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'Temporal Cloaking' Could Bring More Secure Optical Communications
June 5, 2013 Researchers have demonstrated a method for "temporal cloaking" of optical communications, representing a potential tool to thwart would-be eavesdroppers and improve security for ... > full story -
Firefighting Robot Paints 3-D Thermal Imaging Picture for Rescuers
June 5, 2013 Engineers have developed new image processing techniques for rapid exploration and characterization of structural fires by small Segway-like robotic vehicles. A sophisticated on-board software system ... > full story -
Resistivity Switch Is Window to Role of Magnetism in Iron-Based Superconductors
June 5, 2013 Physicists have discovered surprising changes in electrical resistivity in iron-based superconductors. The findings offer further evidence that magnetism and superconductivity are closely related in ... > full story -
New Microfluidic Method Expands Toolbox for Nanoparticle Manipulation
June 5, 2013 Researchers have developed a new flow-based method for manipulating and confining single particles in free solution, a process that will help address current challenges faced by nanoscientists and ... > full story -
Multiple Sclerosis: Phase 1 Trial Safely Resets Patients' Immune Systems, Reduces Attack on Myelin Protein
June 5, 2013 A phase 1 clinical trial for the first treatment to reset the immune system of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients showed the therapy was safe and dramatically reduced patients' immune systems' ... > full story -
Increased NMR/MRI Sensitivity Through Hyperpolarization of Nuclei in Diamond
June 5, 2013 Researchers have demonstrated the first magnetically-controlled nearly complete hyperpolarization of the spins of carbon-13 nuclei located near synthetic defects in diamond crystals. This spin ... > full story -
First Observation of Spin Hall Effect in a Quantum Gas Is Step Toward 'Atomtronics'
June 5, 2013 Researchers have reported the first observation of the spin Hall effect in a Bose-Einstein ... > full story -
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Tiny Bubbles in Your Metallic Glass May Not Be a Cause for Celebration
June 5, 2013 Bubbles in a champagne glass may add a festive fizz, but microscopic bubbles that form in metallic glass can signal serious trouble. That's why researchers used computer simulations to study how ... > full story -
Metal-Free Catalyst Outperforms Platinum in Fuel Cell
June 5, 2013 Researchers have discovered an inexpensive and easily produced catalyst that performs better than platinum in oxygen-reduction reactions -- a step toward eliminating what industry regards as the ... > full story -
Helicopter Takes to the Skies With the Power of Human Thought
June 5, 2013 A remote controlled helicopter has been flown through a series of hoops around a college gymnasium in Minnesota. It sounds like your everyday student project; however, there is one caveat -- the ... > full story
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