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The Lemelson–M.I.T. Program recognized four student inventors Wednesday poised to make a profound impact in the areas of disease diagnostics, drug development, assistive devices such as wheelchairs, and security screening for explosives

Another step has been taken in matter imaging. By using very short flashes of light produced by a technology developed at the national infrastructure Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) located at INRS University, researchers have obtained groundbreaking information on the electronic structure of atoms and molecules by observing for the first time ever electronic correlations using the method of high harmonic generation (HHG).

Nuclear power is evil. Solar power is our savior. Or…is it the other way around

Nanotechnology developments continue apace: Brigham Young University has pushed the envelope of carbon nanotube tech and shown how to "grow" complex structures from the stuff. Meanwhile the Navy is interested in using nanotech robots to "grow" new nanotech robots. Carbon nanotube logos A team of physicists at Brigham Young University has developed an innovative new way to grow carbon nanotubes into complex structures that are much more precise than has previously been possible

Nuclear power is evil. Solar power is our savior.

Austrian and German researchers at the University of Vienna and Technische Universitaet Muenchen have solved a long-standing problem in the design of mechanical resonators: the numerical prediction of the design-limited damping. They report their achievement, which has a broad impact on diverse fields, in the forthcoming issue of Nature Communications.

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Among China's female workforce in managerial positions, 19% hold the title of CEO, according to the Grant Thornton Business Report released this week . That's 10% higher than averages in Europe and 14% higher than averages in the United States, according to the report. Thailand came in first at a whopping 30% of female managers holding the title of CEO and Taiwan came in third at 18%, pointing to a possible emerging trend in Asia for women to more routinely hold the position of CEO.

A big breakthrough in the race for better biofuels was announced this week from the U.S. Department of Energy, where the department's BioEnergy Science Center figured out how to produce isobutanol, a gasoline-like fuel, directly from cellulose (i.e. corn stalks and switchgrass).

Looking in the mirror and recognizing oneself was long thought to be an ability reserved for humans. Recently, however, researchers have found that other apes, such as chimpanzees and gorillas, seem to show signs of self-awareness, including recognizing and inspecting themselves in a mirror. Now one group of investigators claims that rhesus macaques have joined this elite group of self-aware animals.

The tropical rain band that encircles Earth just north of the equator affects rainfall patterns worldwide. By taking sediment cores from pond and lake beds on tropical islands, scientists can determine where the band has been since A.D

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Swinburne University and the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology have for the first time ever demonstrated a reversal of the optical ‘Doppler Effect’ – an advance that could one day lead to the development of 'invisibility cloak' technology.

Avatars, they're just like us! Or should be for maximum effectiveness, according to recent studies. Right or wrong, race, gender, and attractiveness matter in virtual incarnations.

How's this for instant gratification? "If you're shopping for a car and spout out a feature you'd like, the factory should immediately start creating it," says Michael Gruninger, who heads the semantics technologies lab at the University of Toronto

How's this for instant gratification?