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Insulators made into conductors: Polymers coaxed to line up, transformed into materials that could dissipate heat
Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But scientists have now found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, into a material that conducts heat just as well as most metals, yet remains an electrical insulator.
ScienceDaily: Engineering News, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

Synthetic 'sea shells' made from chalk and materials used in disposable coffee cups
Scientists have made synthetic 'sea shells' from a mixture of chalk and polystyrene cups -- and produced a tough new material that could make our homes and offices more durable.
ScienceDaily: Engineering News, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

'Microrings' could nix wires for communications in homes, offices
Researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires obsolete for communications in the homes and offices of the future.
ScienceDaily: Engineering News, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

Patching the Security Update Process

Security firm aims to make installing updates as painless and invisible as possible.

Recent research shows that the typical PC user needs to install a security update roughly every five days in order to safely use Microsoft Windows and all of the third-party programs that typically run on top of it. In response, a Danish computer security firm says it will soon debut a free new service that silently automates the installation of security updates for dozens of the most commonly used software products.



Technology Review RSS Feeds, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

First whole genome sequencing of family of 4 reveals new genetic power
(Institute for Systems Biology) The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has analyzed the first whole genome sequences of a human family of four. The findings of a project funded through a partnership between ISB and the University of Luxembourg was published online today by Science on its Science Express website. It demonstrates the benefit of sequencing entire families, including lowering error rates, identifying rare genetic variants and identifying disease-linked genes.
EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

Mysterious cosmic 'dark flow' tracked deeper into universe
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Distant galaxy clusters mysteriously stream at a million miles per hour along a path roughly centered on the southern constellations Centaurus and Hydra. A new study led by Alexander Kashlinsky at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., tracks this collective motion -- dubbed the "dark flow" -- to twice the distance originally reported.
EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

Conquering the chaos in modern, multiprocessor computers
(University of Washington) A group of computer scientists have found a way to tame multiprocessor computers, which behave in wildly unpredictable ways even as the systems become widespread in the industry.
EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

Low strengthens into Hubert, making landfall in Madagascar
(NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The low that forecasters were watching for development yesterday, March 9, strengthened into Tropical Storm Hubert, and is already making landfall in eastern Madagascar.
EurekAlert! - Technology, Engineering and Computer Science, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

UCLA engineers develop faster method to detect bacterial contamination in coastal waters
Engineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have sped up the process of analyzing bacterial concentrations to under one hour, through the development of a new in-field, rapid-detection method.
Engineering News at iCivilEngineer.com, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

Breaking it Down
After centuries of making materials that can break too easily, scientists are deconstructing nature to uncover new ways of building stronger, more efficient materials.
Engineering News at iCivilEngineer.com, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

Engineering Researcher Part of National Team Investigating Haiti Earthquake
Civil engineering professor and earthquake expert Brady Cox will travel to Haiti Saturday, Jan. 30, as part of a national team of engineers who will study the effects of the massive earthquake that struck the small Caribbean nation on Jan.
Engineering News at iCivilEngineer.com, Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:57:20 GMT

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