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Phoenix tries shake and sprinkle
The Phoenix lander tries different ways of making clumpy Martian soil samples enter its onboard lab ovens.
Huge Space Lab Gets Even Bigger
Astronauts attached an attic to the space station's Japanese lab for extra storage.
Magnetic Nanoparticles: Suitable For Cancer Therapy?
A new measuring procedure can help to investigate in some detail the behavior of magnetic nanoparticles which are used for cancer therapy.
Biofuels: Fungus Use Improves Corn-to-ethanol Process
Scientists are developing a process that cleans up and improves the dry-grind ethanol production process. The process uses fungus to reduce energy costs, allow more water recycling and improve a...
Monkeys Control a Robot Arm With Their Thoughts
The report in the journal Nature is the most striking demonstration of brain-machine interface technology.
Researchers Aim To Mitigate Impact Of Unintended Hydrogen Leaks By Examining 'Embrittlement' Issues
Materials researchers across the globe have fervently been working to find the ideal hydrogen storage material, one that will safely and efficiently provide the needed range and running time for...
New Unifying Theory Of Lasers Advanced By Physicists
Researchers have formulated a theory that, allows scientists to better understand and predict the properties of both conventional and nonconventional lasers, according to a recent article in Science.
Superconductor in inertial fusion targets
Inertial fusion tries to make the fusion of deuterium and tritium by implosion of a target irradiated with lasers. This implosion is obtained in an indirect way by the expansion...
Titanium doors to increase soldier safety
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 27 (UPI) -- U.S. government scientists say the next generation of combat vehicles will be equipped with titanium alloy doors to provide increased safety...
Scientists create new nanotube structures
Thanks to the rising trend toward miniaturization, carbon nanotubes - which are about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and possess several unique and very useful properties ...
'Avalanche Effect' In Solar Cells Demonstrated
Researchers have found irrefutable proof that the so-called avalanche effect by electrons occurs in specific, very small semiconducting crystals. This physical effect could pave the way for cheap, high-output solar...
Physicist Claims First Real Demonstration of Cold Fusion
To many people, cold fusion sounds too good to be true. The idea is that, by creating nuclear fusion at room temperature, researchers can generate a nearly unlimited source of...
Feature: How oil and gas technology is helping Australias Olympic Swimming Team
A technology used to improve flows of oil and gas through pipelines may help elite swimmers win Olympic gold, reports Marcia Van Zeller.
Ottawa firm's shiny solar technology wins Wal-Mart contract
A little company in Stittsville, Ont., has a contract with the biggest retailer in the world to test and demonstrate its powers of concentration - of the sun's energy.
Bright Sparks Make Gains Towards Plastic Lasers Of The Future
Researchers have come one step closer to finding the 'holy grail' in the field of plastic semiconductors by demonstrating a class of material that could make electrically-driven plastic laser diodes...
Wireless spectrum: FAQs
The government's auction of wireless airwaves begins on May 27 and several new cellphone providers are expected as a result.
New System Which Eliminates Carbon Dioxide Emissions Through Microalgae Under Development
Scientists are carrying out a research project on the development of new systems to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions through the use of microalgae photosynthetic activity. The mechanism developed is simple...
Scalable wind turbine might fit on your roof
When you think of wind power, you probably picture gigantic wind turbines spinning gracefully in the middle of large open areas.
Light-driven 'Molecular Brakes' Provide Stopping Power For Nanomachines
Researchers in Taiwan report development of a new type of "molecular brake" that could provide on-demand stopping power for futuristic nanomachines. The brake, thousands of times smaller than the width...
Next-generation Explosives: More Power And Safety Without The Pollution
Scientists in Germany are reporting development of a new generation of explosives that is more powerful than TNT and other existing explosives, less apt to detonate accidentally, and produce fewer...
Rice In Your Gas Tank: Boosting Biofuel Production From Rice Straw
Researchers in China are reporting a discovery that could turn rice straw into an inexpensive new renewable source of biofuel. Their new study describes a way to boost production of...
Feature: Flick the switch to renewable energy
Australia's solar energy industry might have received a big setback in the recent federal budget, but calls are mounting for the adoption of laws that will encourage more people to...
Scientists image a single HIV particle being born
A mapmaker and a mathematician may seem like an unlikely duo, but together they worked out a way to measure longitude – and kept millions of sailors from getting lost...
Wind Farm May be on the Way for Sandia, Kirtland Air Force Base
Sandia National Laboratories and Kirtland Air Force Base may soon share a wind farm that will provide as much as one-third of the electricity used by the two entities.
Swiss supercollider puts U.S. on sidelines
DALLAS, May 25 (UPI) -- As the Swiss prepare to unveil a powerful particle accelerator, the United States finds itself in the "minor leagues" of particle physics, scientists...
Letters: Lack of action on climate change is criminal
Letters: How much simpler a transition to a zero-carbon economy would be if we planned for it with foresight and determination
Uranium Producer Warns of Lake Ontario Pollution
Cameco, the world’s largest uranium producer, has told the Canadian nuclear regulator that its refinery might have leaked uranium, arsenic and fluorides into Lake Ontario.
No curbs on lawyers, Cameron inquiry tells N.L.
The judge running Newfoundland and Labrador's breast cancer inquiry has dismissed a government application on what inquiry lawyers can ask.