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Researchers create transplantation model for 3-D printed constructs

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

Using sugar, silicone and a 3-D printer, a team of bioengineers at Rice University and surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania have created an implant with a...

Detecting and eliminating RF interference requires a human touch

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

There are methods and tools for selecting locations for new antennas. There is also the need for a human element, as was shown vividly in a recent Intelsat Gene...

Cyclic healing removes defects in metals while maintaining strength

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

When designing a new material, whether for an airplane, car, bridge, mobile device, or biological implant, engineers strive to make the material strong and defe...

New metal alloy could yield green cooling technologies

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

A promising new metal alloy system could lead to commercially viable magnetic refrigerants and environmentally friendly cooling technologies, according to a sci...

Scanning reveals anomalies in Great Pyramid at Giza

Nov 09, 2015 (UPI)

High-tech scanning technologies have revealed anomalies among the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Especially significant anomalies were found among the stones of Kin...

Russia Developing Unique Radar Satellite System

Nov 06, 2015 (Sputnik)

A group of Russian companies are currently cooperating to develop a cutting edge satellite radar system for the country's Defense Ministry. The new system will ...

New ORNL catalyst features unsurpassed selectivity

Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)

Catalysts that power chemical reactions to produce the nylon used in clothing, cookware, machinery and electronics could get a lift with a new formulation that ...

The secret of resistance: Shattering into a thousand pieces

Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)

Being all in one piece is not always a good strategy for resisting external strain. Biological tissues are well aware of it: they tend to crack simultaneously a...

Microscopy unveils lithium-rich transition metal oxides

Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)

Using complementary microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) say they have solved the structu...

Researchers have the chemistry to make a star

Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)

Chemists have created a star-shaped molecule previously thought to be too unstable to be made. The team created the five-pronged molecule [5]radialene, in work ...

From good to bad with a copper switch

Nov 05, 2015 (SPX)

At the molecular level, the difference between Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde lies in a metal, copper. In its physiological form, the prion protein (PrPC ) is 'good'...

NUS scientists developed super sensitive magnetic sensor

Nov 04, 2015 (SPX)

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new hybrid magnetic sensor that is more sensitive than most commercially available ...

Chipping away at the secrets of ice formation

Nov 04, 2015 (SPX)

Making ice to chill our drinks is easy enough, but surprisingly, the details of that seemingly simple process are still not well understood. Now scientists repo...

Diamonds may not be so rare as once thought

Nov 04, 2015 (SPX)

Diamonds may not be as rare as once believed, but this finding in a new Johns Hopkins University research report won't mean deep discounts at local jewelry stor...

Robotic Eyes to Assist Satellite Repairs in Orbit

Nov 04, 2015 (SPX)

NASA is developing and demonstrating technologies to service and repair satellites in distant orbits. Robotic spacecraft - likely operated with joysticks by tec...

Serviceable Spacecraft Make a Comeback

Nov 04, 2015 (SPX)

Ever wonder about the future of space science? Hop inside a time machine that transports you back 40 years and you may get a good idea about where things are he...

U.S. Army orders additional counter-fire target acquisition radar

Nov 03, 2015 (UPI)

Additional counter-fire target acquisition radars are to be produced by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Army. The contract for the seven AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) systems, ...

New HP Enterprise sees cloud ties with Amazon, others

Nov 02, 2015 (AFP)

The newly spun-off tech giant HP Enterprise has decided not to compete in public cloud computing and will seek partnerships with Amazon and others, chief execut...

Space Junk

Nov 02, 2015 (SPX)

Millions of bits of space junk?-?leftover fragments from spacecraft and related debris?-?orbit Earth, and the majority of these will eventually fall into Earth'...

Holograms go mainstream, with future full of possibility

Nov 01, 2015 (AFP)

Concert promoters hoping to bring out legends such as Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday and Elvis Presley used to face an obvious problem -- the singers are dead....