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Speed Limit on the Quantum Highway
( Source: Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik )
[06/02/2012] Physicists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have measured the propagation velocity of quantum signals in a many-body system. A... Speed Limit on the Quantum Highway - read more
Water sees right through graphene
( Source: Rice University )
[06/02/2012] Rice University, Rensselaer study reveals graphene enhances many materials, but leaves them wettable Graphene is largely transparent to the eye... Water sees right through graphene - read more
Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics
( Source: Rutgers University )
[03/02/2012] One day in 2010, Rutgers physicist Vitaly Podzorov watched a store employee showcase a kitchen gadget that vacuum-seals food in plastic. The... Kitchen gadget inspires scientist to make more effective plastic electronics - read more
LED lights point shoppers in the right direction
( Source: Penn State )
[03/02/2012] Looking for an item in a large department store or mall can be like searching for a needle in a haystack, but that could change thanks to a... LED lights point shoppers in the right direction - read more
The good news about carbon storage in tropical vegetation
( Source: Woods Hole Research Center )
[03/02/2012] New wall-to-wall carbon storage map can help developing nations track deforestation and report on emissions A study published in Nature Climate... The good news about carbon storage in tropical vegetation - read more
Catalyzing new uses for diesel by-products
( Source: Cardiff University )
[02/02/2012] A new catalytic process could convert by-products of diesel production into more useful chemicals for industry A new catalytic process... Catalyzing new uses for diesel by-products - read more
Supermaterial goes superpermeable
( Source: University of Manchester )
[02/02/2012] Graphene is one of the wonders of the science world, with the potential to create foldaway mobile phones, wallpaper-thin lighting panels and the... Supermaterial goes superpermeable - read more
How seawater could corrode nuclear fuel
( Source: University of California - Davis )
[01/02/2012] Japan used seawater to cool nuclear fuel at the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant after the tsunami in March 2011 -- and that was... How seawater could corrode nuclear fuel - read more
UK researchers shed light on magnetic mystery of graphite
( Source: Institute of Physics )
[01/02/2012] The physical property of magnetism has historically been associated with metals such as iron, nickel and cobalt; however, graphite – an organic... UK researchers shed light on magnetic mystery of graphite - read more
Making sense of sensory connections
( Source: California Institute of Technology )
[31/01/2012] A key feature of human and animal brains is that they are adaptive; they are able to change their structure and function based on input from the... Making sense of sensory connections - read more
