
High-performance Plasmas May Make Reliable, Efficient Fusion Power A Reality
In the quest to produce
nuclear fusion energy,
researchers from the DIII-D
National Fusion Facility
have recently confirmed
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New Route To Nano Self-assembly Found
By adding select small
molecules to mixtures of
nanoparticles and polymers,
researchers can direct the
self-assembly of the
nanoparticles into arrays of
one, two and even three
... > full story

Energy-autonomous Sensors Find Dents And Cracks In Aircraft
Aircraft maintenance will be
easier in future, with
sensors monitoring the
aircraft skin. If they
discover any dents or cracks
they will send a radio
... > full story
Ultra-cold Systems Of Atoms: Pushing The Cold Frontier In An Orderly Fashion
Working toward ever lower
temperatures is only part of
the battle for physicists
studying ultra-cold systems
of atoms. A group of
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Adapting Space-industry Technology To Treat Breast Cancer
November 3, 2009 Researchers are collaborating on a study to determine if an imaging technique used by NASA to inspect the space shuttle can be used to predict tissue damage often experienced by breast cancer ... > full story -
New Technology May Cool The Laptop
October 30, 2009 Does your laptop sometimes get so hot that it can almost be used to fry eggs? New technology may help cool it and give information technology a unique ... > full story -
Urban Growth Versus Global Warming
October 22, 2009 Houses on stilts, small scale energy generation and recycling our dishwater are just some of the measures that are being proposed to prepare our cities for the effects of global warming. A new study ... > full story -
Computer Memory: New Material Could Dramatically Boost Data Storage, Save Energy
October 20, 2009 Engineers have created a new material that would allow a fingernail-size computer chip to store the equivalent of 20 high-definition DVDs or 250 million pages of text, far exceeding the storage ... > full story -
'Trash Can' Nuclear Reactors Could Power Human Outpost On Moon Or Mars
October 4, 2009 NASA has made a series of critical strides toward the development of new nuclear reactors the size of a trash can that could power a human outpost on the moon or Mars. Three recent tests at different ... > full story -
Prototype Developed To Detect Dark Matter
September 25, 2009 A team of researchers from Spain has developed a "scintillating bolometer" -- a device that the scientists will use in efforts to detect the dark matter of the ... > full story -
Therapeutic Nanoparticles Give New Meaning To Sugar-coating Medicine
September 23, 2009 A research team studying sugar-coated nanoparticles for use as a possible cancer therapy has uncovered a delicate balancing act that makes the particles more effective than conventional thinking says ... > full story -
New Findings Could Help Hybrid, Electric Cars Keep Their Cool
September 23, 2009 Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny "microchannels" has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, ... > full story -
Using Magnetism To Turn Drugs On And Off
September 18, 2009 Many medical conditions, such as chronic pain, cancer and diabetes, require medications that cannot be taken orally, but must be dosed intermittently, on an as-needed basis, over a long period of ... > full story -
Toward The Design Of Greener Consumer Products
September 18, 2009 Scientists are reporting development of a new method for screening molecules and predicting how certain materials, ranging from chemicals used in carpeting to electronics, will contribute to global ... > full story
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