RMIT University researchers in Melbourne, Australia, have developed the world's first liquid metal enabled pump, a revolutionary new micro-scale device with no mechanical parts. The unique design will enable micro-fluidics and ...
Tags: PNAS, Liquid Metal Pump, Micro-Fluidic, Lab-on-a-chip system
(Phys.org) —On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, witnessed its strongest solar flare since it launched in the summer of 2013. Solar flares are bursts of x-rays and light that stream out into space, ...
Tags: IRIS, Solar Flare, NASA, ATC
Generating electricity is not the only way to turn sunlight into energy we can use on demand. The sun can also drive reactions to create chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, that can in turn power cars, trucks and trains. The trouble with ...
Tags: Hydrogen Fuel, Boost Promise, Choi, catalyst design
Dell has joined The Alliance for Wireless Power A4WP today, becoming the first major PC original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to join a wireless power standards organization. Dell joins an existing A4WP membership that has grown to over 80 ...
Tags: A4WP, Wireless Power, charging surface, smartphone
Architectural Remnants laminate flooring from Armstrong was honored by Better Homes & Gardens' Kitchen + Bath Ideas magazine as one of the “30 Most Innovative Products for 2014” in kitchen and bath design. All 30 new products ...
Tags: flooring, smart function, Antique Structure
Lockheed Martin-Led team Lays Keel on nation’s eleventh Littoral Combat Ship Friday, Feb 21, 2014 The Lockheed Martin-led industry team officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy’s eleventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the ...
Tags: Combat Ship, Gibbs&Cox, LCS 3, MMC
Temperatures across the Midwest this morning range from the 20s and 30s across northern areas with some lower 40s across southern regions. Most of us will be greeted by abundant sunshine this morning, with sun across western areas fading ...
Tags: Winter Weather, Gulf, river transportation, Des Moines
Long-term outlooks for weather during the growing season aren't forecasts, meteorologists speaking at the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum reminded listeners Friday. They show the probability of weather being hotter or cooler than normal, or ...
Lee Broom has been commissioned by Selfridges in London, one of the world's most famous department stores, to design an innovative new bar to celebrate the first anniversary of its Men's Shoe Galleries. Operated by Mark Hix, the new bar ...
Tags: New Bar, Furniture&Furnishing
Wind turbines, like any machine with moving parts, can fail. They have a useful life span, after which the loading on the various pieces including turbine blades and tower could cause decreases in efficiency or, in very rare cases, outright ...
Tags: CeBIT, Monitor Oscillation, Fraunhofer Institute, laser
To better protect lives and property, a new radar network offering higher resolution data and potentially earlier warning of severe weather goes live this month in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex as government, university and industry ...
Tags: Weather Radar, Storm Data, NSF, CASA
Plastic electronic enclosures manufacturer Polycase has introduced a new smaller size ML-34F to its NEMA 4X ML Series line. The new 4.53x 3.56 x 2.25 polycarbonate electronics enclosure, which is UL listed to UL 508A and NEMA Type 1, ...
Tags: Electronic Enclosure, Packaging
Soccer is the most-popular and fastest-growing sport in the world and, like many contact sports, players are at risk of suffering concussions from collisions on the field. But researchers warned in a paper published today that not enough ...
Tags: Concussions Account, Soccer Game, symptom, journal Brain Injury
Pass codes, phone numbers, social security numbers, clothing sizes and addresses. We all have a lot of numbers in our heads, but heart experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center say there are five more you need to know to ...
Tags: keep cardiovascular system healthy, healthy BMI, heart disease
Topological insulators are the key to future spintronics technologies. EPFL scientists have unraveled how these strange materials work, overcoming one of the biggest obstacles on the way to next-generation applications. Spintronics is an ...
Tags: EPFL, Future Electronic, Material, Physical Review Letters