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Android Vulnerability Debugged
April 12, 2012 — Researchers have discovered and neutralized a serious vulnerability present in all versions of Android, the popular operating system developed by Google specifically for smartphones and tablet ... > full story -
Keeping Wood Preservatives Where They Belong: In the Wood
April 11, 2012 — Pressure-treated wood is great stuff, but the chemicals used to preserve it from decay can leach out, where they can be toxic to bugs, fungi and other hapless creatures. Now, scientists are using ... > full story -
Deep-Sea Oil Wells: Surface Coatings Could Inhibit Buildup of Methane Hydrates That Can Block Deep-Sea Oil and Gas Wells
April 11, 2012 — During the massive oil spill from the ruptured Deepwater Horizon well in 2010, it seemed at first like there might be a quick fix: a containment dome lowered onto the broken pipe to capture the flow ... > full story -
Hybrid Copper-Gold Nanoparticles Convert CO2
April 11, 2012 — Researchers have come up with a solution that may further reduce the energy needed for copper to convert carbon dioxide, while also making the metal much more ... > full story -
Power Without the Cord for Small Devices
April 11, 2012 — Cell phones and flashlights operate by battery without trouble. Yet because of the limited lifespan, battery power is not a feasible option for many applications in the fields of medicine or test ... > full story -
Engineers Unlock Secrets of Beetle Flight
April 10, 2012 — Mechanical engineers are using remote-controlled rhinoceros beetles to study the mechanics behind their ability to fly. Research findings could inform the next generation of aircraft ... > full story -
High-Resolution Atomic Imaging of Specimens in Liquid by TEM Using Graphene Liquid Cell
April 9, 2012 — Scientists have developed a technology that enables engineers to observe processes occurring in liquid media on the smallest possible scale which is less than a ... > full storyMore: -
New Way of Lasing: A 'Superradiant' Laser
April 4, 2012 — Physicists have demonstrated a novel "superradiant" laser design, which has the potential to be 100 to 1,000 times more stable than the best conventional visible lasers. This type of laser could ... > full story -
Titanic Disaster 'Unlikely to Happen Again'
April 4, 2012 — A ship science expert says that a seafaring tragedy on the scale of the Titanic disaster is unlikely to happen again. He believes this is due to the many lessons that have been learned as a result of ... > full story -
To Boldly Go Where No Glass Has Gone Before: Glass Made in Absence of Gravity
April 3, 2012 — New glass to be made in the absence of gravity could revolutionize the way we make fibers for telecommunications and medical imaging tools, experts ... > full story -
Self-Sculpting Sand: Heaps of 'Smart Sand’ Could Assume Any Shape, Form New Tools or Duplicatie Broken Parts
April 2, 2012 — New algorithms could enable heaps of "smart sand" that can assume any shape, allowing spontaneous formation of new tools or duplication of broken mechanical ... > full story -
'Backpacking' Bacteria Help Ferry Nano-Medicines Inside Humans
March 29, 2012 — To the ranks of horses, donkeys and other animals that have served humanity as pack animals or beasts of burden, scientists are now enlisting bacteria to ferry nano-medicine cargos throughout the ... > full story
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