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Redefining temperature with precision lasers
Oct 15, 2015 (SPX)
A team of Australian scientists has produced a precision laser device that creates an accurate international standard for temperature. Published in the journal ...
Boeing showcases lightest metal ever
Oct 15, 2015 (UPI)
Microlattice is 99.99 percent air. But it's not air, it's a metal -- the "lightest metal ever made," according to aerospace giant Boeing. It's so light, it take...
Using optical fiber to generate a two-micron laser
Oct 13, 2015 (SPX)
In recent years, two-micron lasers (0.002 millimetre) have been of growing interest among researchers. In the areas of surgery and molecule detection, for examp...
Dielectric film has refractive index close to air
Oct 13, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a dielectric film that has optical and electrical properties similar to air, but is strong enoug...
Raytheon's AESA 360-degree radar moves toward production
Oct 13, 2015 (UPI)
Raytheon announced major milestones bringing an upgrade of Patriot Air and Missile Defense System radar with Gallium Nitride-based Active Electronically Scanned...
Northrop Grumman upgrading G/ATOR radar system
Oct 12, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Marine Corp has tapped Northrop Grumman to develop and test a ground weapon locating capability for its AN/TPS-80 radar system. The AN/TPS-80 Ground/Ai...
NASA Announces Winners for 3-D Printed Container Contest
Oct 12, 2015 (SPX)
A workshop where tools floated around would be difficult to work in. So, NASA has chosen two winning designs from K-12 students for a 3-D printed container to h...
Caution: Shrinks when warm
Oct 09, 2015 (SPX)
Most materials swell when they warm, and shrink when they cool. But UConn physicist Jason Hancock has been investigating a substance that responds in reverse: i...
Selex ES delivers air defense radars to Poland
Oct 09, 2015 (UPI)
Three installed air defense fixed radar systems were officially delivered to Poland this week by Selex ES for use in NATO's air defense network. The RAT 31 DL r...
Faster design - better catalysts
Oct 09, 2015 (SPX)
While the cleaning of car exhausts is among the best known applications of catalytic processes, it is only the tip of the iceberg. Practically the entire chemic...
Energy researchers discover new structure for bimetallic catalysts
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
In the world of catalytic science and technology, the hunt is always on for catalysts that are inexpensive, highly active, and environmentally friendly. Recent ...
Purdue professor solves 140-year fluid mechanics enigma
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
A Purdue University researcher has solved a 140-year-old enigma in fluid mechanics: Why does a simple formula describe the seemingly complex physics for the beh...
New surfaces delay ice formation
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
If you've ever waited on an airport runway for your plane to be de-iced, had to remove all your food so the freezer could defrost, or arrived late to work becau...
Even if imprisoned inside a crystal, molecules can still move
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
X-ray crystallography reveals the three-dimensional structure of a molecule, thus making it possible to understand how it works and potentially use this knowled...
Disney uses augmented reality to turn coloring books into 3-D experience
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
A coloring book and a box of crayons may give kids an early opportunity for creative expression but, next to TV and video games, coloring can sometimes seem une...
More students earning statistics degrees - but not enough
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
Statistics is one of the fastest-growing degrees in the U.S., but the growth may not be enough to satisfy the high demand for statisticians in technology, consu...
How to Protect Astronauts from Space Radiation
Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)
On Aug. 7, 1972, in the heart of the Apollo era, an enormous solar flare exploded from the sun's atmosphere. Along with a gigantic burst of light in nearly all ...
Flipping molecular attachments amps up activity of CO2 catalyst
Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)
New research by chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and their collaborators offers clues that could help scientists desig...
New system allows heightened purity of a metal binding compound
Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)
A team of researchers from the State University of New York at Buffalo (University at Buffalo) have demonstrated a novel means of pre-purifying a natural produc...
3-D printing techniques help surgeons carve new ears
Oct 06, 2015 (SPX)
When surgical residents need to practice a complicated procedure to fashion a new ear for children without one, they typically get a bar of soap, carrot or an a...
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