Moose in southern Norway are in significantly worse health than those further north and in eastern Norway. An analysis of roughly 600 moose livers, combined with information such as carcass weights and ages, shows that Norway’s ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2010
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New ultra-clean nanowires produced at the Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen will have a central role in the development of new high-efficiency solar cells and electronics on a nanometer scale. PhD student Peter ...
Nanophysics
Nov 9, 2010
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Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has been able to halve the power consumption of an optical waveguide switch based on silicon photonics through the world's first use of fine-patterned silicon germanium ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 9, 2010
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New Qorivva microcontroller families, based on Power Architecture technology, designed to increase performance, safety and energy efficiency for a new generation of smart vehicles.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 9, 2010
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Quantum computers should be much easier to build than previously thought, because they can still work with a large number of faulty or even missing components, according to a study published today in Physical Review Letters. ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 9, 2010
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A novel nanopore array structure can be used to monitor the transport kinetics of membrane proteins by fluorescence microscopy. Due to the parallel design of the nanopore chip, a large number of samples can be analyzed simultaneously.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 9, 2010
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Swiss researchers studying the projected effects of climate change on alpine plant species have discovered that mountain ranges may represent a 'safer' place to live during changing climate conditions. The research, published ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2010
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Current medical techniques for monitoring the heart rate and other vital signs use electrodes attached to the body, which are impractical for patients who want to move around. Plasma physicist Atsushi Mase, a scientist at ...
General Physics
Nov 9, 2010
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A runway in an otherwise vast, empty stretch of desert in southern New Mexico will soon become the starting point of weekly sightseeing trips to space for anyone who can afford the $200,000 ticket, and with NASA retiring ...
Space Exploration
Nov 9, 2010
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Global standards for preventing money laundering and terrorism financing have come under heat after substantial evidence has shown they do not work.
Economics & Business
Nov 9, 2010
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