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• On the road to fault-tolerant quantum computing: High temperature superconductivity induced in toplogical insulator
• Light steered in new directions: 2-D material could lead to shaped, wavy, curved, and sharply bending ways to steer light
• Scientists use 'wired microbes' to generate electricity from sewage
• Harnessing the sun's energy with tiny particles
• Invention jet prints nanostructures with self-assembling material
• Non-traditional mathematics curriculum results in higher standardized test scores
• Space weather may be to blame for some satellite failures
• New model should expedite development of temperature-stable nano-alloys
• Environmentally friendly cement is stronger than ordinary cement
• Feeling small: Fingers can detect nano-scale wrinkles even on a seemingly smooth surface
• Superconductivity to meet humanity's greatest challenges
• Snake robot on Mars?
• New tech embeds mass customized hidden data in credit cards and plastics during manufacture
• Graphene photodetector integrated into silicon chip
• Magnetic jet shows how stars begin their final transformation

On the road to fault-tolerant quantum computing: High temperature superconductivity induced in toplogical insulator Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:47 PM PDT Scientists have induced high temperature superconductivity in a toplogical insulator, an important step on the road to fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Light steered in new directions: 2-D material could lead to shaped, wavy, curved, and sharply bending ways to steer light Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:20 PM PDT For the first time, researchers have built and demonstrated the ability of two-dimensional disordered photonic band gap material, designed to be a platform to control light in unprecedented ways. The new material could lead to arbitrarily shaped, wavy, curved, and sharply bending ways to steer light.

Scientists use 'wired microbes' to generate electricity from sewage Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:17 PM PDT Engineers have devised a new way to generate electricity from sewage using naturally-occurring "wired microbes" as mini power plants, producing electricity as they digest plant and animal waste.

Harnessing the sun's energy with tiny particles Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:15 PM PDT Engineers are using a falling particle receiver to more efficiently convert the sun's energy to electricity in large-scale, concentrating solar power plants.

Invention jet prints nanostructures with self-assembling material Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:04 AM PDT Engineers have developed a new approach to the fabrication of nanostructures for the semiconductor and magnetic storage industries. This approach combines advanced ink-jet printing technology with self-assembling block copolymers.

Non-traditional mathematics curriculum results in higher standardized test scores Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:21 AM PDT Researchers have found high school students in the United States achieve higher scores on a standardized mathematics test if they study from a curriculum known as integrated mathematics.

Space weather may be to blame for some satellite failures Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:21 AM PDT A new study finds that high-energy electrons in space may be to blame for some satellite failures.

New model should expedite development of temperature-stable nano-alloys Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:10 AM PDT Researchers have developed a new theoretical model that will speed the development of new nanomaterial alloys that retain their advantageous properties at elevated temperatures.

Environmentally friendly cement is stronger than ordinary cement Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:10 AM PDT Cement made with waste ash from sugar production is stronger than ordinary cement. The research shows that the ash helps to bind water in the cement so that it is stronger, can withstand higher pressure and crumbles less. At the same time, energy is saved and pollution from cement production is reduced.

Feeling small: Fingers can detect nano-scale wrinkles even on a seemingly smooth surface Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:08 AM PDT In a ground-breaking study, Swedish scientists have shown that people can detect nano-scale wrinkles while running their fingers upon a seemingly smooth surface. The findings could lead such advances as touch screens for the visually impaired and other products.

Superconductivity to meet humanity's greatest challenges Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:11 AM PDT The stage is now set for superconductivity to branch out and meet some of the biggest challenges facing humanity today. A new article explains how superconducting technologies can move out of laboratories and hospitals and address wider issues such as water purification, earthquake monitoring and the reduction of greenhouse gases.

Snake robot on Mars? Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:10 AM PDT The ESA wants its operations on other planets to have greater mobility and manoeuvrability. Researchers are looking into whether snake robots could be the answer.

New tech embeds mass customized hidden data in credit cards and plastics during manufacture Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:08 AM PDT Bank card and other plastic product manufacturers will have access to a powerful new technology that will help the fight against counterfeiting of their products and which can provide an additional security feature for credit cards, thanks to new technology.  The technology will allow manufacturers to rapidly embed individual, unique and hidden individual pieces of data in each item made in large production runs of plastic products or credit cards as they are being created by injection molding.

Graphene photodetector integrated into silicon chip Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:08 AM PDT Today, most information is transmitted by light -- for example, in optical fibers. Computer chips, however, work electronically. Somewhere between the optical data highway and the electronic chips, photons have to be converted into electrons using light-detectors. Scientists have now managed to combine a graphene photodetector with a standard silicon chip. It can transform light of all important frequencies used in telecommunications into electrical signals.

Magnetic jet shows how stars begin their final transformation Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:08 AM PDT Astronomers have for the first time found a jet of high-energy particles emanating from a dying star. The discovery is a crucial step in explaining how some of the most beautiful objects in space are formed -- and what happens when stars like the sun reach the end of their lives.

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