A new material could act as a nanofridge for microchips October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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In the past few years, the design and manufacturing of circuits at nanoscopic scale for integrated devices has become one of the frontier fields in new material science and technology. The significant reduction achieved in ... | |
 Spallation Neutron Source sends first neutrons to 'Big Bang' beam line October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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New analytical tools coming on line at the Spallation Neutron Source, the Department of Energy's state-of-the-art neutron science facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, include a beam line dedicated to ... | |
Compassion meditation may improve physical and emotional responses to psychological stress October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Data from a new study suggests that individuals who engage in compassion meditation may benefit by reductions in inflammatory and behavioral responses to stress that have been linked to depression and a number of medical ... | |
 Panasonic Unveils 3D 1080p Plasma HDTV On Single Blu-Ray Disc At CEATEC Japan 2008 15 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Panasonic unveiled the latest technology in 3D 1080p on a 100-inch plasma HDTV. According to Panasonic, the 3D innovation was demonstrated at CEATEC Japan 2008 using a Panasonic 100-inch plasma and a Blu-Ray ... | |
Hitachi unveils ultra-fast search of recordings October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Japan's Hitachi Ltd. said Monday it has developed technology that makes it possible to find a single word in 2,000 hours of recorded material through a search of just three seconds. | |
Researchers Moving Closer to Creating Viable Energy From Sewage October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When a newly developed technology for producing hydrogen gas from biowaste is brought to commercial use – as researchers believe it can be – then it appears the world will have plenty of energy if it can ... | |
Making waves: Mathematicians crack quantum chaos conjecture October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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The American Institute of Mathematics announces that Soundararajan and Roman Holowinsky have proven a significant version of the quantum unique ergodicity conjecture. Their work, based in the pure mathematics area of number ... | |
Seeing race and seeming racist? Whites go out of their way to avoid talking about race October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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White people – including children as young as 10 -- may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, according to new research. But that approach often backfires as blacks tend to view this "colorblind" approach ... | |
 German doing well after double arm transplant October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A German farmer who received the world's first complete double arm transplant is recovering well and able to perform some basic tasks, though doctors said Wednesday it still could take up to two years ... | |
Researchers design artificial cells that could power medical implants October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Researchers at Yale University have created a blueprint for artificial cells that are more powerful and efficient than the natural cells they mimic and could one day be used to power tiny medical implants. | |
 ZPower claims its silver-zinc batteries last 40% longer than lithium-ion October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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A company called ZPower has designed batteries with silver- and zinc-based electrodes that it says will offer up to 40% more computer time per charge than today´s lithium-ion batteries. Consumers won´t have ... | |
Landmark discovery of 'engine' that drives cell movement October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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This research by Thomas Leung, Ph.D., and his team in the GSK-IMCB Group at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), under Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research, is fundamental to the understanding ... | |
 BlackBerry Storm has touch screen you can feel October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Research in Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, is taking on Apple Inc. with a touch-screen phone that puts a new twist on the technology. | |
 Scientists create superconducting thin films October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One major goal on the path toward making useful superconducting devices has been engineering materials that act as superconductors at the nanoscale -- the realm of billionths of a meter. Such ... | |
Bad connection caused atom smasher shutdown October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A bad electrical connection likely caused the malfunction that sidelined the world's largest atom smasher days after it was launched with great fanfare, a senior scientist said Monday. | |
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