Landing pads being designed for extraterrestrial missions

ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2012) — When the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover landed on Aug. 6, it was another step forward in the effort to eventually send humans to the Red Planet. Using the lessons of the Apollo era and robotic missions to Mars,...

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New airport system facilitates smoother take-offs and landings

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — For airline passengers who dread bumpy rides to mountainous destinations, help may be on the way. A new turbulence avoidance system has for the first time been approved for use at a U.S. airport and can be adapted for additional...

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Protecting our harbors and ships with a robotic tuna fish

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — No question about it… they're very good at what they do. But they don't take well to orders, especially those to carry out inspection work in oily or dangerous environments, or in any kind of harsh environment, for that...

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NASA Mars rover targets unusual rock enroute to first destination

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has driven up to a football-size rock that will be the first for the rover's arm to examine. Curiosity is about 8 feet (2.5 meters) from the rock. It lies about halfway from the rover's...

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Revolutionary ultrathin, flat lens: Smartphones as thin as a credit card?

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — Scientists are reporting development of a revolutionary new lens -- flat, distortion-free, so small that more than 1,500 would fit across the width of a human hair -- capable in the future of replacing lenses in applications...

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Thermoelectric material is the best at converting heat waste to electricity

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — Northwestern University scientists have developed a thermoelectric material that is the best in the world at converting waste heat to electricity. This is very good news once you realize nearly two-thirds of energy input...

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Experiment corrects prediction in quantum theory

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — An international team of scientists is rewriting a page from the quantum physics rulebook using a University of Florida laboratory once dubbed the coldest spot in the universe. Much of what we know about quantum mechanics...

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Single-atom writer a landmark for quantum computing

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — A research team led by Australian engineers has created the first working quantum bit based on a single atom in silicon, opening the way to ultra-powerful quantum computers of the future. In a landmark paper published...

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Using a laser to 'see' the smallest world: Powerful laser breathes new life into an old technology for studying atomic-level structures

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — A multi-university team has employed a high-powered laser based at UC Santa Barbara to dramatically improve one of the tools scientists use to study the world at the atomic level. The team used their amped-up electron paramagnetic...

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Can nanotubes tell of bridge collapse risk?

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — In August 2007, the I-35W Bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145. The collapse was attributed to a design deficiency that resulted in a gusset plate failing during...

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