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The technique relies on "synchrotron" light, emitted from a particle accelerator, and could have uses ranging from biofuel production to art conservation. A new imaging technique provide high-resolution images of the molecular composition of tissues

In the past 15 months several devastating earthquakes have rumbled beneath the Pacific. In February 2010 a magnitude 8.8 temblor slammed central Chile; this past September a magnitude 7 quake walloped Christchurch, New Zealand, leading to a magnitude 6.3 aftershock this past February.

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Scientists have made a curious breakthrough in computer chip technology. They've discovered that if you "prune" a chip's design--chopping off little-used functions and actually allowing it to make errors--it can result in far more power efficient and smaller designs.

Food safety goes nano, with a new research grant for a U.K. scientist. Future kitchen surfaces could have his spray-on antimicrobial coating

A new laser device created at the University of Central Florida could make high-speed computing faster and more reliable, opening the door to a new age of the Internet.

Back when I was a kid, I sometimes daydreamed about traveling back in time to the exotic Age of Dinosaurs in order to liven up what I thought was a relatively plain and insignificant existence in suburban Connecticut. It's easy to overlook the exceptional qualities of a familiar setting in this way unless someone calls attention to them. That's what has happened recently with our present-day position on the geologic time scale, thanks to a trendy new title

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Utah researchers built "spintronic" transistors and used them to align the magnetic "spins" of electrons for a record period of time in silicon chips at room temperature. The study is a step toward computers, phones and other spintronic devices that are faster and use less energy than their electronic counterparts.

By Amy Maxmen Helpful bacteria don't just aid digestion; they also fend off the flu, according to a report published March 14 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A research team led by Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, found that mice treated with neomycin antibiotics were more susceptible than control mice to influenza viruses.

Rats are trying out the device, a 250-gram scanner-in-miniature. Scanning technology and behavioral observation can now work in tandem

From childhood sweetheart to quantum electrodynamics, the life and scientific contributions of the legendary Richard Feynman, a physicist of mythic hero status, are given a new and stimulating perspective in a book by Arizona State University professor Lawrence M. Krauss.

At SXSW, the founder of one of America's favorite online shoe stores lets Fast Company in on his newest idea, a lifestyle and business brand with partner Jenn Lim named after his bestselling business book, "Delivering Happiness." Delivering Happiness is no longer merely the bestselling business book by Zappos.com CEO Tony Hsieh.

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new switching device that takes quantum communication to a new level. The device is a practical step toward creating a network that takes advantage of the mysterious and powerful world of quantum mechanics.

How fast an intense laser pulse can change the electrical properties of solids is revealed by researchers from Kiel University in the current edition of Nature.

The internet helps me find a lot of things I’m looking for, like a nearby restaurant or where to renew my driver’s license.