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Enhanced Instrument Enables High-Speed Chemical Imaging of Tissues
July 22, 2014 — A research team has demonstrated a dramatically improved technique for analyzing biological cells and tissues based on characteristic molecular vibrations. The new technique is an advanced form of ... full story -
Ultrasonically Propelled Nanorods Spin Dizzyingly Fast
July 22, 2014 — Vibrate a solution of rod-shaped metal nanoparticles in water with ultrasound and they'll spin around their long axes like tiny drill bits. Why? No one yet knows exactly. But researchers have ... full story -
Technique Simplifies Creation of High-Tech Crystals
July 22, 2014 — Researchers propose a method to create precision crystals by adding polymer to a chemical ... full story -
Quantum Leap in Lasers Brightens Future for Quantum Computing
July 22, 2014 — Scientists have devised a breakthrough laser that uses a single artificial atom to generate and emit particles of light. The laser may play a crucial role in the development of quantum computers, ... full story -
The Heart of an Astronaut, Five Years on
July 22, 2014 — The heart of an astronaut is a much-studied thing. Scientists have analyzed its blood flow, rhythms, atrophy and, through journal studies, even matters of the heart. But for the first time, ... full story -
NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory Celebrates 15th Anniversary
July 22, 2014 — Fifteen years ago, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. Since its deployment on July 23, 1999, Chandra has helped revolutionize our ... full story -
NASA's Fermi Finds a 'Transformer' Pulsar
July 22, 2014 — In late June 2013, an exceptional binary containing a rapidly spinning neutron star underwent a dramatic change in behavior never before observed. The pulsar's radio beacon vanished, while at ... full story -
Fill 'Er Up: Prototype Meter Test for Hydrogen Refueling Stations Developed
July 22, 2014 — To support the fair sale of gaseous hydrogen as a vehicle fuel, researchers have developed a prototype field test standard to test the accuracy of hydrogen fuel dispensers. Once the standard is field ... full story -
'Comb on a Chip' Powers New Atomic Clock Design
July 22, 2014 — Researchers have demonstrated a novel design for a small atomic clock that is based on a chip-scale frequency comb, or a ... full story -
Law of Physics Governs Airplane 'Evolution': Constructal Law Explains Progression of Passenger Jets, Sets Guidelines for Future Aircraft
July 22, 2014 — Scientists have found that a law of physics predicts the evolution of commercial airliners and also provides guidelines for future ... full story -
Fly-Inspired Sound Detector: New Device Based on a Fly's Freakishly Acute Hearing for Futuristic Hearing Aids
July 22, 2014 — The fly can pinpoint the location of a chirping cricket with remarkable accuracy because of its freakishly acute hearing, which relies upon a sophisticated sound processing mechanism that really sets ... full story -
A New Multi-Bit 'Spin' for Magnetic Random Access Memory Storage
July 22, 2014 — Interest in magnetic random access memory (MRAM) is escalating, thanks to demand for fast, low-cost, nonvolatile, low-consumption, secure memory devices. MRAM boasts all of these advantages as an ... full story -
Hubble Traces Halo of a Galaxy More Accurately Than Ever Before: An in-Depth Look at Giant Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A
July 22, 2014 — Astronomers have probed the extreme outskirts of the stunning elliptical galaxy Centaurus A. The galaxy's halo of stars has been found to extend much further from the galaxy's center than ... full story -
Creating Optical Cables out of Thin Air
July 22, 2014 — Imagine being able to instantaneously run an optical cable or fiber to any point on earth, or even into space. Researchers now report using an 'air waveguide' to enhance light signals ... full story -
Self-Cooling Solar Cells Boost Power, Last Longer
July 22, 2014 — Scientists may have overcome one of the major hurdles in developing high-efficiency, long-lasting solar cells -- keeping them cool, even in the blistering heat of the noonday sun. By adding a ... full story -
Low Strength Brain Stimulation May Be Effective for Depression
July 22, 2014 — Brain stimulation treatments, like electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), are often effective for the treatment of depression. Like antidepressant medications, ... full story -
High-Precision Software Developed for Diagnosing Eye Sensitivity
July 22, 2014 — High-precision software for diagnosing eye sensitivity has been developed by researchers. This is a new technology that allows to quantify the degree of opacity in the posterior capsule of the eye ... full story -
Computer Privacy: Share Button May Share Your Browsing History, Too
July 22, 2014 — One in 18 of the world’s top 100,000 websites track users without their consent using a previously undetected cookie-like tracking mechanism embedded in ‘share’ buttons. The researchers traced ... full story -
Boosting the Force of Empty Space: Theorists Propose Way to Amplify Force of Vacuum Fluctuations
July 22, 2014 — Vacuum fluctuations may be among the most counter-intuitive phenomena of quantum physics. Theorists have now proposed a way to amplify their force. The researchers believe that their proposed ... full story -
Scientists Use Simple, Low Cost Laser Technique to Improve Properties and Functions of Nanomaterials
July 22, 2014 — By ‘drawing’ micropatterns on nanomaterials using a focused laser beam, scientists could modify properties of nanomaterials for effective applications in photonic and optoelectric ... full story
- Enhanced instrument enables high-speed chemical imaging of tissues
- Ultrasonically propelled nanorods spin dizzyingly fast
- Technique simplifies creation of high-tech crystals
- Quantum leap in lasers brightens future for quantum computing
- The heart of an astronaut, five years on
- NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory celebrates 15th anniversary
- NASA's Fermi finds a 'transformer' pulsar
- Fill 'er up: Prototype meter test for hydrogen refueling stations developed
- 'Comb on a chip' powers new atomic clock design
- Law of physics governs airplane 'evolution': Constructal law explains progression of passenger jets, sets guidelines for future aircraft
- Fly-inspired sound detector: New device based on a fly's freakishly acute hearing for futuristic hearing aids
- A new multi-bit 'spin' for magnetic random access memory storage
- Hubble traces halo of a galaxy more accurately than ever before: An in-depth look at giant elliptical galaxy Centaurus A
- Creating optical cables out of thin air
- Self-cooling solar cells boost power, last longer
- Low strength brain stimulation may be effective for depression
- High-precision software developed for diagnosing eye sensitivity
- Computer privacy: Share button may share your browsing history, too
- Boosting the force of empty space: Theorists propose way to amplify force of vacuum fluctuations
- Scientists use simple, low cost laser technique to improve properties and functions of nanomaterials
- First total synthesis of madangamine D, a molecule of biomedical interest
- Innovative system anticipates driver fatigue in the vehicle to prevent accidents
- Massive neutrinos and new standard cosmological model: No concordance yet
- Supermaterial gives rejected drugs a new chance
- Bioprinting methods on 2-D surfaces to link 3-D cellular structures
- Understanding graphene's electrical properties on an atomic level
- Transiting exoplanet with longest known year: 704 Earth days
- Chemists eye improved thin films with metal substitution
- Carbyne morphs when stretched: Calculations show carbon-atom chain would go metal to semiconductor
- More than glitter: How gold nanoparticles easily penetrate cells, making them useful for delivering drugs
- Replacing coal, oil with natural gas will not help fight global warming, expert argues
- Genes that contribute to radiation resistance identified
- Seals forage at offshore wind farms
- Philosopher uses game theory to understand how words, actions acquire meaning
- Mysterious dance of dwarf galaxies may force a cosmic rethink
- Human platelets successfully generated using next-generation bioreactor
- New drug against malaria effective: Uses synchrotron light
- Size and age of plants impact their productivity more than climate
- Tiny laser sensor heightens bomb detection sensitivity
- A noble gas cage: New material traps gases from nuclear fuel better and uses less energy than currently available options
- Mixing it up: Study provides new insight into Southern Ocean behavior
- Oceans vital for possibility for alien life
- Speedy computation enables scientists to reconstruct an animal's development cell by cell
- Astronauts to test free-flying 'housekeeper' robots
- Researchers identify brain network with mapping technique
- Highly charged ions: Multiply ionized atoms for clocks, qubits, and constants
- It's go time for LUX-Zeplin dark matter experiment
- Improving driver safety: How to prevent streetlight glare in the new world of LED lighting
- Universal three-body relation: Physicists succeed in revealing the scaling behavior of exotic giant molecules
- New material puts a twist in light
- Looking back at the Jupiter crash 20 years later
- NASA rover's images show laser flash on Martian rock
- Rosetta spacecraft approaching twofold comet
- Getting a grip on robotic grasp: New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers
- Big data used to guide conservation efforts
- Revealed: The mystery behind starling flocks
- Nature's strongest glue comes unstuck
- More energy from a liter of biofuel
- Random nature of metastasis revealed by physicists
- 'Nanocamera' takes pictures at distances smaller than light's own wavelength
- Future electronics may depend on lasers, not quartz
- Lunar pits could shelter astronauts, reveal details of how 'man in the moon' formed
- Cheap, highly efficient solar cells: A new stable and cost-cutting type of perovskite solar cell
- Clearing the way for extremely efficient solar cells: First ab initio method for characterizing hot carriers
- Scientists experimentally re-create conditions deep inside giant planets, such as Jupiter and many exo-planets
- When is a molecule a molecule? Scientists watch fast electron jumps in exploding molecules
- Earth-like soils on Mars? Ancient fossilized soils potentially found deep inside impact crater suggest microbial life
- Hundreds of videos used to reconstruct 3-D motion without markers
- Is the universe a bubble? Let's check: Making the multiverse hypothesis testable
- New method created to draw molecules from live cells
- Potential new therapy with brain-on-a-chip axonal strain injury model
- Anti-tank missile detector joins fight against malaria
- Improving the cost and efficiency of renewable energy storage
- Birdsongs automatically decoded by computer scientists
- Math can make the Internet 5-10 times faster
- Connection between human translation and computerized translation programs
- Fires are major cause of wind farm failure, according to new research
- No-wait data centers: Data-transmission delays across server farms can be reduced by 99. 6 percent
- Cell membrane proteins give up their secrets
- Fair cake cutting gets its own algorithm
- Robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer controls the disease for 10 years
- Sharpest map of Mars surface properties
- 70-foot-long, 52-ton concrete bridge survives series of simulated earthquakes
- Asteroid Vesta to reshape theories of planet formation
- Making a mental match: Pairing mechanical device with stroke patients
- EHR algorithms developed to identify undiagnosed hypertension
- Dispersant from Deepwater Horizon spill found to persist in the environment
- Efficient structures help build a sustainable future
- An anti-glare, anti-reflective display for mobile devices?
- Bubble wrap serves as sheet of tiny test tubes in resource-limited regions
- People in leadership positions may sacrifice privacy for security
- Improving tumor radiation therapy: When basic ions break DNA down
- Supercomputers reveal strange, stress-induced transformations in world's thinnest materials
- What do Google searches tell us about our climate change fears?
- Development of automatic system for translating biomedical patents in real time
- Self-assembling nanoparticle could improve MRI scanning for cancer diagnosis
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