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Smartphones Become 'Eye-Phones' With Low-Cost Devices
Mar. 7, 2014 — Researchers have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and back of the eye. The adapters make it easy for anyone with minimal ... full story -
Expiration of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Could Hurt U.S. National Security
Mar. 7, 2014 — Allowing the federal terrorism risk insurance act to expire could have negative consequences for US national security, according to a new ... full story -
Software Analyzes Apps for Malicious Behavior
Mar. 7, 2014 — Apps on web-enabled mobile devices can be used to spy on their users. Computer scientists have developed software that shows whether an app has accessed private data. To accomplish this, the program ... full story -
Interactive Simulator for Vehicle Drivers
Mar. 7, 2014 — Maximize mileage, safety, or operating life? Driving behavior behind the wheel has a big influence on the vehicle. Researchers have developed a driving simulator designed to make the 'human ... full story -
Effective Thermal Insulation With Wood Foam
Mar. 7, 2014 — Insulation materials of tomorrow must be both efficient and environmentally friendly. Scientists are developing insulation foam made from wood that could re- place petrochemical plastics in the long ... full story -
Public Could Virtually 'Travel' to Space for $90 Through New Project
Mar. 7, 2014 — Researchers have launched a unique campaign that will enable the public to ‘travel’ to space for the cost of a pair of trainers. Virtual Ride to Space will use cutting-edge virtual technology and ... full story -
Squeezing Light Into Metals: Engineers Control Conductivity With Inkjet Printer
Mar. 7, 2014 — Using an inexpensive inkjet printer, electrical engineers produced microscopic structures that use light in metals to carry information. This new technique, which controls electrical conductivity ... full story -
Heating Safety from Mri Radiofrequency Energy Demonstrated in Variety of Simulated Spinal Cord Stimulation Scenarios
Mar. 6, 2014 — Determining MRI RF heating safety is a complex process that requires complete understanding of the potential interactions between the MRI system, lead behavior, and individual patient ... full story -
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
- Smartphones become 'eye-phones' with low-cost devices
- Expiration of terrorism risk insurance act could hurt U.S. national security
- 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
- 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
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