Novel nano-etched cavity makes leds 7 times brighter
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 20, 2006 |
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have made semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) more than seven times brighter by etching nanoscale grooves in a surrounding cavity to ...
Nanoparticles self-assemble through chemical lithography
Jul 20, 2006 |
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Nanoparticles – while possessing some amazing properties of strength and power – are also delicate little things, when it comes to manipulating them for use in nanodevices. Many scientists consider that the ...
Putting a face on android science by exploring an uncanny valley
Jul 20, 2006 |
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We might be more responsive to robots designed to look human rather than mechanical, but other factors may determine what causes us to accept or shun these virtual humans.
Cassini Reveals Earth-like Land on Titan
Jul 20, 2006 |
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New radar images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft revealed geological features similar to Earth on Xanadu, an Australia-sized, bright region on Saturn's moon Titan.
Sales method pays off for materials scientists
Jul 20, 2006 |
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The same computer methods used by online sales sites to suggest books to customers can help predict the crystal structures of materials, MIT researchers have found.
Probing Question: What are computer viruses and where do they come from?
Jul 20, 2006 |
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Just as the flu can spread from human to human, a well-engineered computer virus can transfer from machine to machine--with a bad outbreak affecting tens of thousands, or even millions, of systems. Indeed, ...
Amnesty: Web Companies Violating Rights
Jul 20, 2006 |
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(AP) -- Amnesty International accused Yahoo, Microsoft and Google on Thursday of violating human rights principles by cooperating with China's efforts to censor the Web and called on them to lobby for the release of jailed ...
Add nanotubes and stir-with the right force
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 20, 2006 |
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Polymer scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have some stirring results to share with researchers and companies developing new, advanced composite materials with carbon nanotubes--mix ...
Developing innovation leaders can be crucial to corporate competitiveness, growth
Jul 20, 2006 |
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A leader's ability to identify and diffuse innovations is critical to adapting to changing technologies and customer preferences, enhancing employee creativity, developing new products, supporting their organization's market ...
Rice scientists unveil 'nanoegg'
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 20, 2006 |
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Researchers at Rice University's Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) have unveiled the "nanoegg," the latest addition to their family ultrasmall, light-focusing particles. A cousin of the versatile nanoshell, nanoeggs are ...
MIT physicists shed new light on superfluidity
Jul 20, 2006 |
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For the first time, MIT scientists have directly observed the transition of a gas to a superfluid, a form of matter closely related to the superconductors that allow electrical currents to travel without resistance.
Road to AC voltage standard leads to important junction
Jul 20, 2006 |
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After 10 years of research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled the world's first precision instrument for directly measuring alternating current (AC) voltages. The instrument is being tested ...
Scientists Develop SARS Vaccine with Common Poultry Virus
Jul 20, 2006 |
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The genes of a common poultry virus may hold the key to giving humans immunity to diseases such as avian influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
Fish Virus in Northeast Spreading to Other Fish Species
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Jul 20, 2006 |
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Cornell researchers have found that a deadly fish virus detected in the northeastern United States for the first time in June in two species has probably spread to at least two more. But they have yet to determine ...
'Micro-boxes' of water used to study single molecules
Jul 20, 2006 |
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated the use of water droplets as minuscule "boxes" for small numbers of biomolecules. The unusually simple containment method may enable easier ...
