Hotel guests can be gently persuaded to reduce the number of towels they use each day, psychology researchers at the University of Luxembourg have found. With fewer towels to wash, this reduces the waste of water, energy ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2014
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In the world of quantum science, Alice and Bob have been talking to one another for years. Charlie joined the conversation a few years ago, but now by enforcing the space-like separation of the three parties, scientists have ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 24, 2014
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The Atlantic razor clam uses very little energy to burrow into undersea soil at high speed. Now a detailed insight into how the animal digs has led to the development of a robotic clam that can perform the same trick.
Robotics
Mar 24, 2014
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Scientists have a better way to study human proteins—large molecules that are part of every cell in the body—thanks to a new technology developed by University of Toronto researchers. The technology tracks a class of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 24, 2014
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Pioneering research could provide a significant boost in the vital quest to harness wave power as a viable renewable energy source for the future.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 24, 2014
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(Phys.org) —PML researchers have devised an idea for determining the three-dimensional shape of features as small as 10 nanometers wide. The model-based method compares data from scanning electron microscope (SEM) images ...
Nanophysics
Mar 24, 2014
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Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meets "Robbie the Robot" developed for Cork teenager Joanne O'Riordan, who was born without limbs.
Robotics
Mar 24, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia has created a computer model that accurately predicts some aspects of mountain formation in early Australian history and has now described a ...
China said Monday it was demanding an explanation from Washington over allegations U.S. intelligence agencies hacked into the email servers of Chinese tech giant Huawei and targeted top Chinese officials and government institutions.
Security
Mar 24, 2014
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It was put on auction as a camera that made it to the moon and back. And it had its price—nearly $760,000.
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2014
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