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Colored Diamonds Are a Superconductor's Best Friend
Mar. 6, 2014 — Nitrogen-vacancy centers -- flaws in a diamond's crystal lattice that produce color -- have received much attention for their sensitivity to magnetic fields. Researchers have now used N-V ... full story -
Plasma Plumes Help Shield Earth from Damaging Solar Storms
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have identified a plasma plume that naturally protects the Earth against solar storms. Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, ... full story -
Crystals Ripple in Response to Light: First Propagating Surface Phonon Polaritons in a Van Der Waals Crystal
Mar. 6, 2014 — Minuscule waves that propagate across atom -- thin layers of crystal could carry information, light, and heat in nanoscale devices. For the first time, the frequency and amplitude of these waves, ... full story -
Future Electronics With Super-Efficient Hard Drives: Electricity Controls Magnetism
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have demonstrated how a magnetic structure can be altered quickly in novel materials. The effect could be used in efficient hard drives of the future. Data on a hard drive is stored by ... full story -
Biofuel-to-Hydrocarbon Conversion Technology Licensed
Mar. 6, 2014 — Vertimass LLC has licensed an ORNL technology that directly converts ethanol into a hydrocarbon blend-stock for use in transportation fuels. The technology offers a new pathway to biomass-derived ... full story -
Icy Wreckage Discovered in Nearby Planetary System
Mar. 6, 2014 — Astronomers have discovered the splattered remains of comets colliding together around a nearby star. The researchers believe they are witnessing the total destruction of one of these icy bodies once ... full story -
'Current Test' for Water Pollution
Mar. 6, 2014 — A simple electrical conductivity could be enough to measure water pollution in tropical rivers instead of the complex tests currently used, according to a new ... full story -
Combatting Hospital-Acquired Infections With Protein Metal Complex
Mar. 6, 2014 — A protein containing a metal complex for blue paint inhibits growth of a pathogenic bacterium through iron deprivation. Scientists have found a new method using an artificial metalloprotein (a ... full story -
Smart Nanofibers to Treat Kidney Failure
Mar. 6, 2014 — A simple way to treat kidney failure. A new technique for purifying blood using a nanofiber mesh could prove useful as a cheap, wearable alternative to kidney ... full story -
Recent Advances in the Controlled Synthesis and Functional Applications of Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have summarized recent advances in the controlled synthesis and application of luminescent metal nanoclusters, including potential uses in sensors, bioimaging, and energy harvesting and ... full story -
Are You Smarter Than a 5-Year-Old? Preschoolers Can Do Algebra
Mar. 6, 2014 — Millions of high school and college algebra students are united in a shared agony over solving for x and y, and for those to whom the answers don't come easily, it gets worse: Most preschoolers ... full story -
Storing Extra Rocket Fuel in Space for Future Missions?
Mar. 6, 2014 — Future lunar missions may be fueled by gas stations in space, according to engineers: A spacecraft might dock at a propellant depot, somewhere between the Earth and the moon, and pick up extra rocket ... full story -
Complications Following Surgery Predict Costly Readmissions
Mar. 6, 2014 — The presence -- or absence -- of complications following surgery is a strong indicator of which patients are likely to be readmitted to the hospital in the 30 days following their procedure. ... full story -
Computers Used to 'See' Neurons to Better Understand Brain Function
Mar. 6, 2014 — A study reveals new information about the motor circuits of the brain that may one day help those developing therapies to treat conditions such as stroke, schizophrenia, spinal cord injury or ... full story -
Hubble Witnesses an Asteroid Mysteriously Disintegrating
Mar. 6, 2014 — The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the never-before-seen break-up of an asteroid, which has fragmented into as many as ten smaller pieces. Although fragile comet nuclei have been ... full story -
Engineering Team Increases Power Efficiency for Future Computer Processors
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have made major improvements in computer processing using an emerging class of magnetic materials called 'multiferroics,' and these advances could make future devices far more ... full story -
Classroom Focus on Social, Emotional Skills Can Lead to Academic Gains, Study Shows
Mar. 6, 2014 — Classroom programs designed to improve elementary school students' social and emotional skills can also increase reading and math achievement, even if academic improvement is not a direct goal ... full story -
IT Security for the Daily Life: Withdrawing Money at Cash Machines With 'Google Glass'
Mar. 6, 2014 — Mini-computers with head-mounted display like 'Google Glass' don't just alarm privacy activists. Rather, they also enable applications increasing data protection. Computer scientists ... full story -
Computational Tool Offers New Insight Into Key Biological Processes
Mar. 6, 2014 — Researchers have developed a computational tool designed to guide future research on biochemical pathways by identifying which components in a biological system are related to specific biochemical ... full story -
Going Nuclear -- In a Small Way
Mar. 6, 2014 — New research has provided a comprehensive overview of new small-scale nuclear reactors, which could be suitable candidates to cope with the world’s ever growing demand for energy. According to ... full story -
Collecting Digital User Data Without Invading Privacy
Mar. 6, 2014 — The statistical evaluation of digital user data is of vital importance for analyzing trends. But it can also undermine the privacy. Computer scientists have now developed a novel cryptographic method ... full story
- Colored diamonds are a superconductor's best friend
- Plasma plumes help shield Earth from damaging solar storms
- Crystals ripple in response to light: First propagating surface phonon polaritons in a van der Waals crystal
- Future electronics with super-efficient hard drives: Electricity controls magnetism
- Biofuel-to-hydrocarbon conversion technology licensed
- Icy wreckage discovered in nearby planetary system
- 'Current test' for water pollution
- Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complex
- Smart nanofibers to treat kidney failure
- Recent advances in the controlled synthesis and functional applications of luminescent metal nanoclusters
- Are you smarter than a 5-year-old? Preschoolers can do algebra
- Storing extra rocket fuel in space for future missions?
- Complications following surgery predict costly readmissions
- Computers used to 'see' neurons to better understand brain function
- Hubble witnesses an asteroid mysteriously disintegrating
- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- Classroom focus on social, emotional skills can lead to academic gains, study shows
- IT security for the daily life: Withdrawing money at cash machines with 'Google Glass'
- Computational tool offers new insight into key biological processes
- Going nuclear -- in a small way
- Collecting digital user data without invading privacy
- Robotic prosthesis turns drummer into a three-armed cyborg
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- Three out of every four European banks fails in handicap accessibility of their websites
- Catalog of massive stars: Only one on two million qualify
- New research could help make 'roll-up' digital screens a reality for all
- New robotic refueling technologies tested
- Maize and bacteria: A one-two punch knocks copper out of stamp sand
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- A small step toward discovering habitable Earths
- Chandra and XMM-Newton provide direct measurement of distant black hole's spin
- Asteroid will safely pass closer than moon on March 5
- First step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
- Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers
- Seeking quantum-ness: D-Wave chip passes rigorous tests
- Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Guidance for optimal quality, safety of HDR brachytherapy
- Rough surface could keep small electronic parts from sticking together
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- When disaster strikes: Safeguarding networks
- Platform would protect smartphones from cyber criminals
- The birds and the bees of proteins
- First light for MUSE: Powerful 3-D spectrograph successfully installed on Very Large Telescope
- Copied from nature: Detecting software errors via genetic algorithms
- Shadows of Petra awaken its astronomical orientation
- Computer reads text written in the air and other innovations
- Smart grid for electric vehicle fleet
- Security tools for Industry 4.0
- 'Dimer molecules' aid study of exoplanet pressure, hunt for life
- New technique targets C code to spot, contain malware attacks
- Bright pulses of light could make space veggies more nutritious
- Spiral galaxy spills blood and guts
- Novel quantum dot laser paves the way for lower-cost photonics
- Transparent, color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
- How social media shaped the 'drug war' in Mexico
- Tackling the tiniest technology to make gadgets smaller, faster and more efficient
- Research benefits surgeons making decisions on how to help their patients breathe easier
- How 19th century physics could change the future of nanotechnology
- Physics in 3-D? That's nothing: Try 0-D
- An environmentally friendly chemical reaction that does not waste any atoms
- Boron, discovered in 1808, gets a nano refresh
- Range of electrical frequencies that help heal chronic wounds tested by researchers
- Team models photosynthesis, finds room for improvement
- Research tests which nano system works best in killing cancer cells
- Researchers propose a new way to detect the elusive graviton
- Solution to planet-clogging plastics? Fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells used to make objects
- What makes flying snakes such gifted gliders?
- Elastic glass: 'Fore! ' heads up, wide use of more flexible metallic glass coming your way
- Light zaps viruses: How photosensitization can stop viruses from infecting cells
- Solar power: Making it less expensive and more efficient
- Artificial photosynthesis: Key intermediate steps in artificial photosynthesis reaction identified
- Virtual bees help to unravel complex causes of colony decline
- Standard-candle supernovae are still standard, but why?
- Virtually all red dwarf stars have at least one planet in orbit around them
- Quantum effects: Patterns of interfering massive particles
- Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behavior
- A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space
- Electronics based on a two dimensional electron gas
- Greater music dynamics in shoebox-shaped concert halls
- Think it’s safe to type a quick text while walking? Think again
- Particle beam cancer therapy: The promise and challenges
- Magnet for fast and cheap data storage invented
- Fire prevention: Water-mist may prevent rain of sparks
- Usain Bolt's superhuman speed would give him the power of flight on Saturn's moon Titan
- Black hawks downed: Bird threat to U.S. military helicopters revealed
- World-class orchestras judged by sight not sound
- Relativity shakes a magnet: New principle for magnetic recording
- Homing in on cancer with new imaging method
- First highly sensitive, small molecule fluorescence probe to evaluate risk, monitor progression of Parkinson's disease
- Imaging dynamics of small biomolecules inside live cells
- Newly discovered catalyst could lead to the low-cost production of clean methanol from carbon dioxide
- Optical nano-tweezers control nano-objects: Trap and move individual nano-object in three dimensions using only light
- In first moments of infection, a division and a decision
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
- Promising results with local hyperthermia of tumors
- Robotic-assisted prostate surgery offers better cancer control
- Computer engineer patents quantum computing device
- Ultra-fast laser spectroscopy lights way to understanding new materials
- To teach scientific reproducibility, start young
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