 Scientists confirm role of nano-hairs in self-cleaning lotus leaf February 17, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 119 vote(s)
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Today, thousands of buildings boast self-cleaning paint and self-cleaning roofs; self-cleaning textiles, glass windows and sprays have already sprung onto the market. German botanist Wilhelm Barthlott has even ... | |
 Einstein Equations February 16, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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Throughout the years mathematicians and physicists have been finding various solutions to Einstein’s equations. These solutions have helped scientists better understand the nature of our cosmos, as well develop ... | |
.jpg "How foamy is spacetime?") How foamy is spacetime? February 10, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 97 vote(s)
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Maybe not as foamy as some scientists thought, as a fresh look at a quasar first observed in 1998 by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) shows. Physicists observed a diffraction pattern called an Airy ring around ... | |
 Google to introduce its own PC? January 06, 2006 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 68 vote(s)
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In a move that will be seen as a direct challenge to Microsoft’s domination of the media business, Google Inc. is preparing to launch a low-price personal computer, reports the Los Angeles Times newspaper. | |
Faster Nanochannels Water Transport with Sharp Corners January 04, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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A new study has revealed how sharp corners in nanochannels can speed up the drying rate of liquid water and in turn, transport water faster. "As far as we know, nobody else has realized this gain in water-transport speed," ... | |
 W3C looks to improve speech recognition technology for web transactions December 10, 2005 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
W3C, the standards-setting body for the Internet (World Wide Web Consortium), has completed a draft for the important VoiceXML 3.0 - technology enabling voice identification verification. While normally associated ... | |
 Interstellar Spaceflight: Is It Possible? December 07, 2005 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 282 vote(s)
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With current space travel limited to just a few robotic probes visiting nearby planets, how realistic is it to think about reaching the nearest stars? For the short term, not very – especially when we speak ... | |
 Detecting Single Viruses, Nanoparticles in Real-Time December 05, 2005 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Two researchers at the Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, New York, have developed a method to detect and recognize single viruses and other nanoparticles in one millisecond. Co-authors Filipp V. ... | |
 Manned vs. Unmanned Space Exploration (Part 2) November 25, 2005 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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Watching the Apollo landings on the moon as a child I could hardly have imagined I was seeing the end of an era – that of manned exploration of space. Shuttle trips to low earth orbit not withstanding; the ... | |
Manned vs. Unmanned Space Exploration (Part 1) November 23, 2005 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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Watching the Apollo landings on the moon as a child I could hardly have imagined I was seeing the end of an era – that of manned exploration of space. Shuttle trips to low earth orbit not withstanding; the ... | |
 New York tech start-up develops DNA amplifier the size of a paper clip November 21, 2005 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 40 vote(s)
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Crime labs and operating rooms that use deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing to prosecute criminals and heal patients could get the job done cheaper and with less equipment if a New York company's first-generation ... | |
 IBM 3D TV November 11, 2005 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 69 vote(s)
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International Business Machines, a worldwide leader in technology innovation, has announced a new and affordable 3D video system that works with normal DLP (Digital Light Processing) televisions. Before now, ... | |
 Look ma, no hands! November 01, 2005 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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A few years ago scientists managed to wire a monkey’s brain to a robotic arm. The monkey learned to manipulate the arm simply ... | |
Nanofabrication to lead to Quantum Computer October 25, 2005 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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The team of scientists headed by professor Jeremy Levy at Pitts University has developed nanofabrication tools. The team has an electron beam lithography and nano engineering workstation - with an electron beam capable of ... | |
'Phonon Hall Effect' Observed October 23, 2005 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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What effect do magnetic fields have on uncharged particles?
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