News tagged with cutting edge science

Researchers develop paper-thin device to test cholesterol levels

(PhysOrg.com) -- Paper-thin sensors that use the latest technology in miniaturization and printing could revolutionize the way point of care testing is carried out for cholesterol and lead to further applications ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Louisiana Tech University, LA-SiGMA help teachers transform materials science

Teachers from school districts in north Louisiana are helping to advance the frontiers of science by conducting research with faculty from Louisiana Tech University's College of Engineering and Science and using supercomputers ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expanded VLA flexing new scientific muscle

A new and uniquely powerful tool for cutting-edge science is emerging on the crisp, high desert of western New Mexico. Outwardly, it looks much the same as the famed Very Large Array (VLA), a radio telescope ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

S. Korea picks sites for $4.7bn science belt

South Korea on Monday announced sites for its $4.76 billion "science belt" designed to help Asia's fourth-largest economy take the lead in cutting-edge technologies.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nanoscientists create iphone app for exhibition

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of researchers from UCL have created an iphone game as part of their entry for the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Santa's Sleigh: Researcher Explains Science Behind St. Nick's Christmas Magic

(PhysOrg.com) -- Santa skeptics have long considered St. Nick’s ability to deliver toys to the world’s good girls and boys in the course of one night a scientific impossibility. But new research shows that ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (26) | comments 7