01/06/2006

Universal ink for microcontact printing

"Printing" on the micrometer scale is the technology of the future for the production of the electronic components used for such things as flat-screen monitors or (bio)sensors.

Government blocks wind farm plans

The U.S. government has ordered work stopped on more than a dozen wind farms, saying the giant turbines might interfere with military radar.

Hand movements challenge computer mouse

The computer mouse could become a thing of the past and hand gestures a thing of the future if Los Angeles-based G-speak has its way, a report said.

Physicists persevere in quest for inexhaustible energy source

As gas prices soar and greenhouse gases continue to blanket the atmosphere, the need for a clean, safe and cheap source of energy has never seemed more pressing. Scientists have long worked to meet that need, exploring alternative ...

Internet-nurturing policies questioned

While some would argue that the advent of the Internet has as great, if not a greater, impact as the Industrial Revolution on the global economy and society at large, there is growing concern that the World Wide Web's freedom ...

Promising new metamaterial could transform ultrasound imaging

Using the same principles that help create a guitar's complex tones, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new material that holds promise for revolutionizing the field of ultrasound imaging.

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