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5/7/12
| News
Yale University engineers have developed a novel automated system for generating strong, flexible, transparent coatings with promising uses in lithium-ion battery and fuel cell production, among other applications. The system, called spin-spray layer-by-layer, cuts process time and produces films with both nanolevel precision and improved function.
May 3 | News
Researchers at NIST have developed a prototype bioreactor that both stimulates and evaluates tissue as it grows, mimicking natural processes while eliminating the need to stop periodically to cut up samples for analysis. Tissue created this way might someday be used to replace, for example, damaged or diseased cartilage in the knee and hip.
Apr 4 | News
An
ordinary laser relies on millions of particles of light (photons)
ricocheting back and forth between two mirrors. This doesn’t happen in a
new JILA laser that relies on a million rubidium atoms working in
synchrony to boost photon emissions rates by a factor of 10,000. With
such technology, even a highly stable, low-power laser can be
superradiant.
6 hours ago | News
Chinese producers of solar power equipment on Friday rejected an American anti-dumping ruling in a case that threatens to worsen U.S.-Chinese tensions. They warned proposed punitive tariffs might hurt efforts to promote clean energy.The United States and China have pledged to cooperate in...
18 hours ago | News
As President Barack Obama and 50 heads of state arrive for a NATO summit, parts of Chicago are all but shutting down — the result of dire warnings about heightened security, snarled transportation and the threat of large protests downtown.For weeks, the extensive preparations have been hard to...
20 hours ago | News
For the first time in nearly two decades, the Chevrolet brand will have a rear-wheel-drive sedan in its U.S. lineup.General Motors Co. said Thursday that the 2014 Chevrolet SS will go on sale in limited numbers late next year. The V-8-powered SS will be closely related to GM's Holden VF...
22 hours ago | News
Campbell Soup Co. reports its third-quarter results Monday, which should give investors a glimpse into how the company's decision to scale back on discounting amid a turnaround effort is affecting revenue.WHAT TO WATCH FOR: The Camden, N.J.-based company, which is known for its red and white...
22 hours ago | News
Washington state residents who bought a Skechers USA Inc. shoe that promised toned buttocks will be able to get a refund.Attorney General Rob McKenna's office says the shoe company will allocate $40 million for refunds and pay $5 million to the 44 states that sued the shoemaker for false...
22 hours ago | News
Vermont's attorney general says Vermont will share in a settlement with footwear company Skechers USA Inc. over unsubstantiated health claims about its shoes.Skechers will pay $40 million to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that the company made unfounded claims that its Shape-ups...
23 hours ago | News
In
a recent project that has challenged the notion that the best chip is
the most accurate one, a research team has unveiled this week its
prototype “inexact” computer chip. By allowing the chip to make a few
mistakes, developers were able to slash the power consumption of the
chip dramatically. The result is a chip at least 15 times more efficient
than today’s technology.
23 hours ago | News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
generally approves drug therapies faster and earlier than its
counterparts in Canada and Europe,
according to a new study by Yale University School of Medicine
researchers. The
study counters perceptions that the drug approval process in the U.S. is
especially slow.
23 hours ago | News
Not
long after a partially paralyzed man in Switzerland used his mind to
remotely control a small robot, a Massachusetts woman paralyzed for 15
years used only her thoughts to direct a robotic arm to pick up a bottle
of coffee and bring it to her lips But will the experimental
brain-controlled technology ever help paralyzed people in everyday life?
May 17 | News
A
year after a researcher at Linköping University in Sweden built a fully
functional field-effect transistor from plastic, another scientist at
the same institution has shown that it is possible to control these
transistors with great precision, allowing the device to function as a
logic circuit.
