Hypercubes Could Be Building Blocks of Nanocomputers
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Multi-dimensional structures called hypercubes may act as the building blocks for tomorrow’s nanocomputers – machines made of such tiny elements that they are dominated not by forces that we’re familiar with ...
Scientists identify smallest known black hole
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Using a new technique, two NASA scientists have identified the lightest known black hole. With a mass only about 3.8 times greater than our Sun and a diameter of only 15 miles, the black hole lies very close ...
UCLA researchers design nanomachine that kills cancer cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Researchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs inside tiny pores and release them into cancer ...
Music file compressed 1,000 times smaller than mp3
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Rochester have digitally reproduced music in a file nearly 1,000 times smaller than a regular MP3 file. The music, a 20-second clarinet solo, is encoded in less than a single kilobyte, and ...
Rising prison population an undeclared national crisis
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Nearly a month after a published study on increasing U.S. prison population revealed more than 1 in 100 American adults are behind bars, two University of Michigan professors are aiming to elevate the public debate on prison ...
Why we don't always learn from our mistakes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2008 |
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If you are struggling to retrieve a word that you are certain is on the tip of your tongue, or trying to perfect a slapshot that will send your puck flying into a hockey net, or if you keep stumbling over the same sequence ...
Scientists discover 10 new planets outside solar system
Apr 01, 2008 |
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An international team of astronomers has found 10 new “extra solar” planets, planets that orbit stars other than our sun. The team used a system of robotic cameras that yield a great deal of information about these other ...
Scientists discover 356 animal inclusions trapped in 100 million years old opaque amber
Biology /
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Paleontologists from the University of Rennes (France) and the ESRF have found the presence of 356 animal inclusions in completely opaque amber from mid-Cretaceous sites of Charentes (France). The team used the X-rays of ...
Algae could one day be major hydrogen fuel source
Apr 01, 2008 |
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As gas prices continue to soar to record highs, motorists are crying out for an alternative that won’t cramp their pocketbooks.
Virtual reality underground ride reveals extent of public paranoia
Apr 01, 2008 |
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A virtual reality Underground ride has been used by researchers to reveal the extent that paranoia occurs in the general public. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust, demonstrates that suspicious or ...
Octopus sex more sophisticated than arm-wrestling
Biology /
Apr 01, 2008 |
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For decades, scientists have viewed octopuses as unromantic loners, with mating habits nearly devoid of complex behavior. But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, has found that at least ...
Desert power: A solar renaissance
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2008 |
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What does the future hold for solar power? “Geotimes” magazine looks into more efficient ways of turning the sun’s power into electricity in its April cover story, “Desert Power: A Solar Renaissance.”
Study heats up 'snowball Earth' debate
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Research by University Professor Richard Peltier of physics reveals that the Earth’s surface 700 million years ago may have been warmer than previously thought.
Microwave your foods safely
Apr 01, 2008 |
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For many consumers, microwaving has become the primary method of heating food, providing convenience and time savings. But a food-safety expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says recent outbreaks of foodborne ...
Tai Chi exercises improve type 2 diabetes control
Apr 01, 2008 |
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Tai Chi exercises can improve the control of type 2 diabetes, suggests a small study, published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
