Technology - general
Electricity from the nose: engineers generate power from human respiration
07 Oct 2011
The same effect that ignites your gas grill with the push of a button could one day power sensors in your body via the respiration in your nose.
Research sheds light on origins of greatness
07 Oct 2011
Megacity emissions sensed from space
07 Oct 2011
Take control of your phone’s sensors
By By Larry Hardesty | 05 Oct 2011
Scientists identify microbes responsible for consuming natural gas in deepwater horizon spill
05 Oct 2011
Physics Nobel for 3 for discovery of accelerating expansion of universe
04 Oct 2011
If the expansion continues to speed up, the Universe will end in ice, according to the scientists.
Students building satellite that’s seen as future of space research
04 Oct 2011
If all goes as planned, CubeSat, a tiny satellite that an international team of engineering students is constructing at Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab will ride up into space on an Atlas rocket fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base next June
Students building satellite that’s seen as future of space research
04 Oct 2011
If all goes as planned, CubeSat, a tiny satellite that an international team of engineering students is constructing at Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab will ride up into space on an Atlas rocket fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base next June
Students building satellite that’s seen as future of space research
04 Oct 2011
If all goes as planned, CubeSat, a tiny satellite that an international team of engineering students is constructing at Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab will ride up into space on an Atlas rocket fired from Vandenberg Air Force Base next June
Caltech engineers build smart petri dish
04 Oct 2011
Learning from our mistakes is hardwired
04 Oct 2011
Feeling entitled makes dull tasks drag on
03 Oct 2011
Stroke review could save lives
01 Oct 2011
'Artificial leaf' makes fuel from sunlight
01 Oct 2011
Solar cell bonded to recently developed catalyst can harness the sun, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen.
High-performance simulation, neutrons uncover three classes of protein motion
01 Oct 2011
The motions determine the functions of proteins that are critical to all life and hence are important in scientific studies.
Laser polishes components to a high-gloss finish
30 Sep 2011
Vital protein complex and therapeutic possibilities revealed
By By Scott LaFee, UC San Diego Health Sciences and Ian Demsky, University of Michigan Health System | 29 Sep 2011
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