http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Antonio Stradivari is the most famous instrument maker of all time. He was especially famous for his violins, which he produced in Cremona from about 1665 until his death in 1737. In particular, the legendary varnish on his instruments has fascinated musicians, violinmakers, historians, and chemists since the beginning of the 19th century -- inciting controversial speculation about "secret" ingredients. The use of analytical processes has allowed a team of scientists from various French and German institutions to shine a light on the mystery. http://www.physorg.com/news179148281.html Chemistry Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:25:36 EST news179148281 At the 27th "Osnabrücker Baumpflegetagen," one of Germany`s most important annual conferences on all aspects of forest husbandry, Empa researcher Francis Schwarze`s "biotech violin" dared to go head to head in a blind test against a stradivarius -- and won. A brilliant outcome for the Empa violin, which is made of wood treated with fungus, against the instrument made by the great master himself in 1711. http://www.physorg.com/news172135859.html Other Sciences Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:31:21 EST news172135859 (PhysOrg.com) -- It's every violinmaker's dream to produce an instrument to rival the sound of a Stradivarius but now researchers at The University of Nottingham are trying to do just that… using acoustic physics and carbon fibre engineering. http://www.physorg.com/news171897397.html Chemistry Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:17:57 EST news171897397 Researchers at TU Delft, The Netherlands, have succeeded in measuring the influence of a single electron on a vibrating carbon nanotube. This research can be important for work such as the development of ultra-small measuring instruments.  The scientists have published their results on Thursday 23 July in the online version of the scientific journal Science. http://www.physorg.com/news167646198.html Nanotechnology Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:24:30 EST news167646198 Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated entanglement--a phenomenon peculiar to the atomic-scale quantum world--in a mechanical system similar to those in the macroscopic everyday world. The work extends the boundaries of the arena where quantum behavior can be observed and shows how laboratory technology might be scaled up to build a functional quantum computer. http://www.physorg.com/news163253992.html Physics Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:20:26 EST news163253992 For centuries, violin makers have tried and failed to reproduce the pristine sound of Stradivarius and Guarneri violins, but after 33 years of work put into the project, a Texas A&M University professor is confident the veil of mystery has now been lifted. http://www.physorg.com/news151853911.html Chemistry Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:39:05 EST news151853911