Computer chips are one area where the United States still enjoys a significant manufacturing lead over the rest of the world. In 2011, five of the top 10 chipmakers by revenue were U.S. companies, and Intel, the largest of ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Feb 15, 2012
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Geology takes the long view. It is a field, after all, in which the pace of change spans billions of years. John Lyons, however, is interested in geological events that happen at a faster rate. So the recent graduate of Michigan ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new economic study suggests that having a degree from one of Florida’s 11 state universities can be a financial lifesaver — equivalent to more than $1 million in a worker’s lifetime earnings.
Economics & Business
Feb 15, 2012
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When it comes to infectious agents, it doesn’t get much worse than prions. These misfolded proteins are highly resistant to a wide variety of extreme disinfectant procedures. They have been identified as the culprits ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 15, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at Yale University have taken another significant step in the development of quantum computing, a new frontier in computing that promises exponentially faster information processing than the most ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 15, 2012
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An innovative horizon-scanning exercise, which has just delivered its latest report, highlights emerging topics of relevance to the world’s natural environment and the diversity of its species.
Ecology
Feb 15, 2012
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NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has issued a NASA Research Announcement for the Space Launch System (SLS) Advanced Booster risk-reduction effort.
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2012
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NASA has selected 33 small satellites to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard rockets planned to launch in 2013 and 2014. The proposed CubeSats come from universities across the country, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, ...
Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Farms that aim for high food production using environmentally-friendly practices could be better for the environment than both organic and conventional farms.
Environment
Feb 15, 2012
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When viewing a website, it takes users less than two-tenths of a second to form a first impression, according to recent eye-tracking research conducted at Missouri University of Science and Technology. But it takes a little ...
Other
Feb 15, 2012
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