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Ssolar Policy Pathways for U.S. States Examined
Mar. 11, 2014 The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has published a report that aligns solar policy and market success with state demographics. By organizing the 48 contiguous states ... full story -
More Secure Communications Thanks to Quantum Physics
Mar. 11, 2014 One of the recent revelations by Edward Snowden is that the U.S. National Security Agency is currently developing a quantum computer. Physicists aren’t surprised by this news; such a computer could ... full story -
Bending the Light With a Tiny Chip: Silicon Chip Acts as a Lens-Free Projector, May One Day Fit in Cell Phones
Mar. 11, 2014 Traditional projectors -- like those used to project a film or classroom lecture notes -- pass a beam of light through a tiny image, using lenses to map each point of the small picture to ... full story -
Saturn and Jupiter: X-Ray Laser Spies Deep Into Giant Gas Planets
Mar. 11, 2014 Using DESY's X-ray laser FLASH, researchers took a sneak peek deep into the lower atmospheric layers of giant gas planets such as Jupiter or Saturn. The observations reveal how liquid hydrogen ... full story -
Milky Way Amidst a 'Council of Giants'
Mar. 11, 2014 We live in a galaxy known as the Milky Way -- a vast conglomeration of 300 billion stars, planets whizzing around them, and clouds of gas and dust floating in between. Though it has long been known ... full story -
Effective Thermal Camouflage and Invisibility Device for Soldiers Created
Mar. 11, 2014 Scientists have created a thermal illusion device to control thermal camouflage and invisibility using thermotic materials. Every natural object exhibits thermal signatures. However, if these signals ... full story -
Galaxies in the Early Universe Mature Beyond Their Years
Mar. 10, 2014 An international team of researchers has discovered the most distant examples of galaxies in the early universe that were already mature and massive. The mature galaxies were found at a ... full story -
Possible Evidence for Dark Matter Particle Presented at UCLA Physics Symposium
Mar. 10, 2014 Dark matter, the mysterious substance estimated to make up approximately more than one-quarter of the mass of the universe, is crucial to the formation of galaxies, stars and even life but has so far ... full story -
Small Biomass Power Plants Could Help Rural Economies, Stabilize National Power Grid
Mar. 10, 2014 Researchers have found that creating a bioenergy grid with these small plants could benefit people in rural areas of the country as well as provide relief to an overworked national power ... full story -
Turing's Theory of Chemical Morphogenesis Validated 60 Years After His Death
Mar. 10, 2014 Sixty years after Alan Turing's death, researchers have provided the first experimental evidence that validates Turing's theory of chemical morphogenesis in cell-like structures. This ... full story -
A Shocking Diet: Researchers Describe Microbe That 'Eats' Electricity
Mar. 10, 2014 Researchers have shown that the commonly found bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris can use natural conductivity to pull electrons from minerals located remotely in soil and sediment while remaining ... full story -
West Virginia Spill Activates Engineers to Determine Effects of Chemicals
Mar. 10, 2014 Engineers sprung into action when more than 10,000 gallons of a chemical mixture leaked from a storage tank near Charleston, W.Va., and entered a river upstream of a water-treatment plant in ... full story -
Scientists Build Thinnest-Possible LEDs to Be Stronger, More Energy Efficient
Mar. 10, 2014 Scientists have built the thinnest-known LED that can be used as a source of light energy in electronics. The LED is based off of two-dimensional, flexible semiconductors, making it possible to stack ... full story -
Two-Dimensional Material Shows Promise for Optoelectronics: LEDs, Photovoltaic Cells, and Light Detectors
Mar. 10, 2014 Team creates LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors using novel one-molecule-thick material. Researchers have used a novel material that's just a few atoms thick to create devices that ... full story -
Synthetic Biologists Shine Light on Genetic Circuit Analysis
Mar. 10, 2014 In a significant advance for the growing field of synthetic biology, bioengineers have created a toolkit of genes and hardware that uses colored lights and engineered bacteria to bring both ... full story -
Computer System Simulates the Behavior of Tax Evaders
Mar. 10, 2014 Researchers have developed a computer model which, in different situations, simulates the behavior of taxpayers when faced with the possibility of committing tax evasion. The simulator analyzes the ... full story -
Alaska the Last Frontier ... Not for Long
Mar. 10, 2014 Alaska, the last great frontier, is being threatened by many proposals to mine an estimated 5.5 trillion tons of coal. Scientists comment on the struggle to keep Alaska ... full story -
Microwave Radar Monitors Sliding Slopes: Geodesists Research in the Alps
Mar. 10, 2014 The “Steinlehnen” slope in Northern Tyrol (Austria) started to move in 2003. Rockfalls threatened people, streets and buildings. Meanwhile, peace has returned; although the slope is merely ... full story -
Biomolecular Tweezers Facilitate Study of Mechanical Force Effects on Cells and Proteins
Mar. 10, 2014 A new type of biomolecular tweezers could help researchers study how mechanical forces affect the biochemical activity of cells and proteins. The devices use opposing magnetic and electrophoretic ... full story -
'Death Stars' in Orion Blast Planets Before They Even Form
Mar. 10, 2014 Astronomers have studied the often deadly relationship between highly luminous O-type stars and nearby protostars in the Orion Nebula. Their data reveal that protostars within 0.1 light-years (about ... full story -
Mapping Behavior of Charges in Correlated Spin-Orbit Coupled Materials: Electronic Disruption Prods Mott Insulator's Conversion to Metallic State
Mar. 10, 2014 Physicists have mapped the inner atomic workings of a compound within the mysterious class of materials known as spin-orbit Mott insulators. The findings confirm the properties that theorists predict ... full story
- Ssolar policy pathways for U.S. states examined
- More secure communications thanks to quantum physics
- Bending the light with a tiny chip: Silicon chip acts as a lens-free projector, may one day fit in cell phones
- Saturn and Jupiter: X-ray laser spies deep into giant gas planets
- Milky Way amidst a 'Council of Giants'
- Effective thermal camouflage and invisibility device for soldiers created
- Galaxies in the early universe mature beyond their years
- Possible evidence for dark matter particle presented at UCLA physics symposium
- Small biomass power plants could help rural economies, stabilize national power grid
- Turing's theory of chemical morphogenesis validated 60 years after his death
- A shocking diet: Researchers describe microbe that 'eats' electricity
- West Virginia spill activates engineers to determine effects of chemicals
- Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
- Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics: LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors
- Synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysis
- Computer system simulates the behavior of tax evaders
- Alaska the Last Frontier ... not for long
- Microwave radar monitors sliding slopes: Geodesists research in the Alps
- Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins
- 'Death stars' in Orion blast planets before they even form
- Mapping behavior of charges in correlated spin-orbit coupled materials: Electronic disruption prods Mott insulator's conversion to metallic state
- Optimized ski sled for Paralympics athlete
- Making it easier to plan offshore wind farms: New tool to help development
- 'Super bacteria' clean up after oil spills
- Weirdness in cosmic web of the universe: Faint strings of galaxies in 'empty' space arranged in way never before seen
- Atomically thin, flexible, semi-transparent solar cells created
- New bioinformatics tool to visualize transcriptomes
- Four new human-made ozone depleting gases found in the atmosphere
- Can the blind 'hear' colors, shapes? Yes, show researchers
- New NASA Van Allen Probes observations helping to improve space weather models
- Research on 3-D scaffolds sets new bar in lung regeneration
- The dark side of fair play: Why would evolution let spite stick around?
- Blue paint on Japanese bullet trains can inhibit bacterial growth
- NASA's WISE survey finds thousands of new stars, but no 'Planet X'
- New study of proteins in space could yield better understanding, new drug development
- Promising news for producing fuels through artificial photosynthesis
- Mystery of planet-forming disks explained by magnetism
- Volume of notifiable disease reporting may double with required electronic lab reporting
- Smartphones become 'eye-phones' with low-cost devices
- Magnetically stimulated flow patterns offer strategy for heat transfer problems
- UV light accelerates cancer cells that creep along outside of blood vessels
- Software analyzes apps for malicious behavior
- Interactive simulator for vehicle drivers
- Effective thermal insulation with wood foam
- Public could virtually 'travel' to space for $90 through new project
- Squeezing light into metals: Engineers control conductivity with inkjet printer
- Heating safety from mri radiofrequency energy demonstrated in variety of simulated spinal cord stimulation scenarios
- Computer science students help singers learn their vowels
- 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
- 7-Tesla MRI scanner allows even more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer
- Going nuclear -- in a small way
- Collecting digital user data without invading privacy
- Robotic prosthesis turns drummer into a three-armed cyborg
- How the Internet is transforming our experience of being ill
- New innovation could mean eye injections are a thing of the past
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- What makes us feel vulnerable to terrorism? Transportation systems may hold answer
- 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
- Cassini nears 100th Titan flyby with a look back
- With flip of wrist, interventional radiologists treat uterine fibroids
- The birds and the bees of proteins
- First light for MUSE: Powerful 3-D spectrograph successfully installed on Very Large Telescope
- Ultra-high-field MRI may allow earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
- Copied from nature: Detecting software errors via genetic algorithms
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