Physicists generate ball-lightning in the lab
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Scientists in the joint study group of Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik and Berlin’s Humboldt University have generated ball-lightning in the laboratory - or, to be more precise, ball-lightning-like plasma ...
Marine technology inspired by dolphins' speed
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According to Gray’s paradox, dolphins swim faster than they should be able to. Since Gray, scientists have discovered flaws in the details of the paradox, although some explanations of these creatures’ aquatic ...
Scientists resolve 60-year-old plutonium questions
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Scientists have solved a question about the nature of plutonium that had remained a mystery since the Manhattan Project.
Negative Index Materials: From Theory to Reality
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Kent State University researchers are leading a team of scientists from eight institutions, who have been awarded a $5.5 million Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) from the Air Force Office of Scientific ...
Nano World: Water harvesting surfaces
Jun 06, 2006 |
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Beetles that harvest water from desert air have inspired the creation of printable surfaces that improve on nature with the aid of glass nanoparticles. These surfaces could also help control the flow of microscopic amounts ...
Tiny wireless Geiger counter detects radiation
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A postage stamp-sized Geiger counter placed unobtrusively in stadiums, subways, malls and other large public spaces could detect radiation and determine whether it's a harmful source, like a dirty bomb.
Massive galaxy cluster found 10 billion light years away
Jun 06, 2006 |
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A University of Sussex astronomer is the lead researcher for a project that has led to the discovery of the most distant cluster of galaxies observed to date. The cluster, which is 10 billion light years from Earth, is also ...
Huge Storms Converge
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The two biggest storms in the solar system are about to go bump in the night, in plain view of backyard telescopes.
Scientists look through glass to find secrets that are less clear
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A new understanding of how glass is formed may assist with our understanding of everything from the design of golf club heads to the structure of the early universe.
Our Ancestors Survived 'Snowball Earth'
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It has been 2.3 billion years since Earth's atmosphere became infused with enough oxygen to support life as we know it. About the same time, the planet became encased in ice that some scientists speculate was more than a ...
MAGIC Telescope Finds Microquasar
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The variable emission of high-energy gamma rays from a variable microquasar within our galaxy has been detected by the MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov) telescope located in the Canary Islands. ...
Gold Strike in Science World
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A University of Adelaide PhD physiology researcher has discovered a world first: a diving insect that can regulate its buoyancy in water, just like a scuba diver.
Astronomers Find Hundreds of Young, Distant Galaxy Clusters
Jun 06, 2006 |
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Astronomers have found the largest number of the most distant, youngest galaxy clusters yet, a feat that will help them observe the developing universe when it was less than half its current age and still in its formative ...
Wanted: A sheep in sheep's clothing
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Australian scientists say they are looking for the ugliest merino lambs they can find in a study that may challenge the dominance of synthetic fibers.
GPS phones to streamline, add content
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Jun 06, 2006 |
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By 2007, cellular customers in the United States and Europe will be able to use their phones to get to the nearest restaurant, find out if it's open and see the daily specials, according to a company that programs global ...
