First quantum teleportation between light and matter
Oct 05, 2006 |
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The concept of quantum teleportation - the disembodied complete transfer of the state of a quantum system to any other place - was first experimentally realised between two different light beams. Later it became also possible ...
Researchers find new information about Earth's origins
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Two Dartmouth researchers have learned more about the origins and makeup of the solar nebula, the large gaseous cloud thought to have spawned the solar system. Mukul Sharma, assistant professor of Earth sciences, ...
Astronomers see inside a quasar for the first time
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For the first time, astronomers have looked inside quasars -- the brightest objects in the universe -- and have seen evidence of black holes.
Part Of Human Brain Functions Like A Digital Computer, Professor Says
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 05, 2006 |
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A region of the human brain that scientists believe is critical to human intellectual abilities surprisingly functions much like a digital computer, according to psychology Professor Randall O'Reilly of the University of ...
Tabletop experiment yields bubbly surprise
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University of Chicago physicists have discovered a new class of behavior in air bubbles rising from an underwater nozzle. In this surprising behavior, the bubbles tear apart in sharp jerks instead of pinching ...
Fantastic Voyage: A new nanoscale view of the biological world
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 05, 2006 |
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Echoing the journey through the human body in Fantastic Voyage, doctors might soon be able to track individual donor cells after a transplant, or to find where and how much of a cancer treatment drug there is within a cell.
Chandra reviews black hole musical: Epic but off-key
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A gigantic sonic boom generated by a supermassive black hole has been found with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, along with evidence for a cacophony of deep sound.
Here come the nanoSQUIDs
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A French scientific team says it has developed the first nanoSQUID -- or superconducting quantum interference device -- for measuring magnetic fields.
Probing Question: Is caffeine harmful to your health?
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A steaming cup of black coffee in the morning is to many people what gasoline is to their cars: essential fuel. The active ingredient in that fuel? Caffeine, a central-nervous-system stimulant found in the ...
Researchers discover misfolded protein clumps common to dementia, Lou Gehrig's disease
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Scientists have identified a misfolded, or incorrectly formed, protein common to two devastating neurological diseases, frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), ...
Hail to the Hornworts: New Plant Family Tree Sheds Light on Evolution of Life Cycles
Biology /
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In the history of life on earth, one intriguing mystery is how plants made the transition from water to land and then went on to diversify into the array of vegetation we see today, from simple mosses and liverworts to towering ...
ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reactor prepares to make 'cold' neutrons
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The High Flux Isotope Reactor at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has passed a major milestone in its quest to become one of the world's leading sources of "cold" neutrons for advanced ...
Plant virus used to create memory device
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 05, 2006 |
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A team of U.S. scientists says it has used a plant virus to construct a memory device.
New bird found on unexplored mountain
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A new bird species has been discovered on an unexplored mountain range in northern Colombia.
Study Pinpoints Tropics as Biodiversity Spawning Ground
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 05, 2006 |
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A team of scientists has completed a study that explains why the tropics are so much richer in biodiversity than higher latitudes. And they say that their work highlights the importance of preserving those ...
