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Goodbye To Batteries And Power Cords In Factories
A broken cable or a soiled connector? If a machine in a factory goes on strike, it could be for any of a thousand reasons. Self-sufficient sensors that provide their...
Magnetic Sensor That Brooks No Interference
A novel magnetic sensor for the first time detects tiny fluctuations in a small magnetic field -- even when there is a strong magnet right beside it. The sensor can...
Prototype Of Machine That Copies Itself Goes On Show
A UK researcher who oversees a global effort to develop an open-source machine that 'prints' three-dimensional objects is celebrating after the prototype machine succeeded in making a set of its...
Overhaul needed in St. John's lab, MD tells inquiry
The physician who flagged problems in a St. John's pathology lab says much still needs to be done to improve the lab's work.
Nanotubes may help regenerate cartilage
PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 5 (UPI) -- U.S. nanotechnologists say they've published the first study that shows how carbon nanotubes, along with electrical pulses, can help regenerate cartilage.
Controlled pill camera is created
ST. INGBERT, Germany, June 5 (UPI) -- German scientists say they've created a pill containing tiny cameras that, after being swallowed by patients, can be steered and even...
Are Microbes The Answer To The Energy Crisis?
The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi to microalgae,...
New wireless sensor network keeps tabs on the environment
Have you ever wondered what happens in the rainforest when no one is looking? Research in the University of Alberta's Faculty of Science may soon be able to answer that...
MIT develops a 'paper towel' for oil spills
A mat of nanowires with the touch and feel of paper, that can absorb up to 20 times its weight in oil, could be an important new tool in the...
Student project innovates solar cooker in Tibet
When MIT student Scot Frank and Catlin Powers of Wellesley College visited Tibet two years ago, one thing they kept hearing from villagers was that it would make a big...
Prototype hydrogen storage tank maintains extended thermal endurance
A cryogenic pressure vessel developed and installed in an experimental hybrid vehicle by a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory research team can hold liquid hydrogen for six days without venting any...
Inflatable electric car can drive off cliffs
It's hard to say what the most intriguing thing about XP Vehicles' inflatable car is. Maybe it's that the car can travel for up to 2,500 miles on a single...
Nuclear Cleanup Could Derail an Experimental Cancer Treatment, Study Says
The treatment involves uranium 233, which does not exist in nature, and is considered too expensive and risky to keep.
Why Diesel Particulates Cause Cardiovascular Disease
A previously unknown mechanisms may explain why air pollution in the form of particulates causes heart attacks, stroke, and increasing mortality. Particulates in diesel exhaust are a substantial cause of...
New Bridge Can Be Built In Two Weeks
With new bridge-building materials, industrial production methods, and an efficient construction process, it will be possible to start using a bridge only two weeks after construction starts on the site.
Phthalates: Are the chemicals that make plastic bendy a health hazard?
Phthalates, the chemicals that make plastic bendy, are coming under increased scrutiny.
Spacewatch
Main purpose of shuttle mission was to deliver main component of the Japanese experimental module, Kibo
How To Make Microwaves On A Chip To Replace X-rays For Medical Imaging And Security
Is microwave radiation the nondestructive imaging technology of the future? Microwaves with frequencies from a few hundred gigahertz up to slightly over 1 terahertz, penetrate just a short distance into...
IMEC, AIXTRON set important step towards low-cost GaN power devices
IMEC, Europe's leading independent research center in the field of nanoelectronics, and AIXTRON, the world leader in metal-organic chemical-vapor deposition (MOCVD) equipment, have demonstrated the growth of high-quality and uniform...
New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market
For the third consecutive year the U.S. was home to the fastest-growing wind power market in the world, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy...
Super-Repellant Surfaces
Watertight: Photo by Tom Krupenkin A trio of prismatic drops (left to right: water, ethylene glycol and ethanol) balances on a new ultra-repellent surface invented by scientists at the...
Intel unveils 'Atom' chip at Taiwan tech show
(AP) -- Intel Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a new processor it says will revolutionize the information technology industry by powering small laptops at low cost.
SanDisk Releases Solid-State Drives Aimed at Ultra Low-Cost PCs
SanDisk Corporation today introduced a line of flash memory-based solid-state drives (SSDs) that are designed for an emerging new category of portable consumer electronics - called Ultra Low-Cost PCs...
Terahertz laser source at room temperature
“There is a growing interest in utilizing terahertz radiation, or T-rays, for a variety of applications,” Mikhail Belkin, a scientist at Harvard University, tells PhysOrg.com. “The terahertz region is a...
The Crack As A Tool: New Process Cut Brittle Glass Super-sharp
We encounter glass everywhere -- as window and facade glazing, coffee-table tops and shelving. A new process makes it possible to cut the brittle material cost-efficiently and opens up new...
GE Energy to Market SNS-developed Detector Electronics System
GE Energy, manufacturer of Reuter Stokes radiation detection equipment, has signed a technology transfer agreement to market the electronics and software associated with the SNS 8Pack neutron detector system, an...
Electricity From The Exhaust Pipe
Researchers are working on a thermoelectric generator that converts the heat from car exhaust fumes into electricity. The module feeds the energy into the car's electronic systems. This cuts fuel...
International Partnership Evaluates Feasibility of Major Carbon Capture and Storage Project in British Columbia, Canada
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), the U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Spectra Energy Transmission, and the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) in Grand Forks, North...