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Nano-sized light mill drives micro-sized disk (w/ Video)

While those wonderful light sabers in the Star Wars films remain the figment of George Lucas' fertile imagination, light mills - rotary motors driven by light - that can power objects thousands of times greater ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (25) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Unique Uranium Source in Naturally Bioreduced Sediment

(PhysOrg.com) -- A recently published Pacific Northwest National Laboratory study of a naturally bioreduced sediment sample from a former uranium mill tailings site reveals insights that enhance understanding ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Less trouble at mill, thanks to earthworms

Waste from the textiles industry could with the assistance of earthworms and some animal manure become a rich compost for agriculture, according to a report in the International Journal of Environment and Pollution.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mass. schools team up for supercomputer center

(AP) -- At a gritty industrial site occupied a century ago by a textile mill, five universities are collaborating to install supercomputers that will recreate the start of the universe and perform other research.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Low-cost instrument developed by students could aid weather research

On a recent blustery afternoon, scientists gathered on a rooftop at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) to observe two atmospheric electric field-mill devices monitor the buildup of electrical charge ...

Technology / Engineering

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Wetter is better: New microscopy methods improve accuracy of microbial biofilm imaging

(PhysOrg.com) -- At a former uranium mill-tailing site in Rifle, Colorado, scientists are studying how microbes interact with minerals and metals to better understand processes that can help remediate the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0