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Scientists confirm role of nano-hairs in self-cleaning lotus leaf Nanotechnology February 17, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 119 vote(s) \| No comments yet Today, thousands of buildings boast self-cleaning paint and self-cleaning roofs; self-cleaning textiles, glass windows and sprays have already sprung onto the market. German botanist Wilhelm Barthlott has even ...

Einstein Equations Physics February 16, 2006 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 72 vote(s) \| No comments yet Throughout the years mathematicians and physicists have been finding various solutions to Einstein’s equations. These solutions have helped scientists better understand the nature of our cosmos, as well develop ...

How foamy is spacetime? Physics February 10, 2006 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 97 vote(s) \| No comments yet Maybe not as foamy as some scientists thought, as a fresh look at a quasar first observed in 1998 by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) shows. Physicists observed a diffraction pattern called an Airy ring around ...

Google to introduce its own PC? Electronic Devices January 06, 2006 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 68 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a move that will be seen as a direct challenge to Microsoft’s domination of the media business, Google Inc. is preparing to launch a low-price personal computer, reports the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

Faster Nanochannels Water Transport with Sharp Corners Nanotechnology January 04, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study has revealed how sharp corners in nanochannels can speed up the drying rate of liquid water and in turn, transport water faster. "As far as we know, nobody else has realized this gain in water-transport speed," ...

W3C looks to improve speech recognition technology for web transactions Technology December 10, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet W3C, the standards-setting body for the Internet (World Wide Web Consortium), has completed a draft for the important VoiceXML 3.0 - technology enabling voice identification verification. While normally associated ...

Interstellar Spaceflight: Is It Possible? Space & Earth science December 07, 2005 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 284 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 With current space travel limited to just a few robotic probes visiting nearby planets, how realistic is it to think about reaching the nearest stars? For the short term, not very – especially when we speak ...

Detecting Single Viruses, Nanoparticles in Real-Time Nanotechnology December 05, 2005 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Two researchers at the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, New York, have developed a method to detect and recognize single viruses and other nanoparticles in one millisecond. Co-authors Filipp V. ...

Manned vs. Unmanned Space Exploration (Part 2) Space & Earth science November 25, 2005 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 61 vote(s) \| No comments yet Watching the Apollo landings on the moon as a child I could hardly have imagined I was seeing the end of an era – that of manned exploration of space. Shuttle trips to low earth orbit not withstanding; the ...

Manned vs. Unmanned Space Exploration (Part 1) Space & Earth science November 23, 2005 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| No comments yet Watching the Apollo landings on the moon as a child I could hardly have imagined I was seeing the end of an era – that of manned exploration of space. Shuttle trips to low earth orbit not withstanding; the ...

New York tech start-up develops DNA amplifier the size of a paper clip General Science November 21, 2005 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 40 vote(s) \| No comments yet Crime labs and operating rooms that use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing to prosecute criminals and heal patients could get the job done cheaper and with less equipment if a New York company's first-generation ...

IBM 3D TV Electronic Devices November 11, 2005 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 69 vote(s) \| No comments yet International Business Machines, a worldwide leader in technology innovation, has announced a new and affordable 3D video system that works with normal DLP (Digital Light Processing) televisions. Before now, ...

Look ma, no hands! General Science November 01, 2005 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| No comments yet A few years ago scientists managed to wire a monkey’s brain to a robotic arm. The monkey learned to manipulate the arm simply ...

Nanofabrication to lead to Quantum Computer Nanotechnology October 25, 2005 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 41 vote(s) \| No comments yet The team of scientists headed by professor Jeremy Levy at Pitts University has developed nanofabrication tools. The team has an electron beam lithography and nano engineering workstation - with an electron beam capable of ...

'Phonon Hall Effect' Observed Physics October 23, 2005 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet What effect do magnetic fields have on uncharged particles? Their effect on charged particles is familiar to every student of physics or electrical engineering. A common example is the Hall Effect, a basic phenomenon ...

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Scientists confirm role of nano-hairs in self-cleaning lotus leaf Nanotechnology February 17, 2006 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 119 vote(s) \| No comments yet Today, thousands of buildings boast self-cleaning paint and self-cleaning roofs; self-cleaning textiles, glass windows and sprays have already sprung onto the market. German botanist Wilhelm Barthlott has even ...

Einstein Equations Physics February 16, 2006 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 72 vote(s) \| No comments yet Throughout the years mathematicians and physicists have been finding various solutions to Einstein’s equations. These solutions have helped scientists better understand the nature of our cosmos, as well develop ...

How foamy is spacetime? Physics February 10, 2006 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 97 vote(s) \| No comments yet Maybe not as foamy as some scientists thought, as a fresh look at a quasar first observed in 1998 by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) shows. Physicists observed a diffraction pattern called an Airy ring around ...

Google to introduce its own PC? Electronic Devices January 06, 2006 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 68 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a move that will be seen as a direct challenge to Microsoft’s domination of the media business, Google Inc. is preparing to launch a low-price personal computer, reports the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

Faster Nanochannels Water Transport with Sharp Corners Nanotechnology January 04, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study has revealed how sharp corners in nanochannels can speed up the drying rate of liquid water and in turn, transport water faster. "As far as we know, nobody else has realized this gain in water-transport speed," ...

W3C looks to improve speech recognition technology for web transactions Technology December 10, 2005 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet W3C, the standards-setting body for the Internet (World Wide Web Consortium), has completed a draft for the important VoiceXML 3.0 - technology enabling voice identification verification. While normally associated ...

Interstellar Spaceflight: Is It Possible? Space & Earth science December 07, 2005 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 284 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 With current space travel limited to just a few robotic probes visiting nearby planets, how realistic is it to think about reaching the nearest stars? For the short term, not very – especially when we speak ...

Detecting Single Viruses, Nanoparticles in Real-Time Nanotechnology December 05, 2005 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Two researchers at the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, New York, have developed a method to detect and recognize single viruses and other nanoparticles in one millisecond. Co-authors Filipp V. ...

Manned vs. Unmanned Space Exploration (Part 2) Space & Earth science November 25, 2005 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 61 vote(s) \| No comments yet Watching the Apollo landings on the moon as a child I could hardly have imagined I was seeing the end of an era – that of manned exploration of space. Shuttle trips to low earth orbit not withstanding; the ...

Manned vs. Unmanned Space Exploration (Part 1) Space & Earth science November 23, 2005 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 46 vote(s) \| No comments yet Watching the Apollo landings on the moon as a child I could hardly have imagined I was seeing the end of an era – that of manned exploration of space. Shuttle trips to low earth orbit not withstanding; the ...

New York tech start-up develops DNA amplifier the size of a paper clip General Science November 21, 2005 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 40 vote(s) \| No comments yet Crime labs and operating rooms that use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing to prosecute criminals and heal patients could get the job done cheaper and with less equipment if a New York company's first-generation ...

IBM 3D TV Electronic Devices November 11, 2005 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 69 vote(s) \| No comments yet International Business Machines, a worldwide leader in technology innovation, has announced a new and affordable 3D video system that works with normal DLP (Digital Light Processing) televisions. Before now, ...

Look ma, no hands! General Science November 01, 2005 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 39 vote(s) \| No comments yet A few years ago scientists managed to wire a monkey’s brain to a robotic arm. The monkey learned to manipulate the arm simply ...

Nanofabrication to lead to Quantum Computer Nanotechnology October 25, 2005 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 41 vote(s) \| No comments yet The team of scientists headed by professor Jeremy Levy at Pitts University has developed nanofabrication tools. The team has an electron beam lithography and nano engineering workstation - with an electron beam capable of ...

'Phonon Hall Effect' Observed Physics October 23, 2005 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet What effect do magnetic fields have on uncharged particles? Their effect on charged particles is familiar to every student of physics or electrical engineering. A common example is the Hall Effect, a basic phenomenon ...

Scientists confirm role of nano-hairs in self-cleaning lotus leaf

Einstein Equations

How foamy is spacetime?

Google to introduce its own PC?

Faster Nanochannels Water Transport with Sharp Corners

W3C looks to improve speech recognition technology for web transactions

Interstellar Spaceflight: Is It Possible?

Detecting Single Viruses, Nanoparticles in Real-Time

Manned vs. Unmanned Space Exploration (Part 2)

Manned vs. Unmanned Space Exploration (Part 1)

New York tech start-up develops DNA amplifier the size of a paper clip

IBM 3D TV

Look ma, no hands!

Nanofabrication to lead to Quantum Computer

'Phonon Hall Effect' Observed

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