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Silicon nanowires can detect dengue viruses in less than 30 minutes Photograph of the diagnostic device comprised of an extractor, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) unit, and a silicon nanowire biosensor chip for the detection of dengue viruses. Image Credit: A*Star Research. ...
Scientists glimpse universe before the Big Bang Black hole encounters would have repeated themselves several times, with the center of each event remaining at almost exactly the same point in the CMB sky, even when occurring in different aeons. The huge amounts of energy released ...
Vacuum coating technology plays an indispensable role in the development of modern science and technologies Evaporation Evaporation is that at 10-5Torr carried out under high vacuum, the evaporated material to use resistance or electron beam heating to melting temperature, so ...
Power-generating windows Transparent conductive material combines elements for light harvesting and electric charge transport over large, transparent areas Top: Scanning electron microscopy image and zoom of conjugated polymer (PPV) honeycomb. Bottom (left-to-right): Confocal ...
Maxwell's demon demonstration turns information into energy Schematic illustration of the experiment. For more details, see the original publication. Image credit: Nature Physics, doi:10.1038/nphys1821 Scientists in Japan are the first to have succeeded in converting information ...
Nanotechnology research delivering big results for business Working in partnership with industry, the University of Glasgow has funded 20 research projects in the past 12 months in the field of nanotechnology which will lead to four new businesses being set-up. Last year, the ...
New Measurement Technology Probes Structure of Biological Materials The development of a new measurement technology under a research project funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the National Science Foundation is probing the structure of composite and ...
New Quantum Computers Take On New Architecture A new architecture for quantum computation has emerged, according to a study published in Nature. Partial support for this study came from the EU-funded projects MICROTRAP (' Development of a pan-European Microtrap Technology ...
Reducing defects leads to more efficient LED lighting The new technique reduces the number of defects in those films by two to three orders of magnitude -- increasing the output of light by a factor of two for a given amount of power. Image Credit: Lukasz Tylec. Light-emitting ...
Pfeiffer Vacuum goes BRIC subsidiary in Brazil established Pfeiffer Vacuum is now present in all boom areas In Brazil now direct selling possible through import license registration Inauguration of the new premise takes place in April Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG is in the ...
Nanoparticles increase survival after blood loss In an advance that could improve battlefield and trauma care, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have used tiny particles called nanoparticles to improve survival after life-threatening blood ...
New nanomaterials with potential for advanced optical technologies Researchers are developing a new class of 'plasmonic metamaterials' as potential building blocks for advanced optical technologies and a range of potential breakthroughs in the field of transformation optics.Image ...
The Future Of Quantum Research Mr Ensslin, the QSIT project launched in 2004 has now been declared a National Centre of Competence in Research. What will this change? Klaus Ensslin: In the early days we were simply a team of professors from ETH Zurich that set about the ...
New Method to Grow Simple and Inexpensive Microwires Researchers find simple, inexpensive method to produce silicon wires for sensors, batteries and solar cells Molten droplets of copper, at top, dissolve silicon out of a surrounding silicon-rich gas, and then the silicon ...
Solving the solar cell power conversion dilemma "There is a lot of interest in creating more efficient solar cells that are also simpler than many of the designs common now," Wladek Walukiewicz tells PhysOrg.com. "We think that, through the mixing of certain semiconductors, this ...
Researchers print solar cells on toilet paper, other delicate materials To demonstrate how a new fabrication technique can print solar cells on extremely thin, flexible materials, researchers from MIT have patterned solar cells onto ordinary toilet paper. While toilet paper may ...
London-listed Fortune Oil has entered an agreement to gain a 51% stake in China s Liaoning Jingrun Natural Gas Limited (LJNGL) for 10.5 million yuan ($1.6 million). Fortune said LJNGL had recently been awarded a 30 year concession to build and operate a spur pipeline, which will ...
China is expected to maintain an overall balance between the electricity supply and demand in 2011, but certain regions will still experience occasional power shortages, according to information from the 2011 Economic Situation and Power Development Analysis and Forecast ...
China's commitment to sustainable development brings both challenges and opportunities for cities and local communities. Speaking at the "China Redesign" launch ceremony on March 28, Former UK prime minister Tony Blair praised China's 12th Five-year Plan (2011 to 2015), which ...
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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 ...