Important Twist in Supercapacitor Research
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Car batteries as we know them today may soon be relics. Storing energy in clunky containers with limited shelf lives has plagued car makers and military engineers who need lightweight, powerful ...
Scientists create world's thinnest balloon, just 1 atom thick
Sep 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a lump of graphite, a piece of Scotch tape and a silicon wafer, Cornell researchers have created a balloonlike membrane that is just one atom thick -- but strong enough to contain gases ...
UCLA study of satellite imagery casts doubt on surge's success in Baghdad
Sep 19, 2008 |
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By tracking the amount of light emitted by Baghdad neighborhoods at night, a team of UCLA geographers has uncovered fresh evidence that last year's U.S. troop surge in Iraq may not have been as effective at ...
A broadband single-photon source
Sep 19, 2008 |
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As science makes progress toward practical quantum computing, improved quantum cryptography and scalable quantum communications systems, single photon sources will become more important. Until now, though, ...
Research pushes back history of crop development 10,000 years
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Sep 19, 2008 |
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Researchers led by Dr Robin Allaby of the University of Warwick's plant research arm Warwick HRI have found evidence that genetics supports the idea that the emergence of agriculture in prehistory took much longer than originally ...
Pinning down the Milky Way's spin
Sep 19, 2008 |
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New, very precise measurements have shown that the rotation of the Milky Way is simpler than previously thought. A remarkable result from the most successful ESO instrument HARPS, shows that a much debated, ...
Longevity, cancer and diet connected: New research in worms could apply to humans
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered a connection between genes that could hold the key to a longer, healthier life.
'No time to lose' to start thinking sustainability
Sep 19, 2008 |
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As director of the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative, the need to address human contributions to global warming is a no-brainer that Bob Doppelt says in his new book requires a mindset tuned into "The Power ...
Taming Europe’s robots (Robot Special part 1)
Sep 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Europe is the world leader for industrial robotics, but its leading corporations and research institute’s need to co-operate more closely to ensure that the continent also leads the world ...
APS announces Physics, a new, free, online publication
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Finding the best in physics now becomes easier with the formal launch of Physics, http://physics.aps.org/ a new, free, online publication from the American Physical Society. Physics will highlight and provide commentary on s ...
Astrophysicists 'weigh' galaxy's most massive star
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Theoretical models of stellar formation propose the existence of very massive stars that can attain up to 150 times the mass of our Sun.
Using novel tool, researchers dig through cell 'trash' and find treasure
Biology /
Sep 19, 2008 |
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A person's trash can reveal valuable information, as detectives, historians and identity thieves well know. Likewise, a cell's "trash" may yield certain treasures, University of Delaware researchers have found.
Marine debris will likely worsen in the 21st century
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Current measures to prevent and reduce marine debris are inadequate, and the problem will likely worsen, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. The United States and the international ...
Researchers disclose key advance in treating spinal cord injuries
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Researchers in Rochester, N.Y., and Colorado have shown that manipulating stem cells prior to transplantation may hold the key to overcoming a critical obstacle to using stem cell technology to repair spinal cord injuries.
We are facing a global pandemic of antibiotic resistance, warn experts
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Vital components of modern medicine such as major surgery, organ transplantation, and cancer chemotherapy will be threatened if antibiotic resistance is not tackled urgently, warn experts on bmj.com today.
