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Optical Materials: Light's Magnetism Shows Its True Colors
February 27, 2013 — Researchers in Singapore have created tiny spheres of silicon that can strongly interact with the magnetic field of visible-wavelength light. These engineered 'magnetic materials' enable new ways of ... > full story -
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New Fabrication Technique Could Provide Breakthrough for Solar Energy Systems
February 27, 2013 — Scientists are using a novel fabrication process to create ultra-efficient solar energy rectennas capable of harvesting more than 70 percent of the sun's electromagnetic radiation and simultaneously ... > full story -
Clever Battery Completes Stretchable Electronics Package: Can Stretch, Twist and Bend -- And Return to Normal Shape
February 26, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated a stretchable lithium-ion battery -- a flexible device capable of powering their innovative stretchable electronics. The battery can stretch up to 300 percent of its ... > full story -
'Fat Worms' Inch Scientists Toward Better Biofuel Production
February 26, 2013 — Fat worms confirm that researchers have successfully engineered a plant with oily leaves -- a feat that could enhance biofuel production as well as lead to improved animal ... > full story -
Sweet News for Stem Cell's 'Holy Grail'
February 26, 2013 — Scientists have used sugar-coated scaffolding to move a step closer to the routine use of stem cells in the clinic and unlock their huge potential to cure diseases from Alzheimer’s to ... > full story -
Research to Probe Deep Within a Solar Cell
February 25, 2013 — Engineers and scientists have pioneered a new technique to analyze PCBM, a material used in polymer photovoltaic cells, obtaining details of the structure of the material which will be vital to ... > full story -
Scientists Develop a Whole New Way of Harvesting Energy from the Sun
February 24, 2013 — A new method of harvesting the sun's energy is emerging. Though still in its infancy, the research promises to convert sunlight into energy using a process based on metals that are more robust than ... > full story -
Lessons from Cockroaches Could Inform Robotics
February 22, 2013 — Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do, researchers have found. These new insights on how ... > full story -
Watching Molecules Grow Into Microtubes
February 22, 2013 — Sometimes the best discoveries come by accident. A team of researchers unexpectedly found the mechanism by which tiny single molecules spontaneously grow into centimeter-long microtubes by leaving a ... > full story -
With Robots, Humans Face 'New Society'
February 22, 2013 — Humanity came one step closer in January to being able to replicate itself, thanks to the EU's approval of funding for the Human Brain Project. Danica Kragic, a robotics researcher and computer ... > full story
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