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Computer Simulations Indicate Calcium Carbonate Has a Dense Liquid Phase
Aug 26, 2013 (SPX)
Computer simulations conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) could help scientists make sense of a rec...
Lab-made complexes are sun sponges
Aug 26, 2013 (SPX)
In diagrams it looks like a confection of self-curling ribbon with bits of bling hung off the ribbon here and there. In fact it is a carefully designed ring of ...
Physicists pinpoint key property of material that both conducts and insulates
Aug 26, 2013 (SPX)
It is well known to scientists that the three common phases of water - ice, liquid and vapor - can exist stably together only at a particular temperature and pr...
Mobius strip ties liquid crystal in knots to produce tomorrow's materials and photonic devices
Aug 26, 2013 (SPX)
University of Warwick scientists have shown how to tie knots in liquid crystals using a miniature Mobius strip made from silica particles. By tying substances l...
Using x-ray vision to detect unseen gold
Aug 26, 2013 (SPX)
Powerful x-rays can now be used to rapidly and accurately detect gold in ore samples, thanks to a fancy new technique our scientists have developed. We're prett...
Sticking power of plant polyphenols used in new coatings
Aug 26, 2013 (SPX)
A simple kitchen sink experiment helped Northwestern University researchers discover that green tea leaves not only can be used to steep a good cup of tea, but ...
Boeing Communications Relay Satellites Complete Space, Earthly Testing
Aug 22, 2013 (SPX)
Two Boeing Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) have completed testing milestones - one in space and the other on Earth - marking more progress in enhancin...
The world's future tallest skyscrapers: who will be first to break the 1,000-meter mark?
Aug 22, 2013 (SPX)
sooner has the global economy steadied itself a little than new skyscrapers are shooting out of the ground all over the world and reaching dizzying heights that...
U.S. firm releases $1,400 scanner to create 3-D printing files
Aug 22, 2013 (UPI)
A U.S. company says it is selling a desktop device that can quickly scan objects so they can be reproduced on a 3-D printer. MakerBot of Brooklyn, N.Y., said it...
Landfill nation: What makes consumers less likely to recycle?
Aug 21, 2013 (SPX)
Consumers are more likely to toss a dented can or a chopped-up piece of paper into the trash than to recycle it, according to a new study in the Journal of Cons...
Scientists use X-ray vision to search for previously hidden gold
Aug 21, 2013 (UPI)
A new X-ray method can detect gold in ore samples faster and more accurately than traditional chemical analysis methods, Australian scientists say. The techniqu...
Earliest known iron artifacts come from outer space
Aug 21, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers have shown that ancient Egyptian iron beads held at the UCL Petrie Museum were hammered from pieces of meteorites, rather than iron ore. The objects...
Device for capturing signatures uses tiny LEDs created with piezo-phototronic effect
Aug 21, 2013 (SPX)
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology want to put your signature up in lights - tiny lights, that is. Using thousands of nanometer-scale wires, the...
Poisoning corrosion brings stainless magnesium closer
Aug 21, 2013 (SPX)
In a discovery that could have major implications for the aerospace, automotive and electronics industries, scientists have found a way to dramatically reduce t...
Will 'space junk' problem intensify?
Aug 21, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
The United States is planning to shut down a key component of its space surveillance network that tracks satellites and "space junk" orbiting the Earth. As a re...
ORNL finding goes beyond surface of oxide films
Aug 21, 2013 (SPX)
Better batteries, catalysts, electronic information storage and processing devices are among potential benefits of an unexpected discovery made by Oak Ridge Nat...
Sony says PlayStation 4 coming to U.S. Nov. 15
Aug 20, 2013 (UPI)
Sony has announced the release date for its PlayStation 4, saying the game console will launch in North America on Nov. 15 and Nov. 29 in Europe. At the Gamesca...
A new approach assembles big structures from small interlocking pieces
Aug 19, 2013 (SPX)
MIT researchers have developed a lightweight structure whose tiny blocks can be snapped together much like the bricks of a child's construction toy. The new mat...
ORNL superconducting wire yields unprecedented performance
Aug 19, 2013 (SPX)
The ability to control nanoscale imperfections in superconducting wires results in materials with unparalleled and customized performance, according to a new st...
Advancing resistive memory to improve portable electronics
Aug 19, 2013 (SPX)
A team at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering has developed a novel way to build what many see as the next generation memory s...
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