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Microscopy reveals 'atomic antenna' behavior in graphene

Atomic-level defects in graphene could be a path forward to smaller and faster electronic devices, according to a study led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Invoked computing: Pizza box is too loud! I can't hear the banana

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mention the buzz word ubiquitous to any technology futurists and they will know what that implies. Hardware as we know it will recede. More people will communicate with words and images embedded ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Study of biomarker development in mice provides a roadmap for a similar approach in humans

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have demonstrated in mice that the performance of a novel biomarker-development pipeline using targeted mass spectrometry is robust enough to support the use of an analogous ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Exploring tessellations beyond Escher

(PhysOrg.com) -- By incorporating geometrical concepts into his artwork, M. C. Escher demonstrated the potential beauty that could be achieved by combining mathematics and art. One of Escher's most well-known ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

Scientists suggest spacetime has no time dimension

(PhysOrg.com) -- The concept of time as a way to measure the duration of events is not only deeply intuitive, it also plays an important role in our mathematical descriptions of physical systems. For instance, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (50) | comments 510 | with audio podcast report

Words help people form mathematical concepts (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Language may play an important role in learning the meanings of numbers, scholars at the University of Chicago report.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Introducing Cornucopia, the food printer

(PhysOrg.com) -- US scientists have introduced a concept design of the "Cornucopia" or Digital Fabricator, a "personal food factory" able to print food from specified ingredients, with no waste at the point ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 23, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (42) | comments 24 | with audio podcast report

Our brains are confused about time

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study published in the journal Psychological Science has found our concept of time is distorted, and we consistently underestimate how much time has passed since events in the pa ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (17) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Researcher Uses Graphene Quilts to Keep Things Cool

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering Alexander Balandin is leading several projects to explore ways to use ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (22) | comments 1

Japanese car makers out to electrify Tokyo show

Move over hybrids -- the biggest buzz at this year's Tokyo Motor Show looks set to come from electric cars as the dream of affordable zero-emission vehicles moves closer to reality.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 17

The Link Between Weight and Importance

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has demonstrated what we must have known all along at some level: that there is a link between the physical act of carrying heavy objects and the abstract concept of importance.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2 weblog

Mathematicians set world record in packing puzzle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding the best way to pack the greatest quantity of a specifically shaped object into a confined space may sound simple, yet it consistently has led to deep mathematical concepts and practical ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (15) | comments 1

A glimpse at Intel's futuristic gadgets

Wouldn't it be useful to have a gadget that immediately warned you when the information you just saw on the Internet or heard from a buddy might be baloney?

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

What if there is only one universe?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lee Smolin, author of the bestselling science book The Trouble with Physics and a founding member and research physicist at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (56) | comments 102

Using Superheroes to Teach Physics: College Courses in Sci-Fi

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the more perplexing questions facing science these days is this one: How do we get more young people interested in science? Leading the way are a number of college courses -- that can ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 5 weblog