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A zap of cold plasma reduces harmful bacteria on raw chicken

A new study by food safety researchers at Drexel University demonstrates that plasma can be an effective method for killing pathogens on uncooked poultry. The proof-of-concept study was published in the January issue of the ...

Chemistry / Other

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA releases Sector 33 air traffic control educational game app

NASA has released a new educational game with an air traffic control theme for Apple iPhone and iPad devices. The Sector 33 application is designed to challenge students in middle school and above to use basic math and problem-solving ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Microscopy reveals 'atomic antenna' behavior in graphene

Atomic-level defects in graphene could be a path forward to smaller and faster electronic devices, according to a study led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Biochip measures glucose in saliva, not blood

For the 26 million Americans with diabetes, drawing blood is the most prevalent way to check glucose levels. It is invasive and at least minimally painful. Researchers at Brown University are working on a ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research confirms novel strategy in fight against infectious diseases

New research shows that infectious disease-fighting drugs could be designed to block a pathogen's entry into cells rather than to kill the bug itself.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Toyota unveils high-tech concept car ahead of show

Toyota's president unveiled a futuristic concept car resembling a giant smartphone to demonstrate how Japan's top automaker is trying to take the lead in technology at the upcoming Tokyo auto show.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Invoked computing: Pizza box is too loud! I can't hear the banana

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mention the buzz word ubiquitous to any technology futurists and they will know what that implies. Hardware as we know it will recede. More people will communicate with words and images embedded ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Gallery of fluid motion: Evocative images and animations bring the science of fluid dynamics to life

The beauty of science often is contained in elegant formulas or compelling data. For the study of fluid dynamics, fortunately, that beauty also is manifest in enticing images and animations of interesting ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New device uses gold nanoparticles to test for lung cancer

The metabolism of lung cancer patients is different than the metabolism of healthy people. And so the molecules that make up cancer patients' exhaled breath are different too. A new device pioneered at the University of Colorado ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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

Ford’s Cloud-Connected car, the Evos Concept, to make North American debut at 2012 CES

The stunning Ford Evos Concept car will make its first appearance in North America as the centerpiece of Ford’s display at the 2012 International CES in Las Vegas, Jan. 10-13, 2012. The Evos Concept ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sun sets on oil wells

Nobel Prize winner George Olah and Surya Prakash of USC Dornsife have found new traction in their methanol economy concept with their latest publication, the Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 and the new discoveries ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Learning spatial terms improves children's spatial skills

Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform better on tests of their spatial skills, researchers at the University of Chicago ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Math disability linked to problem relating quantities to numerals

Children who start elementary school with difficulty associating small exact quantities of items with the printed numerals that represent those quantities are more likely to develop a math-related learning ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

HP offers tour of your digital future

(PhysOrg.com) -- Never mind that HP Corporate keeps breaking off rudders. Never mind nobody even takes HP’s ability to stay open in the future for granted any more. And, please, never mind that HP, pre-Meg, ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

'Connected' cars new buzzword at IAA fair

Following smartphones and tablet computers, motorists look set to be the next big market for connected devices as automakers wow crowds with the latest Internet-enabled models at the IAA motor show.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1