Oregon wave energy project may be delayed
The company planning a wave energy project off the south Oregon coast says it may not be finished this year.
Mar 27, 2013
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Compact radar takes an inside view
The human eye cannot see through wood, paper, or plastic. But a compact radar with a modular design now makes it possible to see the invisible: The millimeter wave sensor penetrates non-transparent material. ...
Mar 27, 2013
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World record silicon-based millimeter-wave power amplifiers
Two teams of DARPA performers have achieved world record power output levels using silicon-based technologies for millimeter-wave power amplifiers. RF power amplifiers are used in communications and sensor ...
Mar 27, 2013
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Microstructures made of adjoining semiconductor disks could lead to powerful nanoscale sensors
Many users of microwave ovens have had the frightening experience of leaving a fork, crumpled piece of aluminum foil or some other pointy metal item inside the cooking chamber. The sharp metal object acts ...
Mar 27, 2013
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Researcher examines motion of breaking waves
During the spring of 2011, Lake Poinsett homeowners were amazed at how easily the waves destroyed their sandbag and concrete barricades, but South Dakota State University Civil Engineering Professor Francis ...
Mar 27, 2013
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After Newtown: A new use for a weapons-detecting radar?
In the weeks after the Connecticut school shooting, as the nation puzzled over how it happened and what might prevent it from happening again, Kamal Sarabandi was listening to the news. Talk turned to giving ...
Mar 26, 2013
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Astronomers discover new kind of supernova
(Phys.org) —Supernovae were always thought to occur in two main varieties. But a team of astronomers including Carnegie's Wendy Freedman, Mark Phillips and Eric Persson is reporting the discovery of a new ...
Mar 26, 2013
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Magnetic soliton: Nano-droplet discovery presents opportunities for telecommunications
A Swedish research team has successfully created a magnetic soliton – a spin torque-generated nano-droplet that could lead to technological innovation in such areas as mobile telecommunications.
Mar 25, 2013
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Invisibility cloak research moves forward at MTU
(Phys.org) —Michigan Technological University's invisibility cloak researchers have done it again. They've moved the bar on one of the holy grails of physics: making objects invisible. Just last month, ...
Mar 25, 2013
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French fashion firm develops suit that blocks electromagnetic waves
French fashion label Smuggler on Thursday said it had produced a suit that can block electromagnetic waves produced by mobile phones.
Mar 21, 2013
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Gazing into the frozen stillness of the universe
(Phys.org) —The ALMA telescope installation begins delivering images of fresh planets, young stars, and distant galaxies.
Mar 20, 2013
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Scientists have developed a tiny, portable personal blood testing laboratory that sends data through mobile phone
Humans are veritable chemical factories—we manufacture thousands of substances and transport them, via our blood, throughout our bodies. Some of these substances can be used as indicators of our health ...
Mar 19, 2013
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Peering into a gateway opened 50 years ago
Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the quasar - an extremely bright object powered by matter falling into a super-massive black hole lying in the heart of a galaxy.
Mar 17, 2013
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Swift, Chandra explore a youthful 'star wreck'
(Phys.org) —While performing an extensive X-ray survey of our galaxy's central regions, NASA's Swift satellite has uncovered the previously unknown remains of a shattered star. Designated G306.3.9 after ...
Mar 15, 2013
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Hot days cooled by growth in grasslands
Our changing use of the land may have been taking the edge off hot days, scientists say.
Mar 14, 2013
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