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Portable Precision: A New Type of Atomic Clock
(PhysOrg.com) -- The most accurate atomic clocks in the world are based on the output of cesium atoms. These ultra-precise fountain clocks measure the frequency and time interval of seconds...
US and UK people show similarities in their attitudes toward nanotechnologies
The results of a new U.S. - U.K. study published in this week's journal Nature Nanotechnology show that ordinary people in both countries hold very positive views of nanotechnologies and...
For Nanotechnology, Religion In U.S. Dictates A Wary View
When it comes to the world of the very, very small -- nanotechnology -- Americans have a big problem: nano and its capacity to alter the fundamentals of nature, it...
Scientific Advances and Their Enabling Technologies to be Published in Computational Science & Discovery
IOP Publishing is delighted to introduce Computational Science & Discovery, the new journal dedicated to publishing scientific advances, together with details of their enabling technologies.
An Old Dream Fulfilled: Zinc Oxide As Semiconductor
Zinc oxide is a “jack of all trades” – thousands of tons are produced all over the world every year for a wide range of uses. Zinc oxide has been...
NYC Recycles 360,000 Tons of E-Waste
TVs, cell phones, radios, cameras, VCRs, speakers, telephones and other electronics were collected.
Next Generation Counterterrorism and Military Wipe Developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly-developed decontamination wipe designed by researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University has proven itself the best for cleaning up...
Feature: Big bang or bulldust?
Although widely accepted, researchers have found a few cosmic cracks in the big bang theory, reports Carmelo Amalfi.
Ontario to set standards for electric car
The Ontario government says it is prepared to develop safety standards that could pave the way for the arrival of the electric car in the province.
ESA Tests Laser To Measure Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
A recent ESA campaign has demonstrated how a technique using lasers could be employed to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The campaign supports one of the main objectives of...
Microreactor's holey coat improves syntheses
A thin catalytic coating on the walls of chemical reactors could make a wide range of industrial processes more efficient, say a team of European researchers
'Strained' quantum dots show new optical properties
Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations...
Physicists set new record for quantum memory storage
Physicists have taken a significant step toward creation of quantum networks by establishing a new record for the length of time that quantum information can be stored in and retrieved...
Wind Screen Collects Cool Air To Help Save The Rhône Glacier In Switzerland
A small wind screen has been erected on a glacier to test the concept of collecting cool air and reducing melting caused by global warming. By constructing a wind screen...
Managing Carbon Loss
The push for alternative energy has created a large demand for corn stover, a popular feedstock used to produce cellulosic ethanol, but utilizing these materials, rather than using it as...
Meteorites could have thickened primordial soup
High temperatures and pressures of impacts can create complex organic chemicals, tests show
Loosen up your back, hamstrings
This asymmetrical forward bend will stretch each side of your back and your hamstrings (backs of your thighs) separately. You may find that one leg or one side of your...
Cruise Boat Runs Aground Off Antarctica
An Argentine-registered vessel carrying 82 passengers and 40 crew members suffered a puncture in two diesel fuel tanks.
Early warning system for Cern collider before next switch-on
An early warning system to prevent another massive liquid helium leak after one shut down the Large Hadron Collider at Cern, near Geneva, will be installed as part of repairs...
Solar Flux: New Process Lets Companies Crank Out PV Panels
In just 10 months Taiwanese optical disk manufacturer CMC Magnetics added a new product to its line: thin-film solar cells. The company's subsidiary, Sunwell, now churns out about 10,000 solar...
Auto industry's health affecting chip makers
The financial crisis hammering Detroit's auto industry is sending shock waves to Silicon Valley, where a number of companies make the computer chips that have become increasingly vital components in...
Free Electron Lasers and You: An LCLS Primer
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a few short months, the Linac Coherent Light Source will start operation as the world's first hard X-ray free electron laser, pushing SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to...
Physical chemist imitates structures found in nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- As a graduate student, Harvard physical chemist Joanna Aizenberg acquired a passionate curiosity about — of all things — sponges. She particularly liked the ones made of glass,...
Photoacoustics useful in cancer research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Photoacoustics can be used to show the development of blood capillaries in and around a tumour. PhD student, Kiran Kumar Thumma, of the University of Twente (Netherlands) is...
First LHC proton collisions postponed further
Large Hadron Collider needs until next summer to recover from a helium leak that shut the new atom smasher down in September
Scientists demonstrate their commitment to the environment by going 'virtual'
Scientists from around the world proved their green credentials by participating in a conference on climate change and carbon dioxide storage in the virtual world, this week (3 December).
Lamb shift spotted in solid qubit
Discovery could help physicists design more robust quantum computers
Quantum computing: Entanglement may not be necessary
(PhysOrg.com) -- It is a truth universally acknowledged that quantum computing must have entanglement.