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Tevatron experiments double-team Higgs boson
Scientists from the CDF and DZero collaborations at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermilab have combined Tevatron data from the two experiments to advance the quest for the long-sought Higgs...
High Resolution Heart Images Now Available At Peak Stress
Researchers have designed equipment to provide high resolution images of the heart at a critical stage of testing that have previously been difficult to obtain using standard testing procedures. Superior...
New Insight On Superconductors
An important advance in understanding how the electrons in some materials become superconducting has been made by researchers from UC Davis, the Los Alamos National Laboratory and UC Irvine.
New Technique To Compress Light Could Open Doors For Optical Communications
Scientists have devised a way to squeeze light into tighter spaces than ever thought possible, potentially opening doors to new technology in the fields of optical communications, miniature lasers and...
X-rays reveal Van Gogh portrait
A new X-ray technique reveals a portrait of a woman by Vincent van Gogh, which was painted over by the artist.
Ancient device may have predicted eclipses
CARDIFF, Wales, July 31 (UPI) -- An ancient Greek mechanical device regarded by some experts as the world's first computer may have foresaw solar eclipses, studies indicate.
Summer Heat Too Hot For You? What Is Comfortable?
Extreme heat or cold is not only uncomfortable, it can be deadly-causing proteins to unravel and malfunction. For many years now, scientists have understood the molecular mechanisms that enable animals...
Scientists Determine Strength Of 'Liquid Smoke'
Researchers have created a 3-D image of a material referred to as "liquid smoke." Aerogel, also known as liquid smoke or "San Francisco fog," is an open-cell polymer with pores...
Nanojewels Made Easy
Researchers have developed a method that mimics nature's way of producing dazzling colors at the nanoscale level. Their work demonstrates how such a method can be used to produce new...
What is going to power our cars, aks Danny Bradbury
With oil supplies a continuing concern, focus is switching to lithium for electric vehicles. But debate rages about how much of it is available
Fancy Pants May Prevent Falls
A team of engineers at Virginia Tech University has designed a pair of pants that may identify people who have a high risk of falling. Several small circuit boards containing...
Thin films: ready for their close-up?
New types of solar cell that can be mass-produced cheaply, and integrated into building materials, are popular with venture capitalists and market analysts. But scientists are less gung ho, reports...
Readers Ask . . .
PopSci reader aaronmrosen wonders: "when it comes to wind farms, can too many props actually slow down the wind, and cause a change in weather patterns?" What do you think? Submit your...
Pond scum eyed as biodiesel source
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- Energy researchers say they see some great potential in lowly pond scum as a future source of biofuels for the United States.
NASA awards airspace research contracts
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has awarded $12 million in research contracts to study how the introduction of new aircraft might affect air traffic...
Nanojewels made easy
Butterfly wings, peacock feathers, opals and pearls are some of nature's jewels that use nanostructures to dazzle us with color. It's accomplished through the way light reaches our eyes after...
Judge strikes part of Everglades law
MIAMI, July 30 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Miami has struck down key parts of a controversial Florida law that contained a revised schedule for cleaning up...
Pier Oddone
The director of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, talks to Eric Hand about the uncertain future of particle colliders in the United States.
Energy: Upgrading the grid
Electricity grids must cope with rising demand and complexity in a changing world. Emma Marris explores the intricacies involved in controlling the power supply.
The buzz of the chase
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London are helping to perfect a technique used to catch serial killers, by testing it on bumblebees.
How Quantum Physics Could Power the Future
The strange behavior of quantum physics might seem too unpredictable to rely on for our energy needs, but new technologies hope to capitalize on its very strangeness.
New turbine to harness wave power
A turbine designed to be the forerunner of the UK's first commercial wave power station is switched on.
Brit Hacker Loses U.S. Extradition Appeal
A British hacker wanted in two U.S. states for breaking into highly sensitive military and NASA computer networks has lost an appeal in the U.K.'s High Court to avoid extradition....
Will first LHC protons be injected within a fortnight?
Proton beams will be running round the whole ring by first half of September, says CERN spokesperson
No longer splitting hairs over splitting atoms?
As public opinion shifts and many more governments around the world consider nuclear energy as a solution to climate concerns and energy security, it is time to ask why it...
'Laser jumbo' testing moves ahead
A plane equipped with a powerful laser has moved a step closer to becoming a viable weapon to shoot down missiles.
NASA evaluates new wing sensor
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., July 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency said it is evaluating an advanced, fiber optic-based sensing technology that could aid development of...
Physicists Explain Why Liquid Optical Fibers Don't Collapse
For several years, physicists have known that liquid columns can be used to guide light. By trapping a light beam, a liquid column can act like an optical fiber, but...