(Phys.org) —To keep your new car looking sleek and shiny for years, factories need to make certain that the coats of paint on it are applied properly. But ensuring that every coat of paint—whether it is on a car or anything ...
Optics & Photonics
May 20, 2014
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Technology developed by the University of Leicester is to play a vital part in a new million-euro transport project of the European Commission's Competitiveness and Innovation programme of the European Mobile and Mobility ...
Engineering
May 20, 2014
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Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days, even up to a week, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.
Cell & Microbiology
May 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Scientists have discovered that the earliest living organisms on Earth were capable of making a mineral that may be found on Mars.
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —In an effort to better understand what persuades people to buy photovoltaic (PV) systems for their homes, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are gathering data on consumer motivations that can feed ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 20, 2014
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Why are our oceans important to us? How is our health, the health of the environment, the strength of our economy and indeed, our future, dependent on the seas? How can marine science help us, collectively, to sustainably ...
Environment
May 20, 2014
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It started with a sulfur-crested cockatoo named Snowball.
Plants & Animals
May 20, 2014
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Last week, CERN was among several organizations to announce the Higgs boson machine-learning challengeExternal Links icon – your chance to develop machine-learning techniques to improve analysis of Higgs data.
General Physics
May 20, 2014
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A new tool could put a delayed train back on schedule. The Traffic Control Centre in Stavanger in Norway is currently testing the tool that will provide an optimum solution in just a few seconds.
Engineering
May 20, 2014
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A research team with members from Spain, Argentina and Italy has found that intense deep sea trawling cuts seafloor biodiversity in half. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team ...
