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Optical Computing Closer To Reality
Scientists have theorized a way to increase the speed of pulses of light that bound across chains of tiny metal particles to past the speed of light by altering the...
Catalyst Mystery Unlocked
Different keys are not supposed to fit the same lock, but in biological systems multiple versions of a catalyst all make a reaction go, according to a new study that...
Chloroplast development protein is found
EAST LANSING, Mich., Aug. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've found a protein necessary for chloroplast development -- a discovery that may lead to plants tailored for...
New Instrument To Control The Size Of Nanoclusters Could Lead To Reduced Pollution From Petroleum Products
A new instrument enables researchers to make nanoclusters of 10 to 100 atoms with atomic precision. A new model of nanocatalysts of molybdenum sulfide is the first step in developing...
Chemist Travels World To Study Mysterious Properties Of Neutrinos
In the quest to better understand one of nature's most "ghostly" elementary particles -- the neutrino -- scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory are spreading their...
Clinton: US Should Demonstrate Energy Solutions
Former President Bill Clinton says U.S. should lead way in creating energy solutions.
NIST study helps stabilize protein drugs
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed a fast, inexpensive and effective technology for use in stabilizing protein drugs for room temperature storage.
Green Catalysts Provide Promise For Cleaning Toxins And Pollutants
Tetra-Amido Macrocyclic Ligands are environmentally friendly catalysts with a host of applications for reducing and cleaning up pollutants, and a prime example of "green chemistry." Carnegie Mellon University's Terry Collins,...
Key Advance Toward 'Micro-spacecraft'
Fleets of inexpensive, pint-sized spacecraft are one giant leap closer to lift off. Researchers describe a new, razor thin temperature-regulating film that brings this sci-fi vision of "micro-spacecraft" weighing barely...
Extreme Engineering
Extra Credit: University of British Columbia engineering students (note the hand-painted “E” for “engineers”) managed to hang this car from this Vancouver bridge and get away with it. The...
Trace arsenic in water may be linked with diabetes
CHICAGO (AP) -- A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers...
A molecule keeps anxiety down
(PhysOrg.com) -- The link between emotions and experiences determines many aspects of our daily life. It allows us to recognize pretty objects or harmful situations. These links are created when...
Five faculty members named young innovators by Technology Review
Work on flying robots, surgical tape modeled on gecko feet, energy tips gleaned from plants, new ways to grow stem cells, and dramatically smaller medical imaging equipment has landed five...
Sweet smell of success
German scientists have used an ionic liquid coating on a hydrogenation catalyst to make sweet smelling chemicals
China keeps pollution in bounds
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from fuel burning don’t stray far ashore
Smart grid could cut emissions
A 'smart' power grid could lower greenhouse gas emissions by making small-scale power generation more efficient, even within a house.
Next, federal government will weigh in on safety of printer inks, cosmetics
The federal government is due to release on Saturday a draft assessment of chemicals including a pigment used in some printer cartridges, a colouring agent used in cosmetics and a...
Feature: Small-scale technology with large-scale benefits
The two-photon fluorescence microscope can create high-resolution, 3-D images of tissue deep in the body, and thus can diagnose very early-stage cancer. However, it requires a huge, non-portable machine –...
Ethanol blend petrol not much healthier
A new study has found that ethanol blend fuelled cars could produce less emissions and cut health costs related to pollution, but only marginally.
Algae: Biofuel of the Future?
In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum. read more
Recipes for Health: Summer Pasta With Tomatoes and Chickpeas
A light, high-protein salad perfect for warm nights.
Researchers Build World's Smallest SRAM Memory Cell
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM and its development partners -- AMD, Freescale, STMicroelectronics, Toshiba and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) -- today announced the first working static random access...
The Pocket Processor
Making processors for mobile gadgets is mostly an afterthought. Hone a chip from a desktop PC, tweak it to suck less power and vent less heat, and stick it in...
A Foothold For Renewable Power?
The politics and economics of energy are shifting as states create renewable-energy mandates and the federal government moves toward limiting carbon emissions, reports The Washington Post.
Patterning promise for next-gen computers
Self-assembling polymers hold key to computer components of the future
New Speed Record for Magnetic Memories
(PhysOrg.com) -- An experiment carried out at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) has realized spin torque switching of a nanomagnet as fast as the fundamental speed limit allows. Using this so-called...
Solar method makes clean fuel
Using a trick developed by plants, researchers have found a way to make hydrogen using sunlight – which could be very helpful for solar cells.
Gel undergoes Peristalsis
Large or small, machine parts only move when controlled by an external impulse. Biological systems, on the other hand, are capable of autonomous movements that continuously follow their own rhythms...