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Nov 12, 2015 (SPX)

Magneto-optics is a crucial characterization and detection technique for materials and devices. Hereby, the technique benefits from its high sensitivity and its...

Lowering the 'softening temperature' via electric field

Nov 12, 2015 (SPX)

On a serendipitous occasion, while attending a conference and listening to Rishi Raj, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Colorado Boulde...

Minuscule, flexible compound lenses magnify large fields of view

Nov 12, 2015 (SPX)

Drawing inspiration from an insect's multi-faceted eye, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have created miniature lenses with vast range of vision. Their...

The solution to faster computing? Sing to your data

Nov 12, 2015 (SPX)

Nothing is more frustrating that watching that circle spinning in the centre of your screen, while you wait for your computer to load a programme or access the ...

The complexity of modeling

Nov 12, 2015 (SPX)

In recent years, advances in materials synthesis techniques have enabled scientists to produce increasingly complex functional materials with enhanced or novel ...

Space rains junk on Spain

Nov 12, 2015 (AFP)

It's raining space junk in Spain. Rocket fuel tanks, chunks of satellites or something else entirely... In just over one week, three mysterious objects have fal...

Amazon flies high in the Internet cloud

Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)

Amazon is widely known for its prowess as an online retail colossus, but is also thriving when it comes to sending business aloft in the Internet cloud. Cloud c...

New radar system announced by Israeli company

Nov 11, 2015 (UPI)

Israel Aerospace Industries has introduced a new radar system for early detection and tracking of long-range threats such as ballistic missiles. The system is c...

Peru's ancient city Caral inspires modern architects

Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)

Architects seeking solutions for sustainable living in the 21st century are taking notes from the ancient city of Caral in Peru, an engineering marvel built som...

Scanning reveals anomalies in Great Pyramid at Giza

Nov 09, 2015 (UPI)

High-tech scanning technologies have revealed anomalies among the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Especially significant anomalies were found among the stones of Kin...

Cyclic healing removes defects in metals while maintaining strength

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

When designing a new material, whether for an airplane, car, bridge, mobile device, or biological implant, engineers strive to make the material strong and defe...

Detecting and eliminating RF interference requires a human touch

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

There are methods and tools for selecting locations for new antennas. There is also the need for a human element, as was shown vividly in a recent Intelsat Gene...

New metal alloy could yield green cooling technologies

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

A promising new metal alloy system could lead to commercially viable magnetic refrigerants and environmentally friendly cooling technologies, according to a sci...

Researchers create transplantation model for 3-D printed constructs

Nov 09, 2015 (SPX)

Using sugar, silicone and a 3-D printer, a team of bioengineers at Rice University and surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania have created an implant with a...

New ORNL catalyst features unsurpassed selectivity

Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)

Catalysts that power chemical reactions to produce the nylon used in clothing, cookware, machinery and electronics could get a lift with a new formulation that ...

The secret of resistance: Shattering into a thousand pieces

Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)

Being all in one piece is not always a good strategy for resisting external strain. Biological tissues are well aware of it: they tend to crack simultaneously a...

Researchers have the chemistry to make a star

Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)

Chemists have created a star-shaped molecule previously thought to be too unstable to be made. The team created the five-pronged molecule [5]radialene, in work ...

Russia Developing Unique Radar Satellite System

Nov 06, 2015 (Sputnik)

A group of Russian companies are currently cooperating to develop a cutting edge satellite radar system for the country's Defense Ministry. The new system will ...

Microscopy unveils lithium-rich transition metal oxides

Nov 06, 2015 (SPX)

Using complementary microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) say they have solved the structu...

From good to bad with a copper switch

Nov 05, 2015 (SPX)

At the molecular level, the difference between Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde lies in a metal, copper. In its physiological form, the prion protein (PrPC ) is 'good'...