Category Archives: Health

First Blood Diamonds Now Blood Computers

Will consumers soon find themselves asking similar questions about their cell phones and computers ? In a report released earlier this week, Global Witness claims that multinational companies are furthering a trade in minerals at the …

Nanosized Violin String Makes Sweet Physics Music

Researchers at TU Delft have succeeded in measuring the influence of a single electron on a vibrating carbon nanotube. That can be a real milestone on the road to ultra-small measuring instruments