Over the past six years, the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), a key component of the NCI’s Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, has characterized more than 250 ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 17, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Renewable energy technologies generally consist of two distinct processes: energy generation (using sources such as coal, solar, wind, etc.) and energy storage (such as batteries). These two processes are always ...
NASA's "Mighty Eagle" successfully found its target during a 32-second free flight Aug. 16 at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. This small, versatile robotic lander prototype demonstrates technologies ...
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Sandwiched among the many lengthy technical titles for experiments conducted at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source X-ray laser, one stood out for its two-word simplicity, spelled out in all caps: "GIANT VIRUSES."
General Physics
Aug 17, 2012
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Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of the PC industry's first recycling system that collects used CDs and DVDs at Fujitsu Group recycling centers and reuses the plastic in the ...
Hardware
Aug 17, 2012
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Was "Spartacus" an anti-fascist polemic? Does "Agora" demonstrate the horrors of anti-science religious zealotry? Did the Trojans really dress only in blue and white outfits? Quiz: Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor in un-credited ...
Other
Aug 17, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Excavations are underway to unearth the mysteries of Devon’s newly discovered settlement dating back to Roman times.
Archaeology
Aug 17, 2012
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A penny-sized rocket thruster may soon power the smallest satellites in space.
Space Exploration
Aug 17, 2012
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Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with the Federation of Hokkaido Agricultural Mutual Aid Association (Hokkaido NOSAI) and the Kamikawa Chuo Agricultural Mutual Aid Association (Kamikawa Chuo NOSAI), it will ...
Biotechnology
Aug 17, 2012
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In a classic example of an accidental scientific breakthrough a University of Sydney research team may have solved the mystery of why there is more non-industrial acid in air than anyone can explain.
Earth Sciences
Aug 17, 2012
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