From smart phones to medical equipment, embedded processors are everywhere and getting increasingly more powerful. One University of Houston (UH) professor's work with Texas Instruments (TI) is making it easier to develop ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 6, 2010
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Backed by a $1.2 million federal grant, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has launched a Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (CAMM) that will support the transfer of UWM research in bulk nanostructured materials ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 6, 2010
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The age-old practice of dividing congressional districts evenly by population speaks to such American ideals as fairness and equality. But when a county's residents are carved into separate districts simply to maintain that ...
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2010
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In less than two weeks, NASA scientists will begin their quest for the holy grail of hurricane research.
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2010
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A 15-year experiment in an outdoor "laboratory" on Ohio State University's campus shows that naturally colonizing wetlands can offer just as many, if not more, ecological services as will wetlands planted by humans.
Environment
Aug 6, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UCSF researchers are reporting the first success in very rapidly purifying one type of embryonic stem cell from a mix of many different types of embryonic stem cells in the culture dish. The technique, which ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 6, 2010
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On July 6 this summer, Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality issued the region's first "unhealthy" air alert since 2008.
Environment
Aug 6, 2010
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You know it's a good night when a beautiful alignment of planets is the second best thing that's going to happen. Thursday, August 12th, is such a night.
Space Exploration
Aug 6, 2010
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Cities are made chiefly of concrete and asphalt, which soak up more sunlight during the day than soil and have a harder time radiating the heat away during the night. Add to that all the energy -- natural gas, electricity, ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2010
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Typically, when a brick and an expensive media player are combined, it's not a great combination.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 6, 2010
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