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Beating the dark side of quantum computing

Richard Overill of the Department of Informatics at King's College London is working in the field of digital forensics to develop the necessary tools to pre-empt the cyber-criminals as quantum computing becomes reality.

Nov 16th, 2012

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Nanoscale insights could lead to improved nuclear reactors

In order to build the next generation of nuclear reactors, materials scientists are trying to unlock the secrets of certain materials that are radiation-damage tolerant. Now researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have brought new understanding to one of those secrets - how the interfaces between two carefully selected metals can absorb, or heal, radiation damage.

Nov 16th, 2012

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Charakterisierung von nanoskaligen Eigenschaften chemischer Stoffe unter REACH

Die Bundesanstalt f�r Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) hat den Forschungsauftrag zur "Charakterisierung von nanoskaligen Eigenschaften chemischer Stoffe als Grundlage f�r die Regulierung im Rahmen der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1907/2006 (REACH)" vergeben. Der jetzt ver�ffentlichte Endbericht zeigt, wie sich die f�r die REACH-Verordnung geltenden physikalisch-chemischen Pr�fnachweise auf Nanomaterialien anwenden lassen.

Nov 16th, 2012

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Supercharged

Researchers discover technique to kick a record number of electrons out of an atom with an X-ray laser

Nov 16th, 2012

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Optical microscopes lend a hand to graphene research

The remarkable properties and subsequent applications of graphene have been well-documented since it was first isolated in 2004; however, researchers are still trying to find a quick, cheap and efficient way of measuring its thickness. A group of researchers from China appear to have solved this problem by devising a universal method using just a standard optical microscope.

Nov 16th, 2012

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New injectable gels toughen up after entering the body

Gels that can be injected into the body, carrying drugs or cells that regenerate damaged tissue, hold promise for treating many types of disease, including cancer. MIT chemical engineers have now designed an injectable gel that responds to the body's high temperature by forming a reinforcing network that makes the gel much more durable, allowing it to function over a longer period of time.

Nov 16th, 2012

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Invisible man achieved using invisibility cloak technology (w/video)

Fractal Antenna Systems today disclosed that it has successfully rendered a man invisible. The firm's new invisibility cloak hid a man at microwaves over a wide bandwidth at high fidelity. This is the first time any large object has been rendered invisible and the first time a person has disappeared from view using invisibility cloak technology.

Nov 15th, 2012

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