(Phys.org) —A chemical that's often the key ingredient in improvised explosive devices (IEDs) can be quickly and safely detected in trace amounts by a new polymer created by a team of Cornell chemists.

Chemistry - Polymers

Jun 05, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 0 |

Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers have successfully demonstrated for the first time that laser-generated neutrons can be enlisted as a useful tool in the War on Terror.

Physics - General Physics

Jun 04, 2013 4 / 5 (7) 2 |

In the gonads of animals, genome parasites such as transposons pose a serious threat to evolutionary fitness. With their ability to bounce around in the genome, they often cause dangerous mutations. To protect ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Jun 04, 2013 not rated yet 0

Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed a procedure that removes printed ink on plastic films used in flexible packaging getting a product free from ink and suitable for recycling.

Technology - Engineering

Jun 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Stanford University scientists have dramatically improved the performance of lithium-ion batteries by creating novel electrodes made of silicon and conducting polymer hydrogel, a spongy material similar to ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Jun 04, 2013 4.9 / 5 (10) 3 |

(Phys.org) —Wouldn't it be great to have a magical "energy box" that could convert a wide array of fuels to electricity with high efficiency and lower emissions? Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) show significant ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

Jun 03, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0 |

Roughly six feet of DNA are packed into every human cell, so it is not surprising that our genetic material occasionally folds into odd shapes such as hairpins, crosses and clover leafs. But these structures ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jun 03, 2013 4.7 / 5 (3) 0 |

Bed bugs now need to watch their step. Researchers at Stony Brook University have developed a safe, non-chemical resource that literally stops bed bugs in their tracks. This innovative new technology acts ...

Nanotechnology - Nanomaterials

May 31, 2013 4.9 / 5 (16) 0 |

A sphere looks the same no matter how it is rotated. Squash it on one side, however, and this symmetry is broken. A similar change from a high-symmetry state to a low-symmetry state defines many phase transitions ...

Physics - Condensed Matter

May 31, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0

A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered police to return any digital material seized in an armed raid on Internet mogul Kim Dotcom's mansion last year not directly related to the prosecution against him.

Technology - Business

May 31, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

When Felix Fischer of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) set out to develop nanostructures made of graphene using a new, controlled approach to chemical reactions, ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

May 30, 2013 4.9 / 5 (478) 17 |

High-performance thermoelectric materials that convert waste heat to electricity could one day be a source of more sustainable power. But they need to be a lot more efficient before they could be effective on a broad scale ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

May 30, 2013 4.3 / 5 (3) 0 |

Researchers at The Open University (OU) and The University of Manchester have found conclusive proof that Ancient Egyptians used meteorites to make symbolic accessories.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 30, 2013 4.8 / 5 (5) 0 |

Urban mining is a performed by extracting metal resources from electronic products. Gold from PCBs and Lithium from seawater - read more about Prof. Jai-Koo Park of Hanyang University on his research into ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

May 30, 2013 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

Researchers at MIT have developed a new way of controlling the motion of magnetic domains—the key technology in magnetic memory systems, such as a computer's hard disk. The new approach requires little ...

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

May 30, 2013 5 / 5 (14) 4 |