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'Invisible key' invented by Taiwan scientists

A team of Taiwanese researchers have developed an "invisible key" technology which allows users to unlock their doors by means of simple hand gestures, the head of the team said Monday.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Molecular messages from the antennae

(PhysOrg.com) -- Insects use their antennae for smelling and thus for locating resources in their environment. In an online first article published today, Max Planck researchers present the first complete ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A robot that identifies doors from their handles

The intelligent robots that appear in the movies have little relation to real life, although the tendency in current robotics to create machines that are as independent as possible is a fact. "The robot has to be aware of ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

EPA tells schools to test aging caulk for PCBs

(AP) -- Hundreds of school buildings across the United States have caulk around windows and doors containing potentially cancer-causing PCBs, the Environmental Protection Agency says.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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The finest gold dust in the world

(Phys.org) -- Scientists at the Vienna University of Technology found a method to locate single gold atoms on a surface. This should pave the way to better and cheaper catalysts.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created 14 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New math model can help computers avoid communication breakdowns

Language is so much more than a string of words. To understand what someone means, you need context.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created 8 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers find new properties of the carbon material graphene

Graphene has caused a lot of excitement among scientists since the extremely strong and thin carbon material was discovered in 2004. Just one atom thick, the honeycomb-shaped material has several remarkable ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created 6 hours ago | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Carbon dioxide emissions reach record high

Emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide reached an all-time high last year, further reducing the chances that the world could avoid a dangerous rise in global average temperature by 2020, according to the International ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 7

Sci-fi no longer, NREL engineers smart homes

Thanks to TV shows such as The Jetsons and Star Trek, many Americans grew up dreaming that homes of the future would be equipped with fantastic high-tech features. From automatic food dispensers to sliding do ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The anatomy of a stellar outflow

(Phys.org) -- Astronomers used to think that star formation simply involved the gradual coalescence of material under the influence of gravity. No longer. Making a new star is a complex process, among other ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Next up: Smart homes

You've got a smartphone and maybe a smart TV, and may have heard that smart refrigerators are in the works. Next up: the smart home.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Astronauts enter world's 1st private supply ship

(AP) -- Space station astronauts floated into the Dragon on Saturday, a day after its heralded arrival as the world's first commercial supply ship.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

SpaceX capsule has 'new car' smell, astronauts say (Update)

SpaceX's Dragon cargo vessel smells like a new car, said astronauts at the International Space Station after opening the hatches Saturday following the spacecraft's landmark mission to the orbiting lab.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (23) | comments 5

Fighting house fires with computer models

(Phys.org) -- Through advanced computer modelling of house fires, mechanical engineers at UNSW are giving fire fighters a new suite of tools to investigate and battle dangerous blazes in time for the traditionally ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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