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Perfect NCAA Bracket? Near Impossible: Mathematician Says
Mar. 2, 2015 — The odds of picking a perfect bracket for the NCAA men’s basketball March Madness championship tournament are a staggering less than one in 9.2 quintillion (that’s 9,223,372,036,854,775,808), ... full story -
Colon + Septic Tank = Unique, at Times Stinky, Study
Mar. 2, 2015 — What do a human colon, septic tank, copper nanoparticles and zebrafish have in common? They were the key components used by researchers to study the impact copper nanoparticles, which are found in ... full story -
Pens Filled With High-Tech Inks for Do-It-Yourself Sensors
Mar. 2, 2015 — A new simple tool developed by nanoengineers is opening the door to an era when anyone will be able to build sensors, anywhere, including physicians in the clinic, patients in their home and soldiers ... full story -
Forbidden Atomic Transitions: Controlling Matter 1,000 Times More Precisely Using High-Resolution Spectroscopy
Mar. 2, 2015 — A new twist on an old tool lets scientists use light to study and control matter with 1,000 times better resolution and precision than previously possible. Physicists have demonstrated ... full story -
Core Work: Iron Vapor Gives Clues to Formation of Earth and Moon
Mar. 2, 2015 — One of the world's most powerful radiation sources provides scientists clues about Earth's formation and how iron ... full story -
Swarmies Shuffle Through Field Tests
Mar. 2, 2015 — Months of lab work has led to this chilly day -- by Florida standards -- with four small, wheeled robots moving around the parking lot outside the Launch Control Center while their leader, Kurt ... full story -
Old-Looking Galaxy in a Young Universe: Astronomers Find Dust in the Early Universe
Mar. 2, 2015 — Dust plays an extremely important role in the universe -- both in the formation of planets and new stars. But the earliest galaxies had no dust, only gas. Now an international team of astronomers has ... full story -
NASA Spacecraft Nears Historic Dwarf Planet Arrival
Mar. 2, 2015 — NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned new images captured on approach to its historic orbit insertion at the dwarf planet Ceres. Dawn will be the first mission to successfully visit a dwarf planet ... full story -
Important Step Towards Quantum Computing: Metals at Atomic Scale
Mar. 2, 2015 — Scientists report that they could observe experimentally the current flow along channels at the crystal surfaces of topological insulators. The channels are less than one nanometer wide and extend ... full story -
Breakthrough in Organic Light Emitting Diodes Technology
Mar. 2, 2015 — Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), which are made from carbon-containing materials, have the potential to revolutionize future display technologies, making low-power displays so thin they'll ... full story -
Clever Application of Magnetic Force Enhances Laparoscopic Surgery
Mar. 2, 2015 — A team of engineers is using magnetic force to design new and improved instruments for minimally invasive surgery. The use of magnetic actuation allows them to create tools that are more flexible and ... full story -
Smart Crystallization
Mar. 2, 2015 — The first semi-liquid, non-protein nucleating agent for automated protein crystallization trials is described. This 'smart material' is demonstrated to induce crystal growth and will ... full story -
Scientists Trick the Light Fantastic
Mar. 2, 2015 — What if one day, your computer, TV or smart phone could process data with light waves instead of an electrical current, making those devices faster, cheaper and more sustainable through less heat and ... full story -
Blend of Polymers Could One Day Make Solar Power Lighter, Cheaper and More Efficient
Mar. 2, 2015 — Scientists are reporting advances on how to one day make solar cells stronger, lighter, more flexible and less expensive when compared with the current silicon or germanium technology on the ... full story -
Aerogel Catalyst Shows Promise for Fuel Cells: Unzipped Nanotubes Turned Into Possible Alternative for Platinum
Mar. 2, 2015 — Aerogels made of graphene nanoribbons and modified with boron and nitrogen are more efficient catalysts for fuel cells and air-metal batteries than expensive platinum is, according to ... full story -
First Ever Photograph of Light as a Particle and a Wave
Mar. 2, 2015 — Light behaves both as a particle and as a wave. Since the days of Einstein, scientists have been trying to directly observe both of these aspects of light at the same time. Now, scientists have ... full story -
Lab-on-Paper Developed for Rapid, Inexpensive Medical Diagnostics
Mar. 2, 2015 — A new paper-based platform has been created for conducting a wide range of complex medical diagnostics. The key development was the invention of fluid actuated valves embedded in the paper that allow ... full story -
Supersonic Electrons Could Produce Future Solar Fuel
Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers have taken a step closer to producing solar fuel using artificial photosynthesis. In a new study, they have successfully tracked the electrons’ rapid transit through a light-converting ... full story -
Interventional Radiology Offers New Treatment for Enlarged Prostates
Mar. 2, 2015 — Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia, a condition in which the prostate is enlarged but not cancerous, have a new, breakthrough treatment ... full story -
3-D Printing Offers Innovative Method to Deliver Medication
Mar. 2, 2015 — 3-D printing could become a powerful tool in customizing interventional radiology treatments to individual patient needs, with clinicians having the ability to construct devices to a specific size ... full story
- Perfect NCAA Bracket? Near Impossible: Mathematician says
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Pens filled with high-tech inks for do-it-yourself sensors
- Forbidden atomic transitions: Controlling matter 1,000 times more precisely using high-resolution spectroscopy
- Core work: Iron vapor gives clues to formation of Earth and moon
- Swarmies shuffle through field tests
- Old-looking galaxy in a young universe: Astronomers find dust in the early universe
- NASA spacecraft nears historic dwarf planet arrival
- Important step towards quantum computing: Metals at atomic scale
- Breakthrough in organic light emitting diodes technology
- Clever application of magnetic force enhances laparoscopic surgery
- Smart crystallization
- Scientists trick the light fantastic
- Blend of polymers could one day make solar power lighter, cheaper and more efficient
- Aerogel catalyst shows promise for fuel cells: Unzipped nanotubes turned into possible alternative for platinum
- First ever photograph of light as a particle and a wave
- Lab-on-paper developed for rapid, inexpensive medical diagnostics
- Supersonic electrons could produce future solar fuel
- Interventional radiology offers new treatment for enlarged prostates
- 3-D printing offers innovative method to deliver medication
- ‘Superhero vision’ technology measures European lake’s water quality from space
- Green light for the world's first intelligent oil pipelines
- Preventing spread of cancer with copper molecules
- Borrowing from whales to engineer a new fluid sensor
- First detailed microscopy evidence of bacteria at the lower size limit of life
- Life 'not as we know it' possible on Saturn's moon Titan
- The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on path ahead
- Bringing clean energy a step closer
- Energy use in buildings: Innovative, lower cost sensors and controls yield better energy efficiency
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Predicting human crowds with statistical physics
- Employees become angry when receiving after-hours email, texts
- Zombie outbreak? Statistical mechanics reveals the ideal hideout; and informs real disease modeling
- Saving energy: Increasing oil flow in the Keystone pipeline with electric fields
- Untangling DNA with a droplet of water, a pipet and a polymer
- New filter could advance terahertz data transmission
- The biobattery: Turning sewage sludge into electricity and engine oil
- Terrorist attacks have shifted from air to rail, study suggests
- OSIRIS-REx mission successfully completes system integration review
- Living on the edge: Stars found far from galaxy center
- QR codes with advanced imaging and photon encryption protect computer chips
- Quantum radar to detect objects which are invisible to conventional systems
- Ensuring security for networks of the future
- Quick test for quality beer, milk
- Wind-powered freighters
- Dying in front of the camera: What are the impacts?
- World's best cross-country skiers pole to victory
- Talking drone offers aviation safety boost
- Top-precision optical atomic clock starts ticking
- Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
- 'Ecosystem services' help assess ocean energy development
- Caging of molecules allows investigation of equilibrium thermodynamics
- World's challenges demand science changes -- and fast, experts say
- Building blocks of the future defy logic: New logic-defying mathematical model
- How central are online social networks to our lives?
- New research predicts when, how materials will act
- New x-ray microscope for nanoscale imaging
- Combating bacteria via silver-dammar coating
- Superatomic Nickel core and unusual molecular reactivity
- Freeze! Watching alloys change from liquid to solid could lead to better metals
- New NASA Earth missions expand view of home planet
- New NASA space cowboy successfully deploys its 'lasso'
- New insight found in black hole collisions
- Lithium from the coal in China
- Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays
- MUSE goes beyond Hubble: Looking deeply into the universe in 3-D
- Pockets of calm protect molecules around a supermassive black hole
- Electronic alerts may do more harm than good for kidney patients
- Developers help fund transit through value capture plans
- Virtual patient: Avatar shows emotions as he talks to med students
- Simple way to make and reconfigure complex emulsions
- Monster black hole discovered at cosmic dawn
- Clusters of aluminum metal atoms become superconductive at surprisingly high temperatures
- Physicists offer a solution to the puzzle of the origin of matter in the universe
- Bending a highly energetic electron beam with crystal
- New flow battery to keep big cities lit, green and safe
- New technology could make treatment of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper
- Parkinson's disease patients have reduced visual contrast acuity
- Cellular communication offers easy fog detection for roads and runways
- Learning by eye: Silicon micro-funnels increase the efficiency of solar cells
- Electric-car driving range and emissions depend on where you live
- Magnetic nanoparticles enhance performance of solar cells
- When it comes to the digital playground we need to stop crying wolf
- Cherenkov Effect improves radiation therapy for patients with cancer
- Study of atmospheric 'froth' may help GPS communications
- NASA's Curiosity Mars rover drills at 'Telegraph Peak'
- 'Bright spot' on Ceres has dimmer companion
- In quest for better lithium-air batteries, chemists boost carbon's stability
- Researchers enable solar cells to use more sunlight
- Uncertainties must be taken into account in fisheries stock assessment
- Graphene shows potential as novel anti-cancer therapeutic strategy
- Flexible nanosensors for wearable devices
- Spin laser: Rapid data transfer thanks to quantum physics
- New nanowire structure absorbs light efficiently: May be used in LEDs and solar cells
- Novel computer model designed to understand cardiovascular diseases
- Bionic reconstruction lets patients use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by the mind
- SOHO sees something new near the sun: Comet survives close encounter
- Cutting-edge technology optimizes cancer therapy with nanomedicine drug combinations
- Sensor-packed smartphones can read your mood, guard your data, and wreak havoc in the wrong hands
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