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Physicists Transmit Light through Opaque Materials

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (47) | comments 6

No matter how thick an opaque "scattering material" is, physicists have shown how to weave light through tiny open channels in the material, so that the light passes through on the other side.





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Scientists get up close to bacteria's toxic pumps

Scientists get up close to bacteria's toxic pumps

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 9 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists are building a clearer image of the machinery employed by bacteria to spread antibiotic resistance or cause diseases such as whooping cough, peptic stomach ulcers and legionnaires' disease.


Roku adds more 'channels' of video and other digital content

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Owners of Roku's digital video player will soon have a bunch more channels to choose from.


Snoring sounds may hold the key to a good night's sleep

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hours of analysing snoring sounds have paid off for a group of researchers from The University of Queensland and Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital.


Polycystins : proteins that regulate the cellular barometer

Polycystins : proteins that regulate the cellular barometer

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What is the role of proteins called polycystins in patients with polycystic kidney disease? A team of researchers from CNRS and INSERM, led by Eric Honoré from the Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire ...


Epilepsy drugs could treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers in the USA have discovered a potential new function for anti-epileptic drugs in treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. The study, published in BioMed Central's open access ...


First White Spaces Network Brings Broadband Internet to Rural America

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

For the first time in the U.S., unused TV broadcast channels freed up by the transition to digital TV are being used to wirelessly deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to business, education and community users. These ...


Open Lid Reveals Mercury

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mercury, the silvery liquid formerly used in thermometers, is now known to be highly toxic. The worst of the toxins are organic mercury compounds, such as methylmercury. Most previous analytical procedures ...


Bumpy road for satellite TV in cars

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The summer road tripping season is over, but with the holidays on the horizon, people soon will be piling into their cars for annual pilgrimages to family and friends.


Minimally invasive radical prostatectomy shows advantages, but also certain complications

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research indicates that the use of minimally invasive procedures (including the use of robotic assistance) for radical prostatectomy, which have increased significantly in recent years, may shorten hospital stays and ...


Video camera that records at the speed of thought

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers who created an ultra-fast, extremely high-resolution video camera have enabled dozens of medical applications, including one scenario that can record 'thought' processes travelling along ...



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