The need for speed

Source: Nanotech Now

Biomedical scientists are dreaming of a technique showing the distribution of all the biomolecular constituents that make up biological tissue in high-resolution, three-dimensional maps. Such a visualization tool does not currently ...
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Cloaking the rainbow

Source: Smart Planet Blog

The first question you might be asking is: why? Why does it take 25,000 invisibility cloaks to trap a rainbow? Or maybe, why trap a rainbow in the first place? Well, turns out trapped rainbows can be pretty useful. “The trapped ...
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Engineered materials: Custom-made magnets

Source: PhysOrg.com

An array of metamolecules comprising silicon spheres and copper split-rings can be used to control magnetization waves. Credit: 2012 American Chemical Society A novel approach to designing artificial materials could enable magne ...
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X-FAB Offers Lowest Mask Count 700V CMOS Process in 0.35 Micrometer for Consumer-Based Power Conversion and Control Applications

Source: Street Insider

ERFURT, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Supporting the global trend toward energy conservation, X-FAB Silicon Foundries today announced XU035 – a new CMOS-based process for ultra-high-voltage consumer applications such as AC LED lighting, c ...
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From Green Rust in Indonesia to Historical Sulfide Concentrations in the Black Sea

Source: AlphaGalileo,org

New Geology articles posted online ahead of print 23 May 2012 The Geological Society of America has posted a new batch of Geology papers online ahead of print (23 May 2012). Locations studied include the ...
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Modkit Micro visual programming interface

Source: Wired

*I dunno if this scheme will work or not, but if that freakin’ Moog can run as part of a Google doodle, man, anything’s possible nowadays. Imagine the awesome locked-room murder-weapons you could build with a gizmo like this. *I’d like a ...
Full article at: Wired  More like this  3 days ago, 8:18am CDT

Making microscopic machines using metallic glass

Source: Science Daily

ScienceDaily (May 22, 2012) A new manufacturing technology allows researchers to mass produce components for use in next-generation computer storage devices and disposable medical and chemical test kits. Researchers in Ir ...
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Cartridge Reloading Dollars and Cents, by R.S.O. in Arizona

Source: SurvivalBlog.com

While we are all preparing for something most of us are not financially secure there for we must stretch our Dollars as long as we have them as a form of currency. Here in falls the concept of reloading your own ammunition ...
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The Transit of Venus - Book Review

Source: Bella Online

In the early 17th century, tucked away in the north of the country, English astronomy almost came of age. What was this early flowering? Why did it end suddenly and take a generation to be recognized? The intriguing story is tol ...
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