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Nanotube Forests Grown On Silicon Chips For Future Computers, Electronics (October 3, 2007) -- Engineers have shown how to grow forests of tiny cylinders called carbon nanotubes onto the surfaces of computer chips to enhance the flow of heat at a critical point where the chips connect to ... > full story

Energy Lost From Hot Engines Could Save Billions If Converted Into Electricity (October 3, 2007) -- Energy lost from hot engines could save billions of dollars if it could be captured and converted into electricity via thermoelectric devices, according to physicists. Physicists said more than 60 ... > full story

Nature Leads The Way For The Next Generation Of Paints, Cosmetics And Holograms (October 3, 2007) -- A plant-like micro-organism mostly found in oceans could make the manufacture of products, from iridescent cosmetics, paints and fabrics to credit card holograms, cheaper and "greener." The tiny ... > full story

Stopping Atoms (October 3, 2007) -- With atoms and molecules in a gas moving at thousands of kilometres per hour, physicists have long sought a way to slow them down to a few kilometres per hour to trap them. Physicists have now found ... > full story

Using Catalysts To Stamp Nanopatterns Without Ink (October 2, 2007) -- Using enzymes from E. coli bacteria, chemists and engineers have introduced a hundred-fold improvement in the precision of features imprinted to create microdevices such as labs-on-a-chip. The ... > full story

New Test Could Help Consumers Avoid Surprise Headaches From Chocolate, Wine (October 1, 2007) -- A fast, inexpensive test suitable for home use could help millions of people avoid those "out of the blue" headaches that may follow consumption of certain red wines, cheese, chocolate and other aged ... > full story

Single Molecule Based Electronic Components Modelled (September 29, 2007) -- Researchers have created the best method so far of assembling wire-like structures only a single molecule wide, a significant step in science's increasing attempts to reduce the circuitry size of ... > full story

'Hot' Ice Could Lead To Medical Device (September 28, 2007) -- Physicists have shown that specially treated diamond coatings can keep water frozen at body temperature, a finding that may have applications in future medical implants. Researchers spent a year ... > full story

Doping Technique Brings Nanomechanical Devices Into The Semiconductor World (September 28, 2007) -- With the help of a device capable of depositing metals an atom at a time in the materials used in computer chips, engineers have successfully blended modern semiconductor technology and ... > full story

Palladium And Platinum An Easier Find With New Detection Method (September 26, 2007) -- Finding uses for palladium and platinum--rare precious metals coveted by the automobile, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries as catalysts in chemical reactions-proves easier than finding the ... > full story

Printing With Enzymes Instead Of Ink (September 26, 2007) -- With all the advances in printing technology in recent years, the latest may rise to the top of a list that would make Gutenberg gasp. Scientists are reporting development and testing of a method for ... > full story

Droplets That Roll Uphill (September 26, 2007) -- Physicist have shown that liquid drops can defy gravity. Droplets of liquid on an inclined plate that is shaken up and down can travel uphill rather than sliding down. In fact, if the plate vibrates ... > full story

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