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Nano-designed Transistors With Disordered Materials, But High Performance
The Holy Grail for transistor designers has been the requirement to be able to get high performance at reduced costs over very large substrate areas. Transistors on cheap and flexible...
A New Polymer Product From Soy Oil, Not Petroleum
Hair-care products, wound-care dressings and drug encapsulation are among the potential uses of new, soy-oil-based polymers known as "hydrogels." Chemists developed the soy-oil-based hydrogels as a biodegradable alternative to the...
Chemists Point and Click on Specific Molecules
Technique could someday open new vistas in medical imaging
Tesla rolls out its long-awaited electric sports car
(AP) -- It's safe to say Jeremy Snyder gets a charge out of the two-seat Tesla Roadster whenever he pulls one off the lot - and not because it's...
Consumer Electronics: Future Looks Bright
Larry Magid reports on the outlook for the global consumer electronics market
Creating Highly Sought Magnetic Nanoparticles in One Step
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have demonstrated a one-step technique for producing a class of magnetic nanoparticles that could be used in everything from biomedical applications to data storage....
Of myths and men
Worries about an apocalypse unleashed by particle accelerators are not new, says Philip Ball. They have their source in old myths, which are hard to dispel.
Environmental fate of nanoparticles depends on properties of water carrying them
The fate of carbon-based nanoparticles spilled into groundwater - and the ability of municipal filtration systems to remove the nanoparticles from drinking water - depend on subtle differences...
'Nanomechanical Oscillators' Could Lead to New Class of Computers
More than 50 years ago, a graduate student in Japan conceived the “Parametron,” an electrical circuit that could form the basis for digital computers. The concept ultimately fell flat, but...
Renault's Ghosn says electric car draws Gulf interest
The head of French automaker Renault, Carlos Ghosn, said Thursday that a country in the Gulf region is interested in his company's environmentally friendly electronic car project.
The Light of Silence
Scientists have found a way of protecting quantum systems against noise using adaptively ‘shaped` pulses of laser light. Quantum systems are notoriously fragile as interactions with their surroundings disturb them...
H.P. Reports Big Advance in Memory Chip Design
Hewlett-Packard scientists said they have designed a device that they believe will make it possible to build tiny computers that could imitate biological functions.
Experiments for kids: Super soda fountain
Gas just doesn't like to be cramped into small spaces, and here's a brilliant way to prove it. Just don't try this indoors: it's guaranteed to be messy!
Experiments for kids: Can slam
Sometimes technique works better than brute strength. Bamboozle your friends with this simple trick using only a baked bean tin and your finger
Pull the other one ...
Make a mug out of your friends with this amazing classic trick, and demonstrate how friction is all around us
Experiments for kids: Magnetic pennies
Magnets are used in lots of everyday items about the house. See what this electrical force is all about with just a few pennies, a magnet and a straw
Experiments for kids: Film tub rockets
This experiment shows that gas takes up more volume than solids - but it's a lot more fun than it sounds. It can be messy - so do it outside!
Experiments for kids: Up periscope!
This periscope is easy to make, and the perfect spying instrument. Next time you play hide-and-seek you'll be able to see over walls without being seen
VIDEO: Undersea "Wind Farms" Tested
An Australia company is testing what could be the undersea equivalent of a wind farm. Their devices would capture wave energy and convert it to electricity.
Researchers create the first 'nanotrees'
MADISON, Wis., May 1 (UPI) -- Since scientists learned to make nanowires, the tiny wires have taken many forms, and now U.S. researchers have accidentally learned how to...
One In Five Rooms Is 'Highly Contaminated' With Hidden Mold
Surely your bathroom is fungus-free once you've wiped the mold off the tiles? Not according to a new study. Scientists report that almost one in five rooms studied with no...
Hybrid Cars Are Harder To Hear: May Pose Greater Risks For Pedestrians
Hybrid cars are so quiet when operating only with their electric motors that they may pose a risk to the blind and some other pedestrians, research by a psychologist suggests....
UM gets only US lab for WiMAX next generation wireless apps
The University of Maryland will be the home to North America's first, and the world's second, laboratory endorsed by the WiMAX Forum and dedicated to creating applications for WiMAX, a...
Sandia researcher examines the physics of carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes, described as the reigning celebrity of the advanced materials world, are all the rage. Recently researchers at Rice University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute used them to make the...
Scientists Develop Technique For Extracting Hierarchical Structure Of Networks
Santa Fe Institute researchers Aaron Clauset, Cristopher Moore, and Mark Newman show that many real-world networks can be understood as a hierarchy of modules, where nodes cluster together to form...
Go Speed Racer! Revving Up The World's Fastest Nanomotors
In a "major step" toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow's nanomachines, researchers report developing a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times more powerful...
New 'Weapon' In Forensics: Devise Detects Latent Prints On Human Skin
Fingerprints that used to escape detection could soon help point to the killer. Using a field portable system investigators at crime scenes will be able to detect latent prints on...
Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology Adds New Board Members
The Fulbright Academy is a global organization founded by Fulbright scholars. It organizes high-level conferences, workshops and study groups to address key issues of global concern. The newest board members...