Strategies to control crazy ants taking shape for researchers
(Phys.org)—Their name is comical, but when crazy ants infest a neighborhood it's no laughing matter.
Plants & Animals
Nov 16, 2012
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Scientists design new lens with convex and concave functionality, potential to revolutionise optical devices
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have designed a lens using metamaterials that can function as a convex or a concave lens, according to research published in the journal Nature Communications. By fabricating gold ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 14, 2012
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Sniffing out counterfeit electronics
At Integra Technologies, inspectors spend their days studying electronic parts to see if they are counterfeits.
Engineering
Sep 7, 2012
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Wireless window sentinel
Window contacts tell users if a window is open or closed. Typically, such sensors are wire-based. Scientists working with industry partners recently developed a new system that operates without wires or batteries. It draws ...
Engineering
Sep 5, 2012
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Sesame seed-sized antenna increases WIFI speed by 200 times
Researchers from A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed the first compact high performance silicon-based cavity-backed slot (CBS) antenna that operates at 135 GHz. The antenna demonstrated a 30 times ...
Engineering
Aug 28, 2012
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Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles could help track stem cells in the body
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed new methods to track stem cells and further understanding of what happens to them after they have been in the body for a significant period of time.
Bio & Medicine
Jun 21, 2012
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Oracle aims to dethrone IBM in business hardware
Oracle boss Larry Ellison said that he is out to dethrone IBM in the realm of business network hardware, including high-end computer servers.
Business
May 31, 2012
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Researchers give long look at who benefits from nature tourism
Using nature's beauty as a tourist draw can boost conservation in China's valued panda preserves, but it isn't an automatic ticket out of poverty for the human habitants, a unique long-term study shows.
Environment
Apr 25, 2012
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Researchers develop new technique to assess diversity of plant species from afar
By analyzing vegetation information collected by satellites over time instead of for just one day, scientists in the Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS) have developed a novel ...
Ecology
Mar 23, 2012
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Seed mixtures and insurance pest management: Future norm in the Corn Belt?
As the use of biotechnology increases and more companies move forward with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's approval to begin full-scale commercialization of seed mixtures in transgenic insecticidal corn, many researchers ...
Ecology
May 5, 2011
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