News tagged with rattling motions

Probing and Controlling 'Molecular Rattling' May Mean Better Preservatives

(PhysOrg.com) -- For centuries, people have preserved fruit by mixing it with sugar, making thick jams that last for months without spoiling. Now scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0




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Linux B-day celebrations rattled by break-in

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just days after celebrations marking the 20th birthday of Linux, the operating system revered around the globe as a rock-solid open source triumph, news surfaced that key servers used to maintain ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 04, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 30 | with audio podcast report

Mercury-containing oxides offer new perspective on mechanism of superconductivity

(PhysOrg.com) -- To diversify the applications of superconductors that currently operate at chilly temperatures below 135 kelvin (K), scientists are searching for new classes of superconducting materials that ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Nation's quake-warning system needs work, scientists say

Americans have been lulled into a false sense of security that they are prepared for a devastating earthquake, according to a report issued Wednesday by the National Research Council.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HP's 3Q numbers solid but could fuel doubts

(AP) -- Now that Mark Hurd is out as CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's biggest technology company is trying to prove to Wall Street that it can thrive under the sweeping changes he set in motion.

Technology / Business

created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Anger drives support for wartime presidents

It's no secret that Americans tend to throw their support behind a sitting U.S. president when the nation is thrust into a war or other potentially violent conflict with a foreign foe - a phenomenon known ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 30, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

30 years after Mount St. Helens blast, agency pushes high-tech warning system

The first earthquake rattled Mount St. Helens on March 20, 1980 -- nearly two months before the mountain erupted. But it took awhile for anyone to notice.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Japanese baby-bot with runny nose teaches parenting skills (w/ Video)

It giggles and wiggles its feet when you shake its rattle, but will get cranky and cry from too much tickling: Meet Yotaro, a Japanese robot programmed to be as fickle as a real baby.

Electronics / Robotics

created Mar 10, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High tech for bicycles

Carbon fiber composite materials (CFRPs) not only make cars and airplanes lightweight but also benefit the light weight constructions for valuable bicycle concepts. At the Composites Europe trade show in Stuttgart, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NIST finds 'a touch of glass' in metal, settles century-old question

Better predictions of how many valuable materials behave under stress could be on the way from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where scientists have recently found evidence of an ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jun 17, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Bouncing Bucky Balls

C60 molecules have an intriguing ball-shaped structure that suggests several interesting possibilities for motion on surfaces. Indeed, researchers have found that the passage of electrons through a bucky ball in a transistor ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 16, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (14) | comments 1


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