News tagged with blue
True blue light emission could make OLED displays the next big thing in consumer electronics
Researchers from Singapore's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and the University of Michigan have developed a blue organic light emitting diode (OLED) with an efficiency level that is ...
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Model helps pinpoint cyanobacterial genes that capture the sun's energy
A new computer model of blue-green algae can predict which of the organism's genes are central to capturing energy from sunlight and other critical processes.
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Unprecedented long study of Pacific predators shows importance of biological 'hotspots'
An unprecedented decade-long study of apex predators in the Pacific Ocean found a wider range of distribution among some species than previously thought, unknown relationships between other species, and the ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Casio shows off bulbless 3D-capable projectors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Casio is currently showing off a line of lamp free projectors, designed for work in corporate and educational settings. The system eliminates the lamp by relying on a system that combines ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Remote Antarctic island is 'richer in biodiversity than the Galapagos'
Antarctica's remote South Georgia Island boasts 90 percent of the world's fur seals, half of the world's elephant seals, is navigated by vast populations of blue whales, sperm whales and killer whales, and has beaches that ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Hubble finds rare 'blue straggler' stars in Milky Way's hub
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found a rare class of oddball stars called blue stragglers in the hub of our Milky Way, the first detected within our galaxy's bulge.
May 26, 2011 |
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Why have Murillo's skies turned grey?
Smalt was one of the blue pigments the most commonly used by the artists between the 16th and 18th centuries. Unfortunately, this pigment is unstable and tends to fade with time. Researchers from the new European ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 19, 2011 |
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Ancient bacterial mats may have been key to first mobile animals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Canada studying the highly salty coastal lagoons at Los Roques, Venezuela and the microbial mats found at the bottom of the sea there, have discovered that oxygen levels in ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 16, 2011 |
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Security flaws found in the WebGL standard
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Context Information Security have issued a warning about the WebGL standard. The warning states that this standard has the potential to undermine the security concepts that ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Eco-friendly treatment for blue jeans offers alternative to controversial 'sandblasting'
Blue denim jeans are one of the most popular and iconic fashion items in the world; now a study published in Biotechnology Journal reveals a cheaper, more efficient and eco-friendly method for treating dyed denim. The pr ...
Apr 13, 2011 |
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The evolution of ethanol: Promising new research goes beyond corn
Fueling up your car with ethanol produced from blue-green algae may sound far-fetched. But Bill Gibbons, a professor and researcher in SDSU’s Department of Biology and Microbiology, says it is close to reality – ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 11, 2011 |
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Researchers solve color mystery of blue-feathered penguins
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from The University of Akron and their colleagues have made an out-of-the-blue discovery.
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Winter blues affect many
Q&A with Dr. Jeffrey Meyer of psychiatry and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Searching for the ultimate blue cheese
It’s the champagne of the cheese world and the gastronomic pride of the East Midlands but now blue cheeses like Stilton are literally under the microscope in a quest for the best possible quality.
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Researchers find virus plaguing soft crabs
Not long after Lee Carrion and her partner launched Coveside Crabs in Dundalk, Md., five years ago, they realized their seafood business had a serious problem.
Feb 01, 2011 |
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