 Electron microscopy enters the picometer scale July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Jülich scientists have succeeded in precisely measuring atomic spacings down to a few picometres using new methods in ultrahigh-resolution electron microscopy. This makes it possible to find out decisive parameters ... | |
Materials Regain Properties Previously Thought to Disappear under Pressure November 21, 2005 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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University of Arkansas physicists working with researchers in France have shown that a group of materials used in military sonar and medical ultrasound regain their unique properties at high pressures, overturning a belief ... | |
 Stretchable silicon could be next wave in electronics December 15, 2005 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The next wave in electronics could be wavy electronics.
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New alloy could boost next generation jet fighter January 05, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The next generation of jet fighter aircraft could fly farther and faster thanks to a new high-strength aluminum alloy prepared at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. The new alloy is one material being developed ... | |
Sonofusion Experiment Produces Results Without External Neutron Source January 27, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 186 vote(s)
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A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, and the Russian Academy of Sciences has used sound waves to induce nuclear fusion without the need for an external neutron source, according ... | |
New technologies enhance quantum cryptography February 02, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A team of Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colo., and Albion College, in Albion, Mich., have achieved quantum ... | |
 Microfluidic Device Tests Fluid Compatibility April 14, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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The key to a great party is inviting guests who mix well and don't instill tension among their fellow revelers. The key to a great detergent, cosmetic, paint or other complex liquid product is pretty much the ... | |
 Researchers create a biologically-inspired artificial compound eye April 27, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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Using the eyes of insects such as dragonflies and houseflies as models, a team of bioengineers at University of California, Berkeley, has created a series of artificial compound eyes. | |
 Inside BaBar's Control Room July 18, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Day and night, weekends, weekdays, and holidays, physicists from around the world take shifts in BaBar's Interaction Region 2 control room. The BaBar detector records the products of the positron-electron collisions ... | |
Researchers Pursue a Narrow Particle with Wide Implications July 25, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Northeastern University researchers Pran Nath, Daniel Feldman and Zuowei Liu have shown that the discovery of a proposed particle, dubbed the Stueckelberg Z prime, is possible utilizing the data being collected in the CDF ... | |
 Engineers create gecko-inspired, high-friction micro-fibers August 22, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Inspired by the remarkable hairs that allow geckos to hang single-toed from sheer walls and scamper along ceilings, a team of researchers led by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, has created ... | |
 ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reactor prepares to make 'cold' neutrons October 05, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The High Flux Isotope Reactor at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has passed a major milestone in its quest to become one of the world's leading sources of "cold" neutrons for advanced ... | |
 New measurements recast usual view of elusive force February 07, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Physicists at JILA have demonstrated that the warmer a surface is, the stronger its subtle ability to attract nearby atoms, a finding that could affect the design of devices that rely on small-scale interactions, ... | |
Back-to-Back b Baryons in Batavia June 26, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have announced the observation of the cascade b baryon-again. | |
 New X-ray technique may lead to better, cleaner fuel injectors for automobiles February 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Standard microscopy and visible light imaging techniques cannot peer into the dark and murky centers of dense-liquid jets, which has hindered scientists in their quest for a full understanding of liquid breakup ... | |
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