Searching for a solid that flows like a liquid
(PhysOrg.com) -- A series of neutron scattering experiments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other research centers is exploring the key question about a long-sought quantum state of matter ...
Fri 3 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Nanoparticles used to increase thermal properties of transformer oil
Rice University scientists have created a nano-infused oil that could greatly enhance the ability of devices as large as electrical transformers and as small as microelectronic components to ...
Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Edible super insulating foam protects hand from 7000 degree welding torch
The super insulating foam in the video below is very impressive, but so is the confidence of the guy demonstrating it. How many of you would pile some foam up in your hand, then put a 7,000 ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Geek.com
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Olympus Opto-Digital Microscope features a touch screen monitor
Fri 3 Feb 12 from Ubergizmo
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Researchers at SLAC test collider closer to creating fully coherent X-rays
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many advanced laser technologies, such as laser spectroscopy, that use precise wavelengths of infrared, visible or ultraviolet laser light could benefit from using X-ray light ...
Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Self-assembling nanorods: Researchers obtain 1-, 2- and 3-D nanorod arrays and networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- A relatively fast, easy and inexpensive technique for inducing nanorods - rod-shaped semiconductor nanocrystals - to self-assemble into one-, two- and even three-dimensional ...
Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Pacemakers of tomorrow could be powered by the beating of the heart
A heart-powered pacemaker may sound counter-intuitive, but in essence this is precisely what aerospace engineers from the University of Michigan are proposing. The engineers have come up with ...
Fri 3 Feb 12 from Gizmag
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New zeolite material may solve diesel shortage
World fuel consumption is shifting more and more to diesel at the expense of gasoline. A recently published article in Nature Chemistry by a research team at Stockholm University and the Polytechnic ...
Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Powering pacemakers with heartbeat vibrations
Sick hearts may help to keep themselves beating longer with a device that could harvest energy from heartbeat-induced chest cavity vibrations.
Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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New technology allows scientists to watch cancer cells in action at unprecedented resolution
A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior as footage of that polar bear in its natural habitat. The behavior of cells ...
Wed 1 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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