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Trouble with sputter? Blame giant nanoparticles Sputter deposition is an industrial process used since the 1970s to spray -- sputter, that is -- thin films onto various backings, like the metallic coating on potato chip bags, the reflective surface on DVDs, or the electronics on ...
Sensor Networks in Buildings Could Use AC Ducts as Huge, Building-Wide Antennas RFID Antennas Tiny RFID antennas are cheap and plentiful, and they could turn sensor networks in buildings wireless by using HVAC ductworks as antennas to transmit radio signals. Maschinenjunge via ...
The strange case of solar flares and radioactive elements When researchers found an unusual linkage between solar flares and the inner life of radioactive elements on Earth, it touched off a scientific detective investigation that could end up protecting the lives of space...
Convert a Bike Pump into a Manual Vacuum Pump Vacuum pumps, while expensive, have a ton of uses, like vacuum sealing food or saving space with items in storage. Instead of buying one, though, you can convert an old bike tire pump into a vacuum pump for just $20. Apart from a ...
Roller coaster superconductivity discovered This graphic shows the crystal structure of three-layered bismuth oxide. Credit: Xiao-Jia Chen Superconductors are more than 150 times more efficient at carrying electricity than copper wires. However, to attain the superconducting ...
China tests space station module to launch in 2011 China has finished the first module of a planned space station and is testing its electronics and other systems before launching it into orbit next year. The official Xinhua News Agency reported on the module's schedule Tuesday. ...
Turning windows into power generators Image depicting the inside of the deposition chamber taken when scientists are depositing the insulating film. The different colours are due to the different gases being used. Image Credit: Prof. Chris Binns, University of Leicester. ...
New imaging technique creates detailed 3D images of melanoma Lihong Wang with the photoacoustic imaging system built in his lab. The photoacoustic technique had been used in the 1980s to test non-biological materials for cracks, but in 2003. Wang and his colleagues published ...
Self-Calibrating Micro Machines For Hyper-Accurate Sensors on Chips A Self-Calibrating MEMS Device Jason Vaughn Clark, Purdue University Birck Nanotechnology Center Micro electromechanical systems or MEMS hold a lot of promise for the future of high tech, but they also have their ...
New nanoscale transistors allow sensitive probing inside cells This is a to scale schematic of a kinked-nanowire electronic sensor probing the intracellular region of a cell. The two-terminal device has a three-dimensional and flexible structure with the key nanoscale transistor ...
Scientists achieve highest-resolution MRI of a magnet Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a new type of magnetic resonance that can see inside magnetic materials. Here, slight variations in the structure of a thin magnetic film are evident as variations in ...
Turning Down the Noise in Graphene New noise model shows all single layer graphene samples with an M-shaped pattern of noise (top) and all bi-layer graphene samples with a V-shaped noise pattern. (Credit: Image courtesy of DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Graphene is a ...
Researchers demonstrate highly directional Terahertz laser rays The metamaterial patterns are directly sculpted on the highly doped GaAs facet of the device. Artificial coloring in the figure indicates deep and shallow micron scale grooves, which have different functions. The ...
Physicists use offshoot of string theory to describe puzzling behavior of superconductors A small sample of the high-temperature superconductor Bi-2223. Image: Wikimedia commons Physicists are divided on whether string theory is a viable theory of everything, but many agree that ...
For the First Time Ever, Scientists Watch an Atom's Electrons Moving in Real Time A classical diagram of a krypton atom (background) shows its 36 electrons arranged in shells. Researchers have measured oscillations of quantum states (foreground) in the outer orbitals of an ...
Electrochemistry: Paper Li-ion Batteries Offer Flexible Power Options Ultrathin rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have been fabricated on a single sheet of paper, resulting in highly flexible and lightweight portable power sources, according to a study published in ACS Nano by ...
New solar energy conversion process could revamp solar power production A small PETE device made with cesium-coated gallium nitride glows while being tested inside an ultra-high vacuum chamber. The tests proved that the process simultaneously converted light and heat energy into ...
SVC Tutorial Course Offered in China As part of the SVC Strategic Plan that includes ongoing development and expansion of an International Outreach Program, the Society is offering a Tutorial Course in China in October 2010. This Tutorial is being hosted for international ...
Hydrogen used to power new nano-battery There's a big buzz today over future nanostructure devices performing specialized jobs in everything from electronics to medicine. But what's still needed are unconventional ways to power these tiny machines. Eduard Karpov, University of ...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Policies of China's new leadership in the ...
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck to put $1.5b in R&D
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the world's second-largest drug producer by ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
China's farm product pricing plan shifts to market orientation
The Number One Document also proposed a new pricing plan for China's ...
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
Chinese investors look to overseas opportunities
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China, the world's top manufacturer and ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Gaming Firms Find Going Tough
Employees demonstrate Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications' Xperia Play ...
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
Boeing Wins Biggest Order of US$26b
A formation of nine Royal Air Force Red Arrows Hawk aircraft fly ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Lucrative golf industry lures stiff competition
Two models stand beside golf equipment and bags at a recent golf ...
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
Li Na wins French Open women's singles title
History-making tennis legend Li Na notched the first-ever grand slam ...