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Physicists Produce Quantum-Entangled Images
Using a convenient and flexible method for creating twin light beams, researchers at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have produced “quantum images,” pairs of information-rich visual patterns whose...
Cells starved of iron burn more glucose
DURHAM, N.C., June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. medical scientists say they've found a mechanism that allows cells starved of iron to shut down energy-making processes that depend on...
Stripes key to nanoparticle drug delivery
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've created a nanoparticle that can penetrate a cell without destroying its protective membrane and killing it.
UCLA develops new PET scanning probe
LOS ANGELES, June 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed a PET scanning probe that will allow monitoring of a person's immune system, as well as...
New Wireless Sensor Network Keeps Tabs On The Environment
A new wireless sensor network allows for the clandestine data collection of environmental factors in remote locations and its monitoring from anywhere in the world where the Internet is available.
Researchers develop better X-ray nanomirrors
A new way of bending X-ray beams developed by MIT researchers could lead to greatly improved space telescopes, as well as new tools for biology and for the manufacture of...
Hydrogen Cars? Prototype Hydrogen Storage Tank Maintains Extended Thermal Endurance
A cryogenic pressure vessel developed and installed in an experimental hybrid vehicle can hold liquid hydrogen for six days without venting any of the fuel. Unlike conventional liquid hydrogen tanks...
Extra Sleep Improves Athletic Performance
Extending their sleep to 10 hours per day enabled Stanford swimmers to improve their 15-meter sprint times, reaction times, turn times and kick strokes. Alertness and mood also improved. Results...
Scientists figure out how rice absorbs arsenic
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have worked out how crops such as rice absorb arsenic, a finding that could help prevent people from eating dangerous levels of the poisonous metal, they...
Reducing demand can lower electric bills, lessen chance of blackouts
A 5-percent reduction in electricity use will lower the market price of electricity, cut consumers' bills and lessen strain on the grid when demand shoots up this summer, say energy...
OSU Scientist Uses Fiber Optics to Measure Water and Air
Scientists at Oregon State University are using fiber optics to study the temperature of water, the flow of air, and the dynamics of snow melt.
Brightest X-ray Vision at the Nano-scale
Technology-development studies at Cornell University and Jefferson Laboratory are showing how to use the brightest X-ray light ever generated for the scientific examination of everything from human proteins to forged...
Researchers use carbon nanotubes for molecular transport
Molecular transport across cellular membranes is essential to many of life's processes, for example electrical signaling in nerves, muscles and synapses.
Open Patent Alliance Formed to Advance WiMAX 4G Technology
To accelerate the widespread adoption and deployment of WiMAX technology and products, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Clearwire, Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics and Sprint today announced the formation of the Open Patent Alliance...
Successful first test of high speed 'penetrator'
High speed ‘penetrators` that could one day be used to breach the surface of planets have successfully passed their first test in the UK, accelerating to 700 miles per hour...
Getting wrapped up in solar textiles
Sheila Kennedy, an expert in the integration of solar cell technology in architecture who is now at MIT, creates designs for flexible photovoltaic materials that may change the way buildings...
New iron-based superconductors possible
BALTIMORE, June 9 (UPI) -- U.S. and Chinese scientists say they have unlocked some of the secrets of newly discovered iron-based, high-temperature superconductors.
Sniffing out a broad-spectrum of airborne threats in seconds
Scientists in California are reporting successful laboratory and field tests of a new device that can sniff out the faintest traces of a wide range of chemical, biological, nuclear, and...
Can silver nanoparticles be the key to a more compact laser?
“In random media, multiple scattering and interference reduce the diffusion of light, and in case of extremely strong scattering, photon localization, or Anderson localization of light, is predicted like electrons...
More Sensitive Radiology Monitoring
Networks for radiological monitoring are designed to monitor radioactivity levels in the environment and detect possible incidents. A new scientific methodology distinguishes between natural radioactivity and radiological incidents caused externally.
Boil water order lifted in Saint John
The boil water order for east Saint John, in effect for six days, was lifted Monday after crews worked through the weekend to repair the line.
Tribeca film, Amazon team up to offer films online
The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) in New York is partnering with Amazon to launch a website in which owners of rare film and video can digitally convert and sell...
Phoenix Sifts for Samples, Continues Imaging Landing Site
On Sunday, mechanical shakers inside the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer on Phoenix will attempt to loosen clumped soils on the device's screens to allow material to fall into the oven...
Surprising Graphene
Graphene is the two-dimensional form of carbon, a single layer of carbon atoms thought impossible as a free-standing crystal until created in 2004. Now researchers have measured the extraordinary properties...
As energy bills soar, Japanese test fuel of future
As world oil prices skyrocket, thousands of households in energy-poor Japan are taking part in an ambitious experiment to use fuel cells to light and heat their homes.
German solar sector starting to attract investors
Germany's solar energy industry can breathe a sigh of relief: Subsidies are set for smaller cuts than expected, and the sector is set for consolidation many say is the crucial...
Nano-tech Process Produces Plastics That Are 10 Times More Stretchable
Move over, Rumplestiltskin. Researchers in China report the first successful "electrospinning" of a type of plastic widely used in automobiles and electronics. The high-tech process, which uses an electric charge...
How UK fights remote control war
The BBC's Gordon Corera visits Nevada, where the US and British forces operate their spy planes.