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- New compound could become 'cool blue' for energy efficiency in buildings
- Quantum computers will be able to simulate particle collisions
- Silkmoth inspires novel explosive detector
- Producing artificial bones from fish scales
| New compound could become 'cool blue' for energy efficiency in buildings Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT A new type of durable, environmentally-benign blue pigment has also been found to have unusual characteristics in reflecting heat -- it's a "cool blue" compound that could become important in new approaches to saving energy in buildings. |
| Quantum computers will be able to simulate particle collisions Posted: 01 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT Quantum computers are still years away, but a trio of theoretical physicists can already make the claim "there's an app for that." The theorists have developed a mathematical algorithm that will be used by a future quantum computer to study the inner workings of the universe in ways that are far beyond the reach of even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. |
| Silkmoth inspires novel explosive detector Posted: 01 Jun 2012 06:34 AM PDT Imitating the antennas of the silkmoth, Bombyx mori, researchers have designed a system for detecting explosives with unparalleled performance. Made up of a silicon microcantilever bearing nearly 500,000 aligned titanium dioxide nanotubes, this device is capable of detecting concentrations of trinitrotoluene (TNT) of around 800 ppq (1) (i.e. 800 molecules of explosive per 10^15 molecules of air), thereby improving one thousand-fold the detection limit attainable until now. This innovative concept could also be used to detect drugs, toxic agents and traces of organic pollutants. |
| Producing artificial bones from fish scales Posted: 01 Jun 2012 06:30 AM PDT Scientists have developed technology for producing artificial bones from fish scales and apatite. |
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