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New catalyst makes hydrogen peroxide accessible to developing world

Mar 02, 2016 (SPX)

Hydrogen peroxide is one of the most common and versatile of household products. In dilute form, it can disinfect wounds and bleach hair, whiten teeth and remov...

New trigger for self-powered mechanical movement

Mar 02, 2016 (SPX)

A new way to use the chemical reactions of certain enzymes to trigger self-powered mechanical movement has been developed by a team of researchers at Penn State...

Research demonstrates that air data can be used to reconstruct radiological releases

Mar 01, 2016 (SPX)

New research from North Carolina State University demonstrates that experts can use data from air sampling technology to not only detect radiological releases, ...

New NIST method may find elusive flaws in medical implants and spacecraft

Mar 01, 2016 (SPX)

Medical implants and spacecraft can suddenly go dead, often for the same reason: cracks in ceramic capacitors, devices that store electric charge in electronic ...

Bone research could yield stronger synthetic materials

Feb 29, 2016 (UPI)

Researchers at Cornell University have discovered a unique property of cancellous bone -- the bone near joints and found in the vertebrae. It maintains its stre...

Eco-friendly food packaging material doubles shelf-life of food products

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully developed an environmentally-friendly food packaging material that is free from ch...

New NTU microchip shrinks radar cameras to fit into a palm

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a chip that allows new radar cameras to be made a hundred times smaller...

Physicists discover new laws governing the 'developmental biology of materials'

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

When one atom first meets another, the precise nature of that interaction can determine much about what kinds of physical properties and behaviours will emerge....

Chinese firm abandons acquisition over US scrutiny

Feb 25, 2016 (AFP)

A Chinese tech firm has abandoned a multi-billion dollar investment in an American hard-disk manufacturer, state media reported Thursday, after the plan came un...

Study finds surprising variability in shape of Van Allen Belts

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

The shape of the two electron swarms 600 miles to more than 25,000 miles from the Earth's surface, known as the Van Allen Belts, could be quite different than h...

Virtual reality is next as smartphone sales slow

Feb 25, 2016 (AFP)

Phone makers, trying to renew consumer appetite, are turning to virtual reality headsets that can be paired with their devices to view videos and play games. "W...

Crystal and magnetic structure of multiferroic hexagonal manganite

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

Ever since Curie conjectured on "the symmetry in physical phenomena, symmetry of an electric field and a magnetic field", it has long been a dream for material ...

Modified laser cutter prints 3-D objects from powder

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

Rice University bioengineering researchers have modified a commercial-grade CO2 laser cutter to create OpenSLS, an open-source, selective laser sintering platfo...

Mystery of Dracula orchids' mimicry is unraveled with a 3-D printer

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

Scientists have unlocked the mystery of mimicry used by Dracula orchids to attract flies and ensure their survival. A team led by University of Oregon researche...

Marines order more simulated training systems

Feb 24, 2016 (UPI)

A third delivery order for Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainers systems has been received by Meggitt Training Systems from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Comma...

Shrinking 3-D technology for comfortable smart phone viewing

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

Imagine watching a 3D movie on your smart phone and suddenly getting a headache or even feeling nauseous. Such viewer discomfort is one of the biggest obstacles...

Breakthrough in dynamically variable negative stiffness structures

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

HRL Laboratories, LLC, has announced that researchers in its Sensors and Materials Laboratory have developed an active variable stiffness vibration isolator cap...

New research introduces 'pause button' for boiling

Feb 24, 2016 (SPX)

Gather your patience and put the old "a watched pot never boils" saying to the test. The experience might rival watching paint dry, but of course the water will...

Turkish Air Force gets new EW radar system

Feb 23, 2016 (UPI)

A new transportable electronic warfare radar system has been delivered to the Turkish Air Force by Turkish manufacturer Aselsan Corporation. Koral, as the syste...

Nebraska researcher finds gold - and other metals

Feb 23, 2016 (SPX)

Instead of a pan and a pick ax, prospectors of the future might seek gold with a hand-held biosensor that uses a component of DNA to detect traces of the elemen...