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(Vienna University of Technology) For tiny fractions of a second, quartz glass can take on metallic properties, when it is illuminated be a laser pulse. This has been shown by calculations at the Vienna University of Tec...

(Science China Press) Toxic 'gutter oil,' made from waste cooking oil collected primarily from restaurants and sewage channels, threatens the public's health across China. Now scientists at the Dalian University of Techn...

(Phys.org) --A team of researchers at Harvard University has come up with a way to move objects in three-dimensional space without touching them. As they describe in their paper published in Proceedings of the National A...

The extent of the current Ebolavirus outbreak in West Africa has belatedly focused the attention of non-governmental organisations, local and Western governments, and international media.

Improved climate models suggests melting in Antarctica will be worse this century than we had realized.

An ancient vessel that once transported Phoenicians around the Mediterranean Sea was found near the island of Malta with its cargo still remarkably intact, a team of archeologists from the U.S., France and Malta report. ...

Kennewick Man's remains, discovered nearly 20 years ago along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington State, comprise one of the most complete ancient skeletons ever found. Radiocarbon dating revealed Kennewick Man...

The Rayonier Inc. has been discharging waste water into the river in Georgia. The Altahama Riverkeeper organization has filed suit to prove that the discharge is actually polluting the river.

Kit Lam and colleagues from UC Davis and other institutions have created dynamic nanoparticles (NPs) that could provide an arsenal of applications to diagnose and treat cancer. Built on an easy-to-make polymer, these par...

A new argument has just been added to the growing case for graphene being bumped off its pedestal as the next big thing in the high-tech world by the two-dimensional semiconductors known as MX2 materials. An internationa...

By combining plasmonics and optical microresonators, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a new optical amplifier (or laser) design, paving the way for power-on-a-chip applications.

A unique experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory called the Holometer has started collecting data that will answer some mind-bending questions about our universe -- including w...

The world's fastest sprinters have unique gait features that account for their ability to achieve fast speeds, according to two new studies from Southern Methodist University, Dallas.

Originally published: Aug 25 2014 - 10:30am, Inside Science News ServiceBy: Katharine Gammon, Contributor(Inside Science) -- Woodpeckers are some of the most industrious birds in nature. Their intense tapping -- all an e...

Astronauts were stumped by the appearance of strange spiky features streaking across the steppes of Siberia. Fortunately, Earthbound scientists have an explanation at the ready.

Imagine an asteroid were hurtling toward Earth, with a 1-in-1,000 chance of hitting the planet. How would humanity respond to the news, and is there anything we could do about it?

America's data centers are consuming -- and wasting -- a surprising amount of energy.

Collaborative care that increases communication between families and doctors may help teenagers with depression receive quality care for their condition.

Last week, Disney filed for three drone-related patents, envisioning flying robots that could animate giant puppets, display small projection screens and even act as floating pixels, or "flixels" in virtual fireworks sho...

Robert Manzolillo, a skier, biker, hiker and physical therapist - himself a Multiple Sclerosis patient - uses Nintendo Wii board play to improve balance. Dr. Karen Blitz, director of North Shore-LIJ Hospital explains the...

For people with multiple sclerosis, working out on a Wii balance board may bring on brain changes that lower the risk of falls, a new study finds.

Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Concept Launch Test From the November 18, 2011 test. Courtesy photo, U.S. Army The art of the war is complicated, but the science of war is often just a matter of shooting something pain-induci...