A more sensitive technique for determining user position could lead to improved location-based mobile services.
Month: November 2012
Polymer chemistry: Dual-function molecules enhance widely used chemical reaction while reducing harmful by-products
Production of biocompatible and super-absorbent materials may become easier. Using a modification to the high-precision…
Materials science: One size cloaks all
Scientists have developed a metamaterial invisibility cloak that can adapt to hide different sized objects….
Better blood transfusions for preterm babies
Results of new research are a promising step forward in helping to improve the quality…
Improving 3-D image capture in real time
Researchers have developed a technique to improve the capture in real time of three-dimensional images….
Hubble eyes a loose spiral galaxy
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has spotted the spiral galaxy ESO 499-G37, seen here against…
Low-cost, finger-nail sized radar
Researchers have squeezed radar technology into a low-cost fingernail-sized chip package that promises to lead…
Pilot whales use synchronized swimming when they sense danger
Scientists have observed the behavior of various groups of cetaceans including long-finned pilot whales in…
Drained wetlands give off same amount of greenhouse gases as industry
Drained wetlands in Sweden account for the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions as Swedish…
Nutrients from farmed salmon waste can feed new marine industry
Waste from salmon production is currently being discharged into Norwegian coastal waters. Researchers say this…