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Even Modest Increases in MPG Can Equal Big Gas Savings
Most car buyers in the U.S. don't know that even small boosts to gas-guzzler efficiency can save more fuel than bigger mpg gains in already efficient vehicles, according to a...
U.S. contributes to Large Hadron Collider
WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy says its contribution to the Large Hadron Collider under construction in Switzerland has been completed.
Device puts steering at the tip of the tongue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new device that uses a tiny magnet can help disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer using only the tip of the tongue, U.S....
Physics expert: European collider is safe
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. physics professor is scoffing at claims the Large Hadron Collider being built in Europe might create a black hole,...
Avalanche Photodiodes Target Bioterrorism Agents
Researchers have shown that a new class of ultraviolet photodiode could help meet the U.S. military's pressing requirement for compact, reliable and cost-effective sensors to detect anthrax and other bioterrorism...
Lithium Monoxide Anion Is As Basic As It Gets
LiO- is newly crowned as the most basic molecule known; it may be impossible to beat.
Air Products Will Sell Adhesives Line To Ashland
Sale is follow-up to earlier deal with Wacker
Enhancing Peer Review
NIH rolls out changes to improve its peer review system of grant applications
Appeals Court Upholds Air Toxics Rule
Decision affirms finding that current emission controls at chemical plants are adequate
Hawthorne Is 2009 Priestley Medalist
Boron chemistry pioneer is recognized for lifetime contributions to inorganic chemistry
REACH For Carbon
To deal with nanoscale forms of carbon, Europeans amend chemical registration law
Instant Insight: Solar energy turns organic
Hiroshi Imahori and Tomokazu Umeyama explain why carbon nanotubes are promising candidates for organic solar cells.
Chemistry dominates list of China’s most influential papers
Nine out of 24 pioneering articles by chemists and materials scientists
Liquid crystals stand up for DNA detection
Liquid crystals that detect DNA sequence could be developed into cheap, portable detectors as small as a wristwatch
Jim al-Khalili: Beyond the Standard Model
Experiments at Cern will tackle a dilemma at the heart of modern physics that defeated even Einstein, says Jim al-Khalili
Simon Singh: Welcome to the particle menagerie
Up, down, top, bottom, charm, strange, axions, sleptons and quarks. How do physicists dream up such whimsical names for the fundamental particles they discover? Simon Singh explains
Lawrence Krauss: Worth every penny
Building the LHC has cost the world's taxpayers more than £5bn so far. Lawrence Krauss explains why understanding particle collisions is, like great art, music or literature, a vital part...
Meet Peter Higgs, father of the 'God Particle'
To many people, the sole purpose of the LHC is to find the famous Higgs boson. James Randerson met the self-effacing man behind the legend
New Efficiency Benchmark For Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
Scientists have achieved a record light conversion efficiency of 8.2 percent in solvent-free dye-sensitized solar cells. This breakthrough in efficiency without the use of volatile organic solvents will make it...
Scientists: Nothing to Fear From Atom-smasher
Collider won't destroy world when goes online in August, scientists say.
Ethanol Coproducts Eyed As Fillers In Plastics
A coproduct of ethanol production could be used as a non-petroleum-based filler in plastics, based on preliminary studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators. The ethanol coproduct,...
Tick And Mosquito Repellent Can Be Made Commercially From Pine Oil
A naturally-occurring compound prepared from pine oil that seems to deter mosquito biting and repels two kinds of ticks has been developed. This newly-discovered repellent can be prepared inexpensively from...
Citing Need for Assessments, U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects
The freeze has caused widespread concern in the industry, forcing fledgling solar companies to wait just as demand for alternative energy is accelerating.
Government Seeks Dismissal of End-of-World Suit Against Collider
Lawyers for the federal government argued this week that a suit intended to prevent the startup of a the world’s most powerful particle accelerator should be thrown out.
Microrobots dance on tiny stage
DURHAM, N.C., June 27 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said they've created microscopic robots that can dance on a surface smaller than a pin head.
Engineering students create solar car
EVANSTON, Ill., June 27 (UPI) -- A solar car created by engineering students is being road-tested in preparation for this summer's North American Solar Challenge.
Using A Grating With A Grade, Engineers Trap A Rainbow
The THz plasmonic graded metallic grating structure can stop terahertz light waves at multiple points on its surface and also at different frequencies. Engineers say this greater control will help...
Chasing rainbows
Engineers working in optical communications bear more than a passing resemblance to dreamers chasing rainbows. They may not wish literally to capture all the colors of the spectrum, but they...