening Method Blinded by the Light
Quirk in firefly-enzyme-based assay may throw into question the discovery of drugs for cystic fibrosis and other conditions
Probing Question: Does homeopathy work?
Mahatama Ghandi used it. So did Mark Twain and John D. Rockefeller. Cindy Crawford, Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey and Prince Charles are all said to be fans. The object of...
Making magnetic monopoles, and other exotica, in the lab
Physicist Shou-Cheng Zhang has proposed a way to physically realize the magnetic monopole. In a paper published online in the January 29 issue of Science Express, Zhang and post-doctoral collaborator...
Atom-sized Quantum Dots
Newly discovered property of silicon atoms may shrink computers
Einstein, in robot form, smiles when you do
LONG BEACH, California (Reuters) - Albert Einstein looked around, made eye contact and smiled.
Good Liquid, Bad Liquid: Researchers Successfully Test System That Detects Potentially Explosive Liquids, Gels and Lotions
Immediately after the liquid explosive bomb plot was uncovered in London in August 2006, the Department of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) looked to to find ways to...
Researchers Control the Spin of Semiconductor Quantum Dot Shell States
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have recently demonstrated the ability to control the spin population of the individual quantum shell states of self-assembled indium arsenide (InAs) quantum dots...
Threat Watch, LHC?
After decades of work, the Large Hadron Collider went live 143 days ago and went down 139 days ago. Its being offline, however, has hardly put an end to speculation...
Test Tube Chemistry Inside A Carbon Nanotube
Test tube chemistry just took a leap down in size to the nano-scale, with new test-tubes measuring only about one billionth of a meter across. The scaling factor is like...
Ways to minimise tinnitus - troublesome noises in the ears
Ringing, whining, whistling, hissing or whooshing. Any of those sounds in one or both ears when there is no external noise present could be a sign of tinnitus...