Engineers create 'optical cloaking' design for invisibility

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Researchers using nanotechnology have taken a step toward creating an "optical cloaking" device that could render objects invisible by guiding light around anything placed inside this "cloak."

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Purdue panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist

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(AP) -- A Purdue University panel has found two instances of misconduct by a researcher who claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments.

Shimmering ferroelectric domains

Jul 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet

Ferroelectric materials are named after ferromagnetic ones because they behave in a similar way. The main difference: these materials are not magnetic, but permanently electrically polarized. They have great ...

Super-Resolution X-ray Microscopy unveils the buried secrets of the nanoworld

Jul 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet

A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL in Switzerland combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, ...

First full 3-D view of cracks growing in steel

Jul 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet

A team of researchers from the University of Manchester (United Kingdom), the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon (France) and the ESRF has revealed how a growing crack interacts with the 3D crystal ...

Advance brings low-cost, bright LED lighting closer to reality

Jul 17, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet

Researchers at Purdue University have overcome a major obstacle in reducing the cost of "solid state lighting," a technology that could cut electricity consumption by 10 percent if widely adopted.

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