News tagged with analytical tools

SRI International releases report on costs and benefits of online learning programs

A new SRI International report prepared for the U.S. Department of Education provides guidance to educational leaders as they work to implement successful, cost-effective online learning programs for secondary schools.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New technology enables molecular-level insight into carbon sequestration

Carbon sequestration is a potential solution for reducing greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, but its scientific challenges are complex. Analytical tools are needed that provide information ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Getting positive results with negative ions

Yes! That's the answer scientists from OI Analytical and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory got from their experiments to see if the new IonCCDTM can detect negative ions and large ions. Furthermore, employing ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IBM driver tool predicts traffic jams

IBM is testing smartphone software designed to predict traffic jams and warn motorists before they even take to the roads.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

New ways of measuring catastrophic risks may enhance Air Force efforts

Noted Air Force Office of Scientific Research-funded researcher, Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky is pioneering a new approach for measuring, anticipating and managing catastrophic risks, sometimes called "Black ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 31, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New methods are changing old materials

(PhysOrg.com) -- A company that makes steel for bearings used in heavy trucks had a big problem. The trucks travel through harsh, perilous environments such as Siberia, and an unexpected bearing failure on ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 2

Old soles: 800-year-old shoe soles yield clues about preservation of leather

Ancient garbage can be like gold to archaeologists. During excavation of an 800-year-old trash dump in Lyon, France, scientists discovered the archaeological equivalent of golden shoe soles: A trove of leather soles of shoes, ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0