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Silicon melts in reverseThermodynamic quirk could benefit semiconductor industry Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 15 |
Cities may be attracting hurricanesModelling shows that a built-up coast can alter the path of tropical cyclones Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 14 |
A global map of forest heightsUS researcher sees the wood for its trees Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 11 |
'Straintronics' debuts in graphene'Wonder material' has yet another wondrous property Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 8 |
Mobile electrons spotted on topological insulatorExperiment confirms high surface conductivity Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 13 |
Rolling rubber bands stretch studentsTumbling ribbons have surprising shapes Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 14 |
Walking robot navigates bumpy ground (w/ Video)(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot named MABEL with a human-like gait can walk over rough terrain in University of Michigan electrical engineering professor Jessy Grizzle's lab. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Nanomaterials poised for big impact in constructionNanomaterials are poised for widespread use in the construction industry, where they can offer significant advantages for a variety of applications ranging from making more durable concrete to self-cleaning windows. But widespread use in building materials comes with potential environmental and health risks when those materials are thrown away. Those are the conclusions of a new study published by Rice University engineering researchers this month in ACS Nano. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 16 |
Mapping out pathways to better soybeansAgricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are a step closer to unlocking genetic clues that may lead to packing more protein and oil into soybeans, a move that would boost their value and help U.S. growers compete in international markets. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Advances made in walking, running robotsResearchers at Oregon State University have made an important fundamental advance in robotics, in work that should lead toward robots that not only can walk and run effectively, but use little energy in the process. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Scientists grow 'sea urchin'-shaped structuresSwiss researchers have succeeded in growing sea-urchin shaped nanostructures from minute balls of polystyrene beads using a simple electrochemical process. The spines of the sea urchin consist of zinc oxide nanowires. The structured surface should help increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic devices. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Military robots seen as lifesavers(AP) -- On the outside, it looks like a normal SUV. But the prototype "autonomous robot car" - fitted with sensors and scanners, multifocal camera systems and powerful computers - might one day help avoid military fatalities from bombings and ambushes - or so its designers hope. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Super-sizing a cancer drug minimizes side effectsOne of the first chemotherapy drugs given to patients diagnosed with cancer - especially lung, ovarian or breast cancer - is cisplatin, a platinum-containing compound that gums up tumor cells` DNA. Cisplatin does a good job of killing those tumor cells, but it can also seriously damage the kidneys, which receive high doses of cisplatin because they filter the blood. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Wood's 'noble rot' fungus genetically decodedAn international team including Empa researcher Francis Schwarze has sequenced the genome of the common split gill mushroom, Schizophyllum commune, a widely distributed fungus which grows on and decomposes wood. The genome, containing some 13,000 genes, has recently been published in Nature Biotechnology. The new data allows scientists a view of the mushroom's unique enzyme-based digestive apparatus which gives it the ability to attack and degrade wood, causing white rot. It is this ability which Schwarze, together with other colleagues, has exploited to improve the tonal qualities of wood used to make violins. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 1 |
Forget the telecommute - now you can 'robocommute' (w/ Video)(PhysOrg.com) -- Anybots, a Silicon Valley start-up company, has developed a telepresence robot called QB, which is a mobile device that can represent you in your next meeting at the office if you are unable to make it, or which can give a company a virtual presence in a remote location. It is in essence a teleconferencing system on wheels. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
X-Ray Vision: seeing plastic mixtures inside and out(PhysOrg.com) -- Two scientists working in Europe have paved the way for improved plastic electronics by devising a technique that can be used to take images of plastic mixtures on the nanoscale simultaneously in the body of the material and at the surface. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Eyes flashing, robot conducts wedding in Tokyo(AP) -- Almost everyone stood when the bride walked down the aisle in her white gown, but not the wedding conductor, because she was bolted to her chair. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
New biotech company grows from MCG diabetes and genomic researchA new biotech company has grown out of laboratory and clinical studies at the Medical College of Georgia with the goal of improving the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes and cancer. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Nanoblasts from laser-activated nanoparticles move molecules, proteins and DNA into cellsUsing chemical "nanoblasts" that punch tiny holes in the protective membranes of cells, researchers have demonstrated a new technique for getting therapeutic small molecules, proteins and DNA directly into living cells. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Simple Robot Climbs Through Tubes (w/ Video)Last week was the IEEE's International Conference on Robotics and Automation, held in Anchorage, Alaska. One of the most interesting robots was a simple -- and fast -- bot designed to climb easily through tubes. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Cheaper substrates made of oxide materialsImagine building cheaper electronics on a variety of substrates -- materials like plastic, paper, or fabric. Researchers at Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University have made a discovery that opens this door, allowing them to build electronic components like diodes on many different substrates. They describe their findings in the journal Applied Physics Letters, published by the American Institute of Physics. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
iGEM team helps prevent rogue use of synthetic biologyA team of students from ENSIMAG, an engineering school in Grenoble, France, and Virginia Tech is using bioinformatics to implement federal guidance on synthetic genomics. The students' work will help gene synthesis companies and their customers better detect the possible use of manufactured DNA as harmful agents for bioterrorism. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Researchers study knife-wielding robots (w/ Video)(PhysOrg.com) -- Many people have dreamed of robots helping around the house, vacuuming the carpets, making the beds, and chopping vegetables in the kitchen. Now a new study has found such robots could pose a danger to humans if they use sharp implements such as steak knives. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Fly Eye Paves the Way for Manufacturing Biomimetic Surfaces(PhysOrg.com) -- Rows of tiny raised blowfly corneas may be the key to easy manufacturing of biomimetic surfaces, surfaces that mimic the properties of biological tissues, according to a team of Penn State researchers. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Multifunctional nanoparticle enables new type of biological imagingSpotting a single cancerous cell that has broken free from a tumor and is traveling through the bloodstream to colonize a new organ might seem like finding a needle in a haystack. But a new imaging technique from the University of Washington is a first step toward making this possible. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Nanoparticles Increase Intensity of Quantum Dots' Glow(PhysOrg.com) -- Demonstration of precision DNA-based nanoassembly method for making light-emitting particle clusters could lead to advances in solar cells, optoelectronics, and biosensors Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 1 |
New technology for high-speed study of zebrafish larvae works in seconds(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most commonly studied laboratory animals is the zebrafish - a tiny fish with transparent embryos, or larvae, whose internal organs can be easily seen as they develop. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Redundant genetic instructions in 'junk DNA' support healthy developmentSeemingly redundant portions of the fruit fly genome may not be so redundant after all. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
The first malaria-proof mosquitoFor years, researchers worldwide have attempted to create genetically altered mosquitoes that cannot infect humans with malaria. Those efforts fell short because the mosquitoes still were capable of transmitting the disease-causing pathogen, only in lower numbers. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Scientists discover human sperm gene is 600 million years oldJust as styles in sexy clothes or fashion change from year to year and culture to culture, "sexy" genes, or genes specific to sex, also change rapidly. But there is one sex-specific gene so vital, its function has remained unaltered throughout evolution and is found in almost all animals, according to new research from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 1 |
Scientists cast a fly's eyeNew technique mimics insect corneas Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Fluorescent dye boosts metamaterial performanceActive layer solves absorption problem Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Writing nanopatterns with lightNew lithography technique is fast and accurate Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 1 |
Search for Martian life tools upFirst ExoMars spacecraft will focus on methane Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 1 |
Roadmap for robot helpersThe humble robot cleaning your floor heralds a wave of robot helpers, from miners to surgeons, that could be joining us in the coming decades. How should the industry prepare for these new markets? Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 35 |
Turning down the noise in graphene(PhysOrg.com) -- Graphene is a two-dimensional crystalline sheet of carbon atoms - meaning it is only one atom thick - through which electrons can race at nearly the speed of light - 100 times faster than they can move through silicon. This plus graphene's incredible flexibility and mechanical strength make the material a potential superstar for the electronics industry. However, whereas the best electronic materials feature a strong signal and weak background noise, attaining this high signal-to-noise ratio has been a challenge for both single and bi-layers of graphene, especially when placed on a substrate of silica or some other dielectric. One of the problems facing device developers has been the lack of a good graphene noise model. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 18 |
Robot climbs walls (w/ Video)Wielding two claws, a motor and a tail that swings like a grandfather clock's pendulum, a small robot named ROCR ("rocker") scrambles up a carpeted, 8-foot wall in just over 15 seconds - the first such robot designed to climb efficiently and move like human rock climbers or apes swinging through trees. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Federal grant invests in nanostructured 'super' materialsBacked by a $1.2 million federal grant, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has launched a Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (CAMM) that will support the transfer of UWM research in bulk nanostructured materials to manufacturing industry in both Wisconsin and the nation. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Japan's new robot brings visitors home by video-phoneJapanese researchers Sunday unveiled a robot that can mimic speech and gestures sent to it by video-phone, replicating a distant caller's presence. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
Japanese rescue-bot can sniff out disaster survivors (w/ Video)Japanese emergency services are to trial a small tank-like rescue robot that can search rubble for survivors and deliver water, food or cellphones in disaster zones. Sunday, 8 August 2010 | Hits: 0 |
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- 10 May 2010 03:17 Rensselaer researchers to send bacteria into orbit aboard space shuttle Atlantis
- 10 May 2010 03:14 Air Force Treating Wounds With Lasers and Nanotech
- 10 May 2010 03:11 Probe detects 2,000 viruses and 900 bacteria within 24 hours
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Satellites can be made to hover above a fixed point on the ground without having to orbit exactly on the equator
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