3D breakthrough with updatable holographic displays
Feb 06, 2008 |
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University of Arizona optical scientists have broken a technological barrier by making three-dimensional holographic displays that can be erased and rewritten in a matter of minutes.
Racing Ahead at the Speed of Light
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Imagine trying to catch up to something moving close to the speed of light - the fastest anything can move - and sending ahead information in time to make mid-path flight corrections. Impossible? Not quite. ...
Scientists make breakthrough in single-molecule sensing
Feb 06, 2008 |
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In a study that could lay the foundation for mass-produced single-molecule sensors, physicists and engineers at Rice University have demonstrated a means of simultaneously making optical and electronic measurements ...
Very young found to process fear memories in unique way
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Very young brains process memories of fear differently than more mature ones, new research indicates. The findings appear in the Feb. 6 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The work significantly advances scientific unders ...
Intel, STMicroelectronics Deliver Industry's First Phase Change Memory Prototypes
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Intel Corporation and STMicroelectronics reached a key industry milestone today as they began shipping prototype samples of a future product using a new, innovative memory technology called Phase Change Memory (PCM). The ...
Shear Ingenuity: Tweaking the Conductivity of Nanotube Composites
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 06, 2008 |
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One of the immediate applications of carbon nanotubes (CNT) is as an additive to polymers to create electrically conducting plastics—a relatively low CNT concentration can dramatically change the polymer‘s ...
Compact, wavelength-on-demand Quantum Cascade Laser chip created
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Engineers at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have demonstrated a highly versatile, compact and portable Quantum Cascade Laser sensor for the fast detection of a large number of chemicals, ...
Earth's temperature linked to earthquakes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Spanish scientists have linked the temperature of the Earth's crust to the planet's seismic activity.
Chronic Pain Harms the Brain
Feb 06, 2008 |
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People with unrelenting pain don't only suffer from the non-stop sensation of throbbing pain. They also have trouble sleeping, are often depressed, anxious and even have difficulty making simple decisions.
Nitrogen pollution boosts plant growth in tropics by 20 percent
Feb 06, 2008 |
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A study by UC Irvine ecologists finds that excess nitrogen in tropical forests boosts plant growth by an average of 20 percent, countering the belief that such forests would not respond to nitrogen pollution.
More brain research suggests 'use it or lose it'
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) scientists have found another important clue to why nerve cells die in neurodegenerative diseases, based on studies of the developing brain.
Poor recognition of 'self' found in high functioning people with autism
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Contrary to popular notions, people at the high end of the autism spectrum disorder continuum suffer most from an inability to model “self” rather than impaired ability to respond to others, said Baylor College of Medicine ...
Researchers solve long-standing financial puzzle
Feb 06, 2008 |
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UQ Business School academic Dr Jamie Alcock and graduate Trent Carmichael have solved a financial problem that has puzzled researchers for more than 10 years.
Scientists simulate dinosaur digestion in the lab
Biology /
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Scientists from the University of Bonn are researching which plants giant dinosaurs could have lived off more than 100 million years ago. They want to find out how the dinosaurs were able to become as large as they did. In ...
Perfect Pair for Valentine's Day: Roses and Lemon-Lime Soda
Biology /
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Roses by the dozen are delivered to sweethearts across the nation on Valentine's Day. On Feb. 14 more than 150 million long-stemmed roses will be delivered to significant others. The meaningful gesture soon wilts, but according ...
