Probing Question: What happened before the Big Bang?
Aug 03, 2006 |
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The question of what happened before the Big Bang long has frustrated cosmologists, both amateur and professional.
IBM researchers look beyond silicon technology
Aug 03, 2006 |
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Scientists at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory have demonstrated how a single molecule can be switched between two distinct conductive states, which allows it to store data.
Satellite data reveals gravity change from Sumatran earthquake
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 03, 2006 |
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For the first time, scientists have been able to use satellite data to detect the changes in the earth's surface caused by a massive earthquake. The discovery, reported in the latest issue of the journal Science, signif ...
Baby 'planemos' can be born as twins
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The cast of exoplanets has an extraordinary new member. Using ESO's telescopes, astronomers have discovered an approximately seven-Jupiter-mass companion to an object that is itself only twice as hefty. Both objects have ...
New X-Ray microbeam answers 20-year-old metals question
Aug 03, 2006 |
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What happens to metals when you bend them? The question isn't as easy as you may think. A research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the University ...
Astronomers crunch numbers, universe gets bigger
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That intergalactic road trip to Triangulum is going to take a little longer than you had planned. An Ohio State University astronomer and his colleagues have determined that the Triangulum Galaxy, otherwise ...
Researchers seed, heat and grow carbon nanotubes in long tubing
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 03, 2006 |
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In less than 20 minutes, researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) can now seed, heat and grow carbon nanotubes in 10-foot-long, hollow thin steel tubing.
Satellite images spy ancient history in Syria
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 03, 2006 |
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Ancient human settlements in Syria have been revealed in declassified spy satellite images by a small team of researchers led by ANU PhD student Mandy Mottram.
Blood clot fibers more elastic than spider's web
Aug 03, 2006 |
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The tiny fibers that comprise blood clots show extraordinary elasticity, on average stretching to almost three times their length while still retaining their ability to go back to their normal shape and expanding ...
MIT physicist receives grant for gravity work
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MIT Professor of Physics Xiao-Gang Wen has received a grant from the Foundational Questions Institute to fund his study of the relationship between quantum mechanics and gravity.
Brain imaging identifies best memorization strategies
Aug 03, 2006 |
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Exploring exactly why some individuals' memory skills are better than others has led researchers at Washington University in St. Louis to study the brain basis of learning strategies that healthy young adults ...
Scientists develop artwork that changes to suit your mood
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Computer scientists from Bath and Boston have developed electronic artwork that changes to match the mood of the person who is looking at it. Using images collected through a web cam, special software recognises ...
Indians want Klamath River dams removed
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 03, 2006 |
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U.S. Indian tribes living along the Klamath River staged a rally in Portland, Ore., demanding removal of four hydroelectric dams.
ISS crew to eat 'take out' food
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 03, 2006 |
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The International Space Station crew will indulge next week in the ultimate "take-out" food service -- a meal delivered by a NASA space shuttle.
Novelty aids learning
Aug 03, 2006 |
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Exposure to new experiences improves memory, according to research by UCL psychologists and medical doctors that could hold major implications for the treatment of memory problems. The study, published in Neuron on 3 Augu ...
