Applied Physics

The Kilogram Is Heavier Than It Used To Be Too

Feel heavier after the holidays? Newcastle University says you are not alone. Their Theta-probe XPS machine, the only one of its kind in the world, has shown that the original kilogram is also heavier- at least compared to when it became the metric standa ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 7 2013 - 5:31am

Degradable Plastic Implants And Adult Stem Cells Make Light Work Of Broken Bones

Researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Southampton have brought the science of repairing broken bones into the 21st century, using adult bone stem cells combined with a degradable lightweight plastic  that encourages real bone to re-grow. ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 8 2013 - 11:56am

How To Better Detect Wind Turbine Failures

Wind energy is not very efficient and activists have turned on it because 300,000 out of 10,000,000,000 birds are killed by wind turbines each year. Without subsidies it would not exist but exist it does, only now manufacturers have had to discover physic ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 21 2013 - 11:03am

Intense Terahertz Pulses Can Induce DNA Repair

Terahertz (THz) radiation, in the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and infrared light, is rapidly finding important uses in medical diagnostics, security, and scientific research.  But researchers are pursuing answers regarding potential human ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 14 2013 - 12:08pm

Antimatter Magnetism Measured

A team of Harvard scientists have succeeding in measuring the magnetic charge of single particles of matter and antimatter more accurately, by capturing individual protons and antiprotons in a "trap" created by electric and magnetic fields and p ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2013 - 10:48am

Future Tech: Robotic Jellyfish Patroling The Oceans

An autonomous robotic jellyfish the size and weight of a grown man has been developed.  Nicknamed Cyro, this prototype is a larger model of the robotic jellyfish (named RoboJelly) the same team unveiled in 2012. RoboJelly is roughly the size of a man' ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 28 2013 - 3:13pm

Tunable Transparency And Wettability: New Adaptive Material Inspired By Tears

Researchers have designed a new kind of adaptive material with tunable transparency and wettability features- imagine a tent that blocks light on a dry and sunny day, and becomes transparent and water-repellent on a dim, rainy day. Or highly precise, self ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2013 - 11:14am

Peel-And-Stick Solar Power

When many of us were kids, water-transfer printing meant a fake tattoo. For our children, it will mean peel-and-stick versions of solar cells that charge cell phones, change the tint on windows, or power their toys.  Peel-and-stick, or water-assisted tran ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2013 - 3:00pm

Resistive Memory Cells: Battery And Memory All In One

Computer memory works on the basis of electrons that are moved around and stored. Electrons are small and, when it comes to insuring that information will not be lost over time, can be difficult to control using relatively thick insulator walls, so that i ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 24 2013 - 10:20am

AC, DC: What's The Difference?

AC, DC: What's The Difference? The difference between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) is readily explained, yet most widely published "explanations" seem to muddle the facts and cause confusion.  I hope that this short arti ...

Article - Patrick Lockerby - Apr 25 2013 - 7:26pm