Thirty years have passed since Japan's Mitsubishi Chemicals opened a rare-earths refinery in the Malaysian village of Bukit Merah, but although the plant is gone, its toxic legacy persists.
Jun 26, 2012
5 / 5 (1)
0
Researchers are developing an intelligent system to monitor the condition of valuable structures automatically, at times even in real time. The system has the ability to alert users of damage.
Jun 26, 2012
not rated yet
0
As a child, Robert Liebeck loved tinkering with model airplanes. The UC Irvine adjunct professor of mechanical & aerospace engineering is still at it — but now he's working on a much different kind of ...
Jun 26, 2012
4.3 / 5 (9)
10
A blog post on DesignSpark - an online community for electronic engineers - has described how the Raspberry Pi mini computer can be synchronised with NPL's atomic time scale via the MSF Radio Time Signal.
Jun 26, 2012
not rated yet
0
Oxford University research says the London Games are on track to be among the most expensive to date with a projected cost of £8.4 billion in real terms – and at 101% over budget.
Jun 26, 2012
4 / 5 (2)
1
(Phys.org) -- For over a decade astronomers have been probing a region of the northern sky, not far from the handle of the Big Dipper, that is relatively free of bright stars and the diffuse glow of the Milky ...
Jun 26, 2012
4.8 / 5 (6)
0
|
The death of Lonesome George came as a shock to the caretakers who had come to know the 100-year-old giant tortoise, the last survivor of a subspecies decimated by pirates more than a century ago.
Jun 26, 2012
5 / 5 (1)
0
India is set to release an upgrade of its ultra-low-cost computer tablet, the 40-dollar "Aakash-2", after the first edition was criticised for its quality and distribution.
Jun 26, 2012
4.7 / 5 (3)
0
(AP) — Hackers broke into a prominent Russian opposition leader's Twitter and email accounts, sending his followers abusive messages.
Jun 26, 2012
not rated yet
0
(Phys.org) -- Daniel Novy and V. Michael Bove of MIT's Media Lab have developed a new way to create a more immersive viewing experience for movie watching or even game playing. Called "Infinity-By-Nine" the ...
Jun 26, 2012
4.3 / 5 (3)
2
|
Cooling systems that use a liquid that changes phase — such as water boiling on a surface — can play an important part in many developing technologies, including advanced microchips and concentrated ...
Jun 26, 2012
4.9 / 5 (7)
2
|
Using lotus leaves and tea tree oil researchers at Swinburne University of Technology are working to prevent infection and improve outcomes for people requiring medical implants, such as hip replacements.
Jun 26, 2012
not rated yet
0
(Phys.org) -- A new high-tech method for imaging the electric fields of atoms could lead to advances in areas as diverse as data storage, solar cells and batteries.
Jun 26, 2012
4.3 / 5 (8)
2
|
(Phys.org) -- The origins of the El Niño climatic events that usually bring extended hot, dry conditions to much of Australia are detectable up to 18 months beforehand, a new study has found.
Jun 26, 2012
4.9 / 5 (7)
0
|
(Phys.org) -- A team of UCLA researchers has created the most powerful high-performance nanoscale microwave oscillators in the world, a development that could lead to cheaper, more energy-efficient mobile ...
Jun 26, 2012
3.3 / 5 (3)
4
|
