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Small Optical Force Can Budge Nanoscale Objects
The technology could have applications in the design of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) – nanoscale devices with moving parts – and micro-optomechanical systems (MOMS) which combine moving part...
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Read moreA Lightning Strike in Africa Helps Take the Pulse of the Sun
Sunspots, which rotate around the sun's surface, tell us a great deal about our own planet. Scientists rely on them, for instance, to measure the sun's rotation or to prepare long-range fore...
Earth Sciences | Read moreExotic timber plantations found to use more than twice the water of native forests
Ecologists have discovered that timber plantations in Hawaii use more than twice the amount of water to grow as native forests use. Especially for island ecosystems, these findings suggest that land m...
Ecology, The Environment and Conservation | Read moreCOOLBIZ – Why 28°C?
An old friend of mine, who has visited Japan often over many years, says attitudes of Japanese people towards clothing have changed significantly, as many people dress casually these days in summer. ...
Power and Electrical Engineering | Read moreNYU physicists make room for oddballs
Here's a question. How many gumballs of different sizes can fit in one of those containers at the mall so as to reward a well-spent quarter? It's hard to believe that most people never consi...
Physics and Astronomy | Read moreRethinking Brownian motion with the 'Emperor's New Clothes'
In similar fashion, researchers at the University of Illinois have now revealed the naked truth about a classic bell-shaped curve used to describe the motion of a liquid as it diffuses through another...
Materials Sciences | Read moreEvery Move You Make: Free Smart Phone App Helps You Burn Calories
A new, free download called Walk n’ Play is available from Apple’s “App Store” that allows users to have fun while burning calories. The game lets players keep track of their physical activity through...
Health and Medicine | Read moreHow big (or small) is Large?
The report is based on a consumer survey, measurements of trousers in Norway, Sweden and Finland, and in-depth interviews in Norway. The report is written by researchers at the National Institute for ...
Social Sciences | Read moreHouseplants increase quality of life for retirement community residents
As the U.S. population ages, the number of citizens moving from their own homes to assisted living or long-term-care facilities is increasing dramatically. These numbers are expected to continue risin...
Agricultural and Forestry Science | Read moreScientist Names Top Five Invasive Plants Threatening Southern Forests in 2009
U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station (SRS) Ecologist Jim Miller, Ph.D., one of the foremost authorities on nonnative plants in the South, today identified the invasive plant species he believ...
Ecology, The Environment and Conservation | Read moreNature, Nanotechnology Fuse in Electric Yarn That Detects Blood
“Currently, smart textiles are made primarily of metallic or optical fibers. They’re fragile. They’re not comfortable. Metal fibers also corrode. There are problems with washing such electronic textil...
Materials Sciences | Read moreRolling out flexible displays for the mass market
Ultra-thin and energy efficient displays that use organic compounds to emit light have been stirring up excitement in the consumer electronics industry for several years.Organic Light Emitting...
Power and Electrical Engineering | Read moreOpening up the last part of the spectrum
Terahertz waves occupy the part of the spectrum between light and radio, specifically between infrared and millimetre waves. With wavelengths of 0.1-1mm, THz waves can be used like light or x-rays to ...
Power and Electrical Engineering | Read morePeople with an Eating Disorder Need Extra Support During the Holidays
The office parties, friendly festivities and family gatherings between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day bring an overabundance of food as well as anxiety and can be definite triggers for many suffering...
Health and Medicine | Read moreSmart Textiles Were Only the Beginning - Presenting Resource Smart Materials
On Tuesday, November 25th, she is set to publicly defend her dissertation, the first on interactive textile structures, at Chalmers. A dissertation that will be a springboard for the new resource smar...
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