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The Latest Fashion: Graphene Edges Can Be Tailor-Made
Jan. 23, 2015 Theorists show it may be possible to tune graphene edges by varying heat and force as graphene is fractured. Edge configurations affect graphene's electronic and mechanical properties, which are ... full story -
Scientists Slow Down the Speed of Light Travelling in Free Space
Jan. 23, 2015 Scientists have managed to slow photons in free space for the first time. They have demonstrated that applying a mask to an optical beam to give photons a spatial structure can reduce their ... full story -
More Light Shed on on Biomass Breakdown
Jan. 23, 2015 A recently discovered family of enzymes can degrade resistant forms of starch, researchers report. Starch is a polysaccharide that is highly prevalent in both food and plants. Determining the way it ... full story -
Boston's Leaky Pipes Release High Levels of Heat-Trapping Methane
Jan. 23, 2015 A research team estimates that each year about 15 billion cubic feet of natural gas, worth some $90 million, escapes the Boston region's delivery system. The findings have implications for other ... full story -
Silver Nanowires Demonstrate Unexpected Self-Healing Mechanism: Potential for Flexible Electronics
Jan. 23, 2015 Researchers found that silver nanowires can withstand strong cyclic loads, which is a key attribute needed for flexible ... full story -
Calculating the Future of Solar-Fuel Refineries
Jan. 23, 2015 A team of engineers has developed a new tool to help engineers better gauge the overall yield, efficiency and costs associated with scaling solar-fuel production processes up into large-scale ... full story -
New Technique Helps Probe Performance of Organic Solar Cell Materials
Jan. 23, 2015 Researchers have developed a technique for determining the role that a material's structure has on the efficiency of organic solar cells, which are candidates for low-cost, next generation solar ... full story -
New Technique for Producing Cheaper Solar Energy Suggested by Research
Jan. 23, 2015 Pioneering new research could pave the way for solar energy to be converted into household electricity more cheaply than ever before. The global PV market has experienced rapid growth in recent years ... full story -
Stalking Versus Cyberstalking: Effects on Victims, Their Responses Compared
Jan. 23, 2015 The devastating effects of stalking and cyberstalking – harassing or threatening communication via the Internet – are explored in a new study. Key among the findings is that victims of ... full story -
Alamo Impact Crater: New Study Could Double Its Size
Jan. 23, 2015 Carbonate rock deposits found within the mountain ranges of south-central Nevada, USA, record evidence of a catastrophic impact event known as the Alamo impact. This event occurred roughly 382 ... full story -
How Does the Universe Creates Reason, Morality?
Jan. 23, 2015 Recent developments in science are beginning to suggest that the universe naturally produces complexity. The emergence of life in general and perhaps even rational life, with its associated ... full story -
Yes, Black Holes Exist in Gravitational Theories With Unbounded Speeds of Propagation
Jan. 23, 2015 Gravitational theories with broken Lorentz invariance have attracted a great deal of interest as they provide a test-bed of LI and offer a mechanism to improve their ultraviolet behavior, so that the ... full story -
H.E.S.S. Finds Three Extremely Luminous Gamma-Ray Sources
Jan. 23, 2015 The High Energy Stereoscopic System telescopes have again demonstrated their excellent capabilities in searching for high-energy gamma ... full story -
New Breast Exam Nearly Quadruples Detection of Invasive Breast Cancers in Women With Dense Breast Tissue
Jan. 23, 2015 Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) is a supplemental imaging technology designed to find tumors that would otherwise be obscured by surrounding dense breast tissue on a mammogram. The new breast imaging ... full story -
Massive Chip Design Savings to Be Realized
Jan. 23, 2015 IT researchers have developed a programming language making the massive costs associated with designing hardware more manageable. Chip manufacturers have been using the same chip design techniques ... full story -
Improvements in Transistors Will Make Flexible Plastic Computers a Reality
Jan. 23, 2015 Researchers revealed that improvements should soon be expected in the manufacture of transistors that can be used, for example, to make flexible, paper-thin computer ... full story -
Revolutionary Device Found to Lower Blood Pressure
Jan. 22, 2015 A revolutionary device has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, compared to those treated with usual drug measures. "High blood ... full story -
Falls in Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Have Saved 20,000+ Lives in England
Jan. 22, 2015 Falls in blood pressure and total cholesterol staved off more than 20,000 deaths from coronary heart disease in England between 2000 and 2007, shows a mathematical analysis. The impact of statins was ... full story -
Scientists 'Bend' Elastic Waves With New Metamaterials That Could Have Commercial Applications
Jan. 22, 2015 Sound waves passing through the air, objects that break a body of water and cause ripples, or shockwaves from earthquakes all are considered 'elastic' waves. These waves travel at the ... full story -
Pro-Marijuana 'Tweets' Are Sky-High on Twitter
Jan. 22, 2015 Analyzing every marijuana-related Twitter message sent during a one-month period in early 2014, researchers have found that the 'Twitterverse' is a pot-friendly place. In that time, more ... full story
- The latest fashion: Graphene edges can be tailor-made
- Scientists slow down the speed of light travelling in free space
- More light shed on on biomass breakdown
- Boston's leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane
- Silver nanowires demonstrate unexpected self-healing mechanism: Potential for flexible electronics
- Calculating the future of solar-fuel refineries
- New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials
- New technique for producing cheaper solar energy suggested by research
- Stalking versus cyberstalking: Effects on victims, their responses compared
- Alamo impact crater: New study could double its size
- How does the universe creates reason, morality?
- Yes, black holes exist in gravitational theories with unbounded speeds of propagation
- H.E.S.S. finds three extremely luminous gamma-ray sources
- New breast exam nearly quadruples detection of invasive breast cancers in women with dense breast tissue
- Massive chip design savings to be realized
- Improvements in transistors will make flexible plastic computers a reality
- Revolutionary device found to lower blood pressure
- Falls in blood pressure, cholesterol have saved 20,000+ lives in England
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- Pro-marijuana 'tweets' are sky-high on Twitter
- Scientists search for new ways to deal with U. S. uranium ore processing legacy
- Tablet computers good medium for educational materials
- Surprising insights into effects of wood fuel burning
- Scientists set quantum speed limit
- Rosetta data reveals more surprises about comet 67P
- Rosetta data give closest-ever look at a comet
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
- Rosetta Comet 'pouring' more water into space
- Watching the birth of a comet magnetosphere
- Gas variations are suggestive of seasons on comet Chury
- Promising drug candidate protects against radiation exposure from nuclear fallout
- Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
- Black hole on a diet creates a 'changing look' quasar
- Major breakthrough in reading ancient scrolls
- Profitable phishing schemes slyly tinker with our heads, then rip us off
- Wild west physics: Bridging the gap between the study of 'outer space' and 'inner space'
- Growing bone in space: Study to test therapy for bone loss on the International Space Station
- Telescope to seek dust where other Earths may lie
- Gullies on protoplanet Vesta suggest past water-mobilized flows
- NASA, Microsoft collaboration will allow scientists to 'work on Mars'
- Is glass a true solid? New research suggests it is
- Gold 'nano-drills' help with DNA analysis
- Engineers develop world's longest 'flat pack' arch bridge
- Computers: Visually pleasing graphics enhance user performance
- Fine motor skills for robotic hands
- Computer scientists improve privacy of Internet currency Bitcoin
- Self-powered intelligent keyboard could provide a new layer of security
- Experts call for a rethink on guidelines about children's screen time
- Video-based therapy might benefit babies at risk of autism
- Optimizing optimization algorithms: Getting best results when approximating solutions to complex engineering problems
- Long-term use of ventricular assist devices induces heart muscle regeneration, study finds
- Graphene brings quantum effects to electronic circuits
- Death of a dynamo: A hard drive from space
- Humorous complaining: Funny online reviews get lots of attention but do they get results?
- Transparent artificial nacre: A brick wall at the nanoscale
- Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei do not behave according to predictions
- Twitter can predict rates of coronary heart disease, according to research
- Teen girls report less sexual victimization after virtual reality assertiveness training
- Astronomers to map the universe with largest radio telescope ever built
- New method to generate arbitrary optical pulses
- Sequestration on shaky ground: Natural impediment to long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide
- Path to artificial photosynthesis? Manganese catalyst's electronic states characterized
- Intrusive monitoring of internet use by parents actually leads adolescents to increase their risky online behavior
- Electroluminescent light sheets: Printable luminous particles enable cost-effective, large and curved luminous surfaces
- Decorative and flexible solar panels become part of interior design and the appearance of objects
- A spoonful of sugar in silver nanoparticles to regulate their toxicity
- Watching protein crystal nucleation in real time
- New conductive coatings for flexible touchscreens
- In theory, the Milky Way could be a 'galactic transport system'
- How attached to our smart phones are we?
- Nano-beaker offers insight into the condensation of atoms
- Taking blood from preemies: Light replaces the needle
- Self-assembled nanotextures create antireflective surface on silicon solar cells
- Which 'letters' in the human genome are functionally important?
- Help wanted: Fast food cashier, $15 an hour
- Greenland Ice: The warmer it gets the faster it melts
- Technique reveals age of planetary materials
- Scientists invent system to improve effectiveness of cancer surgery
- Facebook not to blame for negative impact on grades, professor says
- One nanoparticle, six types of medical imaging
- Cities with more transportation options most resilient
- Portable stimulator being tested on Parkinson's patients
- Major limitations with carbon nanotubes in blood facing medical devices
- Graphene enables all-electrical control of energy flow from light emitters
- Hydrogels deliver on blood-vessel growth
- Social media can provide support needed to maintain weight loss
- Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent, self-cleaning metals
- New signal amplification process set to transform communications, imaging, computing
- Ocean floor dust gives new insight into supernovae
- Wearable sensor clears path to long-term EKG, EMG monitoring
- New 'microcapsules' have potential to repair damage caused by osteoarthritis
- Atoms can be in two places at the same time
- Simulator determines most effective urban measures aimed at increasing bicycle use within cities
- First public lighting system that runs on solar and wind energy
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- Anti-microbial coatings with a long-term effect for surfaces
- Hierarchically-porous polymers with fast absorption
- Many antennas, multiple benefits: Can handle cellular traffic more reliably
- Mathematical model that learns to compensate for positioning errors can control a micromanipulation system more accurately
- Making waves with lasers could enhance solar cell efficiency
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