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Japanese researchers turn a crab shell transparent

A group of researchers working out of Kyoto University in Japan have successfully transformed a normal crab into one that is transparent. As they describe in their paper published in the British Royal Society ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 8 | with audio podcast report

New approach to scratch resistance: Improving coatings with polymer-based nanocomposite materials

A new way to analyze how coatings of tiny particles alter the properties of transparent plastic could help researchers create lightweight windows with nearly the strength of glass. The same method could also lead to high-strength, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Former resident sues to claim Alaska moon rocks

(AP) -- The mystery of Alaska's missing moon rocks has been solved. Getting them back to a state museum likely will depend on a judge.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

New Triton submarine in race to reach ocean bottom

(PhysOrg.com) -- Step back to 1960 when Trieste, the first and only manned vessel, reached the deepest known part of the ocean called Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench near Guam. No other vessel has ever ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 18 | with audio podcast report

Seeing in stereo: Engineers invent lens for 3-D microscope

Engineers at Ohio State University have invented a lens that enables microscopic objects to be seen from nine different angles at once to create a 3D image.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Out of thin air

Imagine a priceless painting that has been all but ruined by a ravaging storage room fire. The beautiful paint, painstakingly applied in a multitude of colors, is obscured by layers of dark soot. A masterpiece ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientific breakthrough to pave the way for human stem cell factories

(PhysOrg.com) -- Large scale, cost-effective stem cell factories able to keep up with demand for new therapies to treat a range of human illnesses are a step closer to reality, thanks to a scientific breakthrough ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Artificial bee eye gives insight into insects' visual world

Despite their tiny brains, bees have remarkable navigation capabilities based on their vision. Now scientists have recreated a light-weight imaging system mimicking a honeybee's field of view, which could ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bling bling with your ring ring: Dekoden craze sees cell phones get a touch of glitz, glamour

Cell phone owners are ringing the changes and putting a smile on their dial by adorning their mobiles with ornamental stickers, charms and beads -- and the craze just keeps getting bigger.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fingerprints do not improve grip friction

Fingerprints mark us out as individuals and leave telltale signs of our presence on every object that we touch, but what are fingerprints really for? According to Roland Ennos, from the University of Manchester, ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (11) | comments 5


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