Count votes by hand, and error adds up
RICE (US) — Counting votes by hand during a postelection audit or recount procedures may result in error rates of up to two percent, say researchers. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Feb 1, 2012 14:25 - 0 Comments
Perfect nanotubes glow the brightest
RICE (US) — Researchers have identified the qualities that account for brighter fluorescence among single-walled carbon nanotubes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 14, 2011 11:48 - 0 Comments
Graphene: Oil industry’s rising star
RICE (US) — Graphene’s strength, light weight, and solubility may ultimately make it the answer to the efficient, environmentally sound production of oil, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 17, 2011 13:10 - 3 Comments
Trend: Prisons link US citizens to terror groups?
RICE (US) — Sixty percent of people arrested for Islamic terrorist activities between January 2009 and April 2011 were American citizens, according to a new report. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 16, 2011 12:41 - 3 Comments
All credit ratings not created equal
RICE U. (US) — At least one of the Big Three credit rating agencies exaggerated scores of private debt compared to public bonds during the last 30 years, research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 15, 2011 8:40 - 6 Comments
No buyer fatigue at daily deal sites
RICE U. (US) — Rumors of the demise of daily deal companies are greatly exaggerated according to a new study that finds they are more popular that ever with consumers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 9, 2011 11:45 - 0 Comments
Nanotubes could lighten up electric cables
RICE U. (US) — Cables made of carbon nanotubes could be just as efficient as traditional metals but at a sixth of the weight, a potential windfall for airplanes and cars. (more…)
Top Stories - Sep 7, 2011 9:21 - 0 Comments
Double wireless capacity with ‘full-duplex’
RICE U. (US) — A new technology that allows wireless devices to “talk” and “listen” on the same frequency could pave the way for 4.5G and 5G networks. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 1, 2011 11:37 - 1 Comment
Hubble movies show galactic traffic jams
RICE (US) — Movies made using images collected by Hubble Space Telescope over 14 years are forcing astronomers to rethink the late stages of star birth. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 30, 2011 11:06 - 0 Comments
Gold wires get ‘brittle-like’ at nanoscale
RICE (US) — Tiny gold wires often used in high-end electronic applications are known for being flexible and conductive—qualities that don’t necessarily apply at the nanoscale. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 24, 2011 10:11 - 1 Comment
Nano bundles offer ‘extreme’ storage
RICE U. (US) — A new solid-state, nanotube-based supercapacitor promises to combine the best qualities of high-energy batteries and fast-charging capacitors in a device suitable for extreme environments. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 12, 2011 10:56 - 0 Comments
Biofuels created at breakneck speed
RICE (US) — Engineers have discovered a new way to convert simple glucose into biofuels and petrochemical substitutes. The approach is up to 10 times faster than previous methods. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 8, 2011 15:43 - 0 Comments
Scientists pick career over kids
RICE (US) — Long hours and academic pressures keep scientists at the nation’s top research universities from having as many children as they would like. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 5, 2011 13:45 - 0 Comments
Graphene Girl Scout cookies: $15 billion
RICE (US) — You can make graphene out of almost anything. Even Girl Scout cookies. And talk about profit—at $250 for a two-inch square, a box of shortbread cookies could earn $15 billion. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 2, 2011 15:56 - 1 Comment
Lasers create slice of energy storage
RICE (US) — Transforming graphite oxide (GO) into a full-fledged supercapacitor turns out to be a simple process, but until recently was anything but obvious. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 2, 2011 11:44 - 0 Comments
Can’t get any smaller: Battery in a nanowire
RICE U. (US) — Researchers have packed a lithium ion battery into a single nanowire, creating what may be the smallest possible version of such energy storage devices. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 1, 2011 16:13 - 1 Comment
Barriers keep Iraq oil from rising to top
RICE (US) — Politics and logistical infrastructure issues may be putting Iraq’s potential role as a world oil leader in serious jeopardy. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jul 21, 2011 13:25 - 4 Comments
U.S. shale dulls Russian ‘energy weapon’
RICE (US) — Increased natural gas production from shale in the United States will slash Russia’s ability to hold power over European customers dependent on the country for their energy needs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 20, 2011 13:11 - 0 Comments
Virus with sweet tooth causes diarrhea
RICE (US) — Scientists have defined the structure, down to the atomic level, of a virus that causes juvenile diarrhea. (more…)
