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Researchers Fabricate Complex SWNT Architectures Using Newly Developed Assembly Process

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Given the sheer number of potential applications for carbon nanotubes, experts in the field of nanotechnology are developing effective ways to mass produce intricate nanoscale structures for electronics, ...





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Vable Publishes "Mechanics of Materials" Textbook Online

'Mechanics of Materials' Textbook Published Online, Available for Free

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- There are at least two good reasons to check out Madhukar Vable’s undergraduate textbook 'Mechanics of Materials.'


Software tool helps Web developers identify seizure-causing content

Technology / Software

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1997, an episode of the popular Pokemon cartoon gained worldwide attention when more than 800 Japanese children with photosensitive seizure conditions were admitted to the hospital after viewing the cartoon ...


Engineering researchers: Novo-G supercomputer fastest of its type in world

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (13) | comments 3

A supercomputer named Novo-G described by its lead designer as likely the most powerful computer of its kind in the world became operational this week at the University of Florida.


Researchers to mimic nature's probes

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The National Science Foundation has awarded Clemson University researchers $2 million to study ways to mimic the suction mechanism used by butterflies and moths to feed so that the same method can be used in medical diagnostics. ...


LED lights build communication network

LED lights build communication network

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a world where bright, energy-sipping, cheap, durable LEDs light the world. A world where if you have enough light to see, you are connected. The University of California, Riverside ...


Computer scientists scale 'layer 2' data center networks to 100,000 ports and beyond

Computer scientists scale 'layer 2' data center networks to 100,000 ports and beyond

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

University of California, San Diego computer scientists have created software that they hope will lead to data centers that logically function as single, plug-and-play networks that will scale to the massive ...


Call center optimization

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A research report in the current issue of the International Journal of Engineering Systems Modeling and Simulation suggests that help desks can be optimized by adding very few extra staff.


What's Smelly But Can Fuel a Car?

What's Smelly But Can Fuel a Car?

Technology / Energy

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 16

Driving home from a seminar on fuel cell technology, Gerardine Botte was struck with a notion. Her idea was based on water electrolysis, a process used to produce hydrogen energy from water. Botte, an associate ...


New LED lights have a bright future for communication

New LED lights have a bright future for communication

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Imagine a world where bright, energy sipping, cheap, durable LEDs light the world. A world where if you have enough light to see, you are connected.


Nanophotonic devices could revolutionize the telecommunications industry

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Professor Motoichi Ohtsu for his pioneering and seminal work on nanophotonics and near field optics as well as for the development of innovative nanophotonic ...



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