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Quantum simulator for complex electronic materials
The design of new materials with specific properties is an important but demanding challenge in physics and chemistry. Already in 1982 Nobel Prize winner Richard P. Feynman therefore suggested to...
Scientists create tough ceramic that mimics mother of pearl
Biomimicry – technological innovation inspired by nature – is one of the hottest ideas in science but has yet to yield many practical advances. Time for a change. Scientists with...
Scientists design a technique to differentiate between original and bootleg CDs
A group of scientists of the University of Granada has developed a new optical technique which permits to know if a Compact Disc (CD) is original or a copy. This...
After Repairs, Summer Start-Up Planned for Collider
The Large Hadron Collider will run again next summer, but not at its full design strength, the project director said Friday.
Inner Workings Of The Immune System Filmed
Forget what's number one at the box office this week. The most exciting new film features the intricate workings of the body, filmed by scientists using ground-breaking technology.
Hadron Collider repair bill to top $20M
LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Scientist say it will cost more than $20 million to repair Europe's Large Hadron Collider.
The Energy Challenge: Energy Goals a Moving Target for States
States’ struggles to satisfy energy mandates offer lessons for the next administration.
Science: Investigating new materials with ultracold atoms
The investigation of complex materials such as high-temperature superconductors is problematic because of the presence of disorder and many competing interactions in real crystalline materials. 'This makes it difficult to...
'Solar taxi' goes round the world
Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer takes his solar-powered car to the UN climate change talks after a round-the-world trip.
Does the dimension of 'time' exist beyond our physical memory?
Does 'time' actually exists in the sense we believe it to? Most will look upon this question and then ponder how insane I am, or what drugs I must be...
Review: MiBook is cheap, colorful e-book reader
(AP) -- Electronic books are the persistent wallflowers of the gadget world. Consumers have snubbed them again and again in favor of a 500-year-old technology: ink printed on paper.
Weather matters to particulate pollution
Dry winter weather and low level mixing of pollutants from vehicle exhausts in cities leads to the highest concentrations of the tiny soot particles, known as PM10 particles, according to...
New bone implant technology using techniques used to make catalytic converters
A method of producing synthetic bone, using techniques normally used to make catalytic converters for cars, is being developed by researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick...
ABB selects IBM as hosting provider for information system
IBM and leading power equipment manufacturer, ABB, have signed a three-year contract for hosting services for ABB's SAP information system in Russia...
Opening Up The Last Part Of Electromagnetic Spectrum
New research on the last, hidden part of the electromagnetic spectrum is producing new, safe and non-destructive tests for medicine, security and industrial quality control.
U.S. energy answers there for the taking, says Amory Lovins
As U.S. automakers plead for a government bailout, the next great automotive revolution is already under way, as Japanese automakers plan for a generation of lightweight cars that vastly increase...
Steampipe keeps electronics cool
(PhysOrg.com) -- The cooling of electronic components is playing an increasing role in the design process of electronic equipment such as mobile telephones, games computers and laptops. Wessel Wits, PhD...
Skin Deep: New Products Bring Side Effect: Nanophobia
In a world where there are so many things to be afraid of, add one more to the list - tiny components engineered on the nanoscale that could run amok...
'Stress Tests' Probe Nanoscale Strains In Materials
Researchers have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in regions of a semiconductor device as small as 10nm across. Their recent results not only...
Uncovering The Real Dirt On Granular Flow
A handful of sand contains countless grains, which interact with each other via friction and impact forces as they slip through your fingers. When a handful becomes a load in...
Traffic Violations Detected In A Flash
Researchers in Finland are developing movable traffic surveillance equipment capable of automatically measuring the speed and height of passing vehicles and the distances between them as well as assessing the...
A step closer to self-powered kit
Efficiency increases in materials that turn vibration into energy could make for devices powered by the sound of your voice.
Teddy bears go on space mission
Four British teddy bears this week ascended to the outer edges of Earth's atmosphere.
Boosting The Power Of Solar Cells
New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers.
Michael Pollitt on turning waste glycerol from biofuels into high-value hydrogen gas
Scientists are developing techniques to turn waste glycerol from biofuels into high-value hydrogen gas, writes Michael Pollitt
A speedier test for heparin contamination?
Alternative method is easier and faster, but questions remain over its sensitivity.
Breakthrough Made in Metamaterial Optics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have solved one of the significant remaining challenges with photonic “metamaterials,” discovering a way to prevent the loss of light as it passes through these materials, and...
Crinkly tunnels aid gas storage
Japanese scientists have found a new type of gas storage based on restraining gas molecules within narrow tunnels