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Scientists offer new method for mapping the cosmos in 3-D

Sep 18, 2015 (UPI)

Scientists in Canada have proposed a new strategy for measuring how far away distant galaxies are. The method could also help researchers map the distribution o...

Making 3-D objects disappear

Sep 18, 2015 (SPX)

Invisibility cloaks are a staple of science fiction and fantasy, from Star Trek to Harry Potter, but don't exist in real life, or do they? Scientists at the U.S...

Platinum and iron oxide working together get the job done

Sep 17, 2015 (SPX)

Platinum is a great catalyst and can be used for many different applications. It's expensive stuff though, so tiny platinum nanoparticles sitting on cheap metal...

Tokyo videogame show transports fans to new realities

Sep 17, 2015 (AFP)

It may not quite be the Matrix, but videogames giant Sony took fans on a journey into its own virtual reality on Thursday when it unveiled its revamped Morpheus...

Dynetics and Rocketdyne perform gas generator test using 3D printer

Sep 17, 2015 (SPX)

The Dynetics and Aerojet Rocketdyne team recently performed with its NASA partner the second successful gas generator test series of the F-1 engine as part of t...

DARPA seeks new composite process for making small parts

Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)

The manufacturing process for defense systems-from aircraft to vehicles to ships-is extremely complex and fragmented, often demanding unique materials and proce...

New tool for studying magnetic, self-propelled bacteria

Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)

In the Marvel Comics universe, Professor Xavier and the X-Men are only able to fend off their archrival Magneto, the magnetic mutant with the ability to control...

Tracking slow nanolight in natural hyperbolic metamaterial slabs

Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)

Researchers at CIC nanoGUNE (Basque Country) in collaboration with colleagues at ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences (Catalunya) have imaged how light mov...

VT chemical engineers outline new approach to materials design

Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)

A novel approach that should "significantly accelerate materials discovery" is the subject of a new article in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. The fi...

One step closer to a new kind of computer

Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)

An international group of physicists, including Aleksandr Golubov, head of the MIPT Laboratory of Topological Quantum Phenomena in Superconductor Systems, recen...

Researchers develop 'instruction manual' for futuristic metallic glass

Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)

Creating futuristic, next generation materials called 'metallic glass' that are ultra-strong and ultra-flexible will become easier and cheaper, based on UNSW Au...

SLAC's ultrafast 'electron camera' visualizes ripples in 2-D material

Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)

New research led by scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University shows how individual atoms move in t...

NASA Completes High Ice Water Content Radar Flight Campaign in Florida

Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)

Future aircraft may be equipped with radar capable of warning of a certain type of potentially hazardous icing conditions at high altitude thanks to research ju...

First new cache-coherence mechanism in 30 years

Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)

In a modern, multicore chip, every core - or processor - has its own small memory cache, where it stores frequently used data. But the chip also has a larger, s...

'Lab-on-a-Chip' to cut costs of sophisticated tests for diseases and disorders

Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)

Rutgers engineers have developed a breakthrough device that can significantly reduce the cost of sophisticated lab tests for medical disorders and diseases, suc...

Japanese paper art inspires new 3-D fabrication method

Sep 14, 2015 (SPX)

A cut or tear in a material is typically a sign of weakness. Now, a Northwestern University, University of Illinois and Tsinghua University research team has cr...

Material scientists develop transparent glass 3-D printing technology

Sep 14, 2015 (UPI)

Researchers at MIT have developed the technology to create 3-D printed objects with transparent glass. Biomaterials, plastics, metals and a variety of synthetic...

Extreme pressure causes osmium to change state of matter

Sep 13, 2015 (SPX)

Using metallic osmium (Os) in experimentation, an international group of researchers have demonstrated that ultra-high pressures cause core electrons to interpl...

Israeli mini-scanner tells what's in food, drink or pills

Sep 11, 2015 (AFP)

An Israeli start-up has launched a pocket device which analyses instantly the composition of food, drink, medication or other objects. Consumer Physics says its...

Half diamond, half cubic boron, all cutting business

Sep 09, 2015 (SPX)

Diamonds are forever, except when they oxidize while cutting through iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium, or vanadium at high temperatures. Conversely, cubic boron n...