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Probing the Mysteries of Cracks and Stresses
September 28, 2012 — Diving into a pool from a few feet up allows you to enter the water smoothly and painlessly, but jumping from a bridge can lead to a fatal impact. The water is the same in each case, so why is the ... > full story -
Electronics That Vanish in the Environment or the Body
September 27, 2012 — Physicians and environmentalists alike could soon be using a new class of electronic devices: small, robust and high performance, yet also biocompatible and capable of dissolving completely in water ... > full storyMore: -
La Bastida Unearths 4,200-Year-Old Fortification, Unique in Continental Europe
September 27, 2012 — Archaeological excavations carried out this year at the site of La Bastida (Totana, Murcia) have shed light on an imposing fortification system, unique for its time. The discovery, together with all ... > full story -
Date Palm Juice: A Potential New 'Green' Anti-Corrosion Agent for Aerospace Industry
September 26, 2012 — The search for a "greener" way to prevent corrosion on the kind of aluminum used in jetliners, cars and other products has led scientists to an unlikely source, according to a new report. It's the ... > full story -
Viruses Help Scientists Battle Pathogenic Bacteria and Improve Water Supply
September 24, 2012 — Infectious bacteria received a taste of their own medicine from researchers who used viruses to infect and kill colonies of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, common disease-causing ... > full story -
Researchers Demonstrate 'Giant' Forces in Super-Strong Nanomaterials
September 21, 2012 — In a study that could lead to advances in the emerging fields of optical computing and nanomaterials, researchers report that a new class of nanoscale slot waveguides pack 100 to 1,000 times more ... > full story -
Time to Change an Led Light? Researchers Design System to Tell
September 21, 2012 — In many of the nation’s traffic lights, light-emitting diodes or LEDs with their brighter light and longer life have replaced standard bulbs. But knowing when to replace the signal heads has ... > full story -
Twenty-Three Nuclear Power Plants Found to Be in Tsunami Risk Areas
September 21, 2012 — Tsunamis are synonymous with the destruction of cities, and homes and since the Japanese coast was devastated in March 2011 we now know that they cause nuclear disaster, endanger the safety of the ... > full story -
Civil Engineers Destroy Test Levee in the Netherlands
September 20, 2012 — Civil engineers collapsed a full-scale dike this week in the Netherlands. The test dike was embedded with advanced sensors and traditional measurement instruments, and results of the study are ... > full story -
Can Nanotubes Tell of Bridge Collapse Risk?
September 19, 2012 — In August 2007, the I-35W Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The collapse was attributed to a design deficiency that resulted in a gusset ... > full story
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