Observatory: Enough Atoms for a Cannonball? Or Just a Small Splash?

Researchers have developed a new nanomechanical sensor that can calculate the mass of a single atom.

First Full 3-D View Of Cracks Growing In Steel

Researchers have revealed how a growing crack interacts with the 3-D structure of stainless steel. By using a new technique, they could determine the internal 3-D structure of the sample...

Brown to call for more green cars

Gordon Brown is to call for a revolution in the use of electric and low carbon cars.

George Monbiot on Channel 4's global warming documentary

The environmentalist George Monbiot says Channel 4 was wrong to screen a documentary that distorted the views of climate scientists

Dentist drills face competition

LONDON, July 22 (UPI) -- British scientists said they're developing ways to repair cavities without a dentist drill and remove plaque without a toothbrush.

Exotic Materials Using Neptunium, Plutonium Provide Insight Into Superconductivity

Physicists have gained new insight into the origins of superconductivity -- a property of metals where electrical resistance vanishes -- by studying exotic chemical compounds that contain neptunium and plutonium....

Nanotechnology: Learning From Past Mistakes

A new expert analysis in Nature Nanotechnology questions whether industry, government and scientists are successfully applying lessons learned from past technologies to ensure the safe and responsible development of emerging...

A new-generation of simpler sensors for detecting disease-causing microbes and toxins

Scientists in Singapore are reporting development of a complete, palm-sized sensor that can detect disease-causing microbes, toxins, and other biological threats instantly without the need for an external power source...

Solar cars cruise through Prairies

Drivers passing through the Prairies on the Trans-Canada Highway will be sharing the road with some futuristic-looking vehicles on Monday, as contestants in a solar car race head into the...

First STM spectroscopy of graphene flakes yields new surprises

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have performed the first scanning tunneling spectroscopy of graphene flakes...

Oat Producers Sow $500,000 in Oat R & D

Saskatchewan oat producers are sowing $500,000 in University of Saskatchewan research into high-yielding and disease-resistant oat varieties.

Margarine, pastry producers slow to reduce trans-fat levels: task force

Margarines, doughnuts and pastries still contain high levels of trans fat, according to a Health Canada task force.

Soaring High to Research the "Rainforests of the Atlantic Coast"

Dalhousie PhD student Jeff Barrell and Professor Jon Grant outfitted a blimp-shaped helium balloon with expensive photography equipment and sent it soaring a few hundred metres in the air to...

Closing the hydrogen economic loop

The inventor of the nickel metal hydride (NiMH) technology used for building batteries for countless portable electronic gadgets and now hybrid gas-electric cars believes the hydrogen economy is already upon...

Green light for massive wind farm

Europe's largest onshore wind farm will be built near Abington in South Lanarkshire, it is announced.

X-rays make light work of heavy metals

Shedding light on plants has possible implications for heavy metal decontamination, say Japanese scientists

B-52 crashes off Guam, Air Force says

The Air Force says a B-52 bomber carrying six crew members has crashed off the island of Guam.

Nanotechnology In Food And Packaging Accepted By Consumers

Consumers accept nanotechnology in nutrition for packaging and, to a lesser extent, even the food itself. In recent years, nanotechnology has joined gene and information technology in becoming a pinnacle...

Could Quantum Tunneling Be Measured By The Attosecond? New Research Leads The Way

Experimental physicists have described how circularly polarized light can be used to measure events in the attosecond range. A measurement of this kind could perhaps soon give an experimental answer...

Controlled Growth Of Truly Nanoscale Single Crystal Fullerites For Device Applications

Researchers have found a way to make ultra-small pure carbon crystals entirely formed from the spherical carbon 'buckyball' molecule known as C60. The method used involves mixing two liquids together,...

Student Devises Solar Energy ECG Useful For Developing Countries And Troubled Areas

A electrotechnology student has devised an ECG machine that runs on solar energy. This especially lends itself to use in developing countries or troubled areas.

Primary school finds the ultimate sustainable heat source - the pupils' metabolism

Architects claim a new primary will be so energy efficient that the children's body heat will keep it warm.

Idea of gas-tax holiday dies quick death

Solar Cooling Becomes A New Air-conditioning System

Scientists have developed an environmentally friendly cooling technology that does not harm the ozone layer. This is achieved by using solar energy and therefore reducing the use of greenhouse gases.

Purdue physicist found guilty of misconduct

Researcher Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, who says he produced tabletop fusion, falsely claimed that his findings had been independently replicated, a university panel finds. ...

Channel 4 to be censured over controversial climate film

Watchdog finds documentary was unfair to scientists but did not mislead viewers

PHOTOS: Fuel-Saving Designs Win Future-Plane Contest

A tailless plane and a craft that sports engines on top of its wings were among the ultra-efficient designs that took top honors in the 2008 NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Student...

Cern lab goes 'colder than space'

A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.