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Invisibility Cloak Swirls Closer to Reality
Ever wished you could have Harry Potter's invisibility cloak? Science, not magic, could make that a reality. Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have created materials that have...
Clean Three-way Split Of Molecule Observed
A study in Science shows for the first time that a molecule can break into three identical parts in one step. Aside from being a theoretical and experimental tour-de-force, study...
Molecular Bridge Serves As A Tether For A Cell’s Nucleus
A cell's nucleus -- home of it its most precious contents -- is a delicate envelope that, without support, is barely able to withstand the forces that keep it in...
Researchers work to turn car's exhaust into power
(AP) -- The stinky, steaming air that escapes from a car's tailpipe could help us use less gas. Researchers are competing to meet a challenge from the U.S. Department...
Flexible nanoantenna arrays capture abundant solar energy
Researchers have devised an inexpensive way to produce plastic sheets containing billions of nanoantennas that collect heat energy generated by the sun and other sources. The technology, developed at the...
Skipping Atomic-scale Stones To Study Some Chemistry Basics
Thought experiment: a carbon dioxide molecule—think of a cheerleader’s baton—comes slanting in at high speed over a dense liquid, strikes the surface and ricochets. How does it tumble? Fast or...
Fuel from cellulose
Independence from fossil fuel exporting nations, a reduction in the release of greenhouse gases, conservation of dwindling resources: there are any number of reasons to stop the use of fossil...
Compressor-free Refrigerator May Loom In The Future
Refrigerators and other cooling devices may one day lose their compressors and coils of piping and become solid state, according researchers who are investigating electrically induced heat effects of some...
Heat changes the rules of exercise
My favorite activities are all outdoors: running, basketball, hiking and beach volleyball. Is it safe to do these activities in the summer when it is so hot? I notice a...
Protein supplements are handy boost to athletes
Designer Whey and Nitro-Tech Hardcore protein products are among several on the market that benefit endurance athletes, strength trainers and weight lifters. ...
Fingerprints Provide Clues To More Than Just Identity
Fingerprints can reveal critical evidence, as well as an identity, with the use of a new technology that detects trace amounts of explosives, drugs or other materials left behind in...
Forum features update on next-generation particle accelerator
The particle accelerator known as the Energy Recovery Linac (ERL) -- now in planning stages at Cornell -- would open doors to new research in fields from materials science to...
Large area transistors get helping hand from quantum effects
Researchers from the Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, Japan, and the Advanced Technology Institute of the University of Surrey today report that nano-designed transistors for the large area display and sensor...
Towards lower fuel use -- technologies for lighter cars
With oil prices at an historic high and global concern about vehicle emissions, consumer demand - and the focus in car manufacturing - is shifting to lightweight, low-fuel consumption cars.
Uncovering uranium’s unusual bonding
First unsupported uranium-aluminium bond reveals radioactive element’s complex chemistry
"Top Secret" Technology To Help U.S. Swimmers Trim Times at Beijing Olympics
Milliseconds can mean the difference between triumph and defeat in the world of Olympic sports, leading more trainers and athletes to look toward technology as a tool to get an...
The most direct signal of dark energy?
A recent analysis of the so-called Integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect could help physicists to understand the mysterious entity
Nanowires From DNA: Project Opens Up New Possibilities For Modified Chain Molecules
For millions of years nature has been optimizing DNA – in all living creatures this biomolecule is responsible for storing genetic information. New research is putting the long chain molecule...
Donald Boone Leads Course on Materials for High-Temp Gas Turbine Components
The ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS) will hold a special pre-conference short course on Materials and Processes for High-Temperature Gas Turbine Components. The two-day course will be held on Oct....
Elastic conductor stretches electronics
Nanotube-packed polymer could be used for cheap flexible displays and robot 'skin'
Material bends, stretches and conducts electricity?
CHICAGO (Reuters) - In the latest twist on electronics, Japanese scientists said on Thursday they have developed a rubbery material that conducts electricity, a finding that could be used to...
Quantum Physics: Disentangling Strange Behavior Of Qubits
Current technology enables the building of electrical circuits similar to those we use at home but reduced thousands of times in size to a micrometric scale of thousandths of a...
China ventures into carbon capture
Post-combustion capture of carbon dioxide will be tested at a Chinese power station, thanks to Chinese and Australian cooperation.
Ricin's deadly action revealed by glowing probes
A new chemical probe can rapidly detect ricin, a deadly poison with no known antidote that is feared to be a potential weapon for terrorists and cannot quickly be identified...
Olympic Sprinters Nearest Starting Gun Get Advantage
Scientists have discovered that reaction times for getting out of the blocks depends in part on how close a runner is to the starting gun.
Emerging Leaders Alliance Equips Future Engineering Leaders
A group of chemical, civil, mechanical, petroleum, and materials engineering organizations have joined forces to address a common concern for all disciplines: how to train the world's future engineering leaders.
Could Metals Help Treat Cancer?
Chemists and biologists have identified the effects of a new class of molecules, polyoxometalates, primarily composed of metals and oxygen.
Promising Lithium Batteries For Electric Cars
Why does lithium iron phosphate, a candidate for use in future lithium batteries, conduct electricity despite being an insulating material? Chemists have shed light on this paradox. Their experimentally verified...