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Spinach Could Lead to Alternative Energy More Powerful Than Popeye
July 23, 2014 — Spinach gave Popeye super strength, but it also holds the promise of a different power for a group of scientists: the ability to convert sunlight into a clean, efficient alternative fuel. Physicists ... full story -
The Birth of Topological Spintronics: New Material Combo Could Lead to More Efficient Computers
July 23, 2014 — The discovery of a new material combination that could lead to a more efficient approach to computer memory and logic is the first promising indication that it may be possible to build a practical ... full story -
15-Year Analysis of Blue Whale Range Off California Finds Conflict With Shipping Lanes
July 23, 2014 — A comprehensive analysis of the movements of blue whales off the West Coast found that their favored feeding areas are bisected by heavily used shipping lanes, increasing the threat of injury and ... full story -
The Physics of Lead Guitar Playing
July 23, 2014 — String bends, tapping, vibrato and whammy bars are all techniques that add to the distinctiveness of a lead guitarist's sound, whether it's Clapton, Hendrix, or BB King. Now a guitarist and ... full story -
Voyager Spacecraft Might Not Have Reached Interstellar Space
July 23, 2014 — In 2012, the Voyager mission team announced that the Voyager 1 spacecraft had passed into interstellar space, traveling further from Earth than any other humanmade object. But, in the nearly two ... full story -
New Approach in Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Target Alien Polluters
July 23, 2014 — Humanity is on the threshold of being able to detect signs of alien life on other worlds. By studying exoplanet atmospheres, we can look for gases like oxygen and methane that only coexist if ... full story -
A Crystal Wedding in the Nanocosmos May Lead to Fast Multi-Functional Processing Units on Single Chip
July 23, 2014 — Researchers have succeeded in embedding nearly perfect semiconductor crystals into a silicon nanowire. With this new method of producing hybrid nanowires, very fast and multi-functional processing ... full story -
Scientists Find Way to Maintain Quantum Entanglement in Amplified Signals
July 23, 2014 — Physicists have found a way to preserve quantum entanglement of particles passing through an amplifier and, conversely, when transmitting a signal over long ... full story -
Atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's Largest Moon
July 23, 2014 — An astronomer has published the results of the comparison of his model of Titan's atmosphere with the latest ... full story -
Astronomers Pioneer a 'Google Street View' of Galaxies
July 23, 2014 — A new instrument based on bundles of optical fibers is giving astronomers the first 'Google street view' of the cosmos -- incredibly detailed views of huge numbers of galaxies. The ... full story -
Lives and Deaths of Sibling Stars
July 23, 2014 — In a new image from ESO, young stars huddle together against clouds of glowing gas and lanes of dust. The star cluster, NGC 3293, would have been just a cloud of gas and dust itself about ten million ... full story -
Can Machines Think? Misidentification of Humans as Machines in Turing Tests
July 23, 2014 — Pairs were set up and judges were tasked with identifying whether who they were talking to was human or a computer. Can machines be successful in 'being human' in real ... full story -
Satellite Galaxies Put Astronomers in a Spin
July 23, 2014 — Astronomers have studied 380 galaxies and shown that their small satellite galaxies almost always move in rotating discs. However, such satellite galaxy discs are not predicted by current models of ... full story -
Virtual Humans as Models: Say Goodbye to Naomi, Kate and Claudia ... Enter 'Ava'
July 23, 2014 — Forget top models. With haute couture turning to virtual reality, holographic versions of the world’s most in-demand models are now striding down the catwalks alongside their human counterparts. ... full story -
Linking Television and the Internet
July 23, 2014 — In the “LinkedTV“ project, researchers are seamlessly connecting TV offerings with the Internet. Audiences will benefit from an informative and personalized viewing ... full story -
Could Tailored Golf Balls Improve Golfing Performance?
July 23, 2014 — Elements such as trip wires, dimples and sand-grain roughness on the surface of a body have been shown to be effective in reducing drag on objects such as golf balls, which helps them fly ... full story -
The Electric Slide Dance of DNA Knots
July 23, 2014 — DNA has the nasty habit of getting tangled and forming knots. Scientists study these knots to understand their function and learn how to disentangle them (e.g. useful for gene sequencing techniques). ... full story -
Electronic Nose Could Aid in Rescue Missions
July 23, 2014 — Researchers have developed a device that allows multiple robotic platforms to follow the path of certain odors. A technology which could aid the search and rescue of people in case of natural ... full story -
Dopamine Transporter: Stampede Supercomputer Used to Study Common Link Between Addiction, Neurological Disease
July 22, 2014 — The XSEDE-allocated Stampede supercomputer has been used to study the dopamine transporter. Stampede is ranked seventh on the Top 500 list of supercomputers. Its research links altered dopamine ... full story -
Safeguarding Belize's Barrier Reef With Conservation Drones
July 22, 2014 — Seeking to gain a high-tech edge over illegal fishers, the Government of Belize will use “eyes in the sky” to enforce fishing regulations in the biodiverse Glover’s Reef Marine Reserve and ... full story
- Spinach could lead to alternative energy more powerful than Popeye
- The birth of topological spintronics: New material combo could lead to more efficient computers
- 15-year analysis of blue whale range off California finds conflict with shipping lanes
- The physics of lead guitar playing
- Voyager spacecraft might not have reached interstellar space
- New approach in search for extraterrestrial intelligence: Target alien polluters
- A crystal wedding in the nanocosmos may lead to fast multi-functional processing units on single chip
- Scientists find way to maintain quantum entanglement in amplified signals
- Atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon
- Astronomers pioneer a 'Google street view' of galaxies
- Lives and deaths of sibling stars
- Can machines think? Misidentification of humans as machines in Turing tests
- Satellite galaxies put astronomers in a spin
- Virtual humans as models: Say goodbye to Naomi, Kate and Claudia ... Enter 'Ava'
- Linking television and the Internet
- Could tailored golf balls improve golfing performance?
- The electric slide dance of DNA knots
- Electronic nose could aid in rescue missions
- Dopamine transporter: Stampede supercomputer used to study common link between addiction, neurological disease
- Safeguarding Belize's barrier reef with conservation drones
- Enhanced instrument enables high-speed chemical imaging of tissues
- 3-D-printed tissues advance stem cell research
- 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
- No evidence that California cellphone ban decreased accidents, says researcher
- 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
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