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Schwartz orders study of future threats (Air Force Times)
The Air Force’s top uniformed leader wants to know what weapons — terrestrial, space and cyberspace — future enemies will use in the next 25 years and how the service can deter them.Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz has directed Air University to examine threats out to 2035 and how nanotechnology, biotechnology, nuclear power... »
Quelling Casimir: Scientists to control quantum mechanical force (Science Daily)
Scientists are developing a way to control the Casimir force, a quantum mechanical force that attracts objects when they are only hundred nanometers apart. (read the story…) Related items Argonne scientists to control attractive force for nanoelectromechanical systems (EurekAlert!) Dow industrials for startups? Pre-IPO index opens (PhysOrg) Scientists make advance to overcome one of the key challenges in nanotechnology... »
Nanoscale changes in protein reveal bone health (MalaysiaNews.net)
Washington, Dec 26 (IANS) Using an atomic force microscope that details images of nano-structures, researchers have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone that indicate its health - a step which could lead to new methods of diagnosing osteoporosis. (read on…) Related items Nanoscale changes in collagen are a tipoff to bone health (Science Daily) Science seeks... »
Science seeks to control the Casimir force (UPI)
ARGONNE, Ill., Dec. 10 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they are seeking a way of controlling the Casimir force — a quantum mechanical force that hampers creation of nanoscale machines. (read on…) Related items Quelling Casimir: Scientists to control quantum mechanical force (Science Daily) Argonne scientists to control attractive force for nanoelectromechanical systems (EurekAlert!) Nanoscale changes in protein reveal... »
Argonne scientists to control attractive force for nanoelectromechanical systems (EurekAlert!)
( DOE/Argonne National Laboratory ) Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are developing a way to control the Casimir force, a quantum mechanical force, which attracts objects when they are only hundred nanometers apart. (read on…) Related items Quelling Casimir: Scientists to control quantum mechanical force (Science Daily) Argonne to expand nanotechnology research (UPI) New... »
