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'Stress Tests' Probe Nanoscale Strains In Materials
Researchers have
demonstrated their ability
to measure relatively low
levels of stress or strain
in regions of a
semiconductor device as
... > full story
Robot That Jumps Like A Grasshopper And Rolls Like A Ball Created For Space Exploration
The first robot that can
jump like a grasshopper and
roll like a ball could play
a key role in future space
exploration. The 'Jollbot'
... > full story
New Holographic Method Could Be Used For Lab-on-a-chip Technologies
Researchers have developed a
technique that uses a laser
and holograms to precisely
position numerous tiny
particles within seconds,
... > full story
Boosting The Power Of Solar Cells
New ways of squeezing out
greater efficiency from
solar photovoltaic cells are
emerging from computer
simulations and lab tests
conducted by a team of
physicists and engineers. ... > full story
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Uncovering The Real Dirt On Granular Flow
December 4, 2008 — A handful of sand contains countless grains, which interact with each other via friction and impact forces as they slip through your fingers. When a handful becomes a load in an excavator bucket, ... > full story -
Traffic Violations Detected In A Flash
December 4, 2008 — Researchers in Finland are developing movable traffic surveillance equipment capable of automatically measuring the speed and height of passing vehicles and the distances between them as well as ... > full story -
Polymers 'Battered' With Nanoparticles Could Create Self Healing Paints And Clever Packaging
December 4, 2008 — Research chemists have devised an elegant process which simply and cheaply covers small particles of polymer with a layer of silica-based nanoparticles. The final result provides a highly versatile ... > full story -
Why Is The Earth’s Mantle Conductive?
December 4, 2008 — Researchers in France have found that the high conductivity of the Earth’s upper mantle is due to molten carbonates. They have demonstrated the very high conductivity of this form of carbon. ... > full story -
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Increasing
December 4, 2008 — Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were 7,282 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO 2e) in 2007, an increase of 1.4 percent from the 2006 level according to Emissions of Greenhouse ... > full story -
Dry Winter Weather Results In Highest Particulate Pollution Levels From Traffic
December 4, 2008 — Dry winter weather and low level mixing of pollutants from vehicle exhausts in cities leads to the highest concentrations of the tiny soot particles, known as PM10 particles, according to an article ... > full story -
New Bone Implant Technology Using Techniques Used To Make Catalytic Converters
December 4, 2008 — A method of producing synthetic bone, using techniques normally used to make catalytic converters for cars, is being developed by ... > full story -
Safer, Better, Faster: Addressing Cryptography’s Big Challenges
December 4, 2008 — Every time you use a credit card, access your bank account online or send secure email cryptography comes into play. But as computers become more powerful, network speeds increase and data storage ... > full story -
Hands Free Mobile Phone Conversations Add Five Meters To Drivers' Braking Distances
December 3, 2008 — Psychology researchers reveals that mobile telephone conversations impair drivers' visual attention to such a degree that it can add over 5 meters to the braking distance of a car traveling at 60 ... > full story -
Rescue Robot Exercise Brings Together Robots, Developers, First Responders
December 3, 2008 — NIST held a rescue robot exercise recently in Texas in which about three dozen robots were tested by developers and first responders in order to develop a standard suite of performance tests to help ... > full story
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