Quantum Chaos Unveiled?
Aug 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Utah study is shedding light on an important, unsolved physics problem: the relationship between chaos theory - which is based on 300-year-old Newtonian physics - and the modern ...
Rochester physicist's quantum-'uncollapse' hypothesis verified
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In 2006, Andrew Jordan, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester, together with Alexander Korotkov at the University of California, Riverside, spelled out how to exploit a quantum quirk to accomplish ...
Jupiter and Saturn full of liquid metal helium
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A strange, metal brew lies buried deep within Jupiter and Saturn, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and in London.
Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina
Aug 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye.
Hunting the elusive L-function
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There was a lot of excitement last month about ‘L-functions’. A PhD student in the Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, Ce Bian, in collaboration with his supervisor, Dr Andrew ...
Study shows clumps and streams of dark matter in inner regions of the Milky Way
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world to simulate the halo of dark matter that envelopes our galaxy, researchers found dense clumps and streams of the mysterious stuff ...
Hydrogen-Wind-Nuclear Plant in Ontario Not Currently Worthwhile, Study Shows
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A recent case study on using hydrogen to store the electricity generated by a mix of wind and nuclear power in Ontario, Canada, has shown that the hydrogen addition won’t be worth the cost, at least not at the current state ...
Researchers develop next-generation computer antivirus system
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 06, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Antivirus software on your personal computer could become a thing of the past thanks to a new "cloud computing" approach to malicious software detection developed at the University of Michigan. ...
Neurobiologists discover individuals who 'hear' movement
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Individuals with synesthesia perceive the world in a different way from the rest of us. Because their senses are cross-activated, some synesthetes perceive numbers or letters as having colors or days of the week as possessing ...
Study shows playing video games can change behaviour and biology
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Video games are among the most popular entertainment media in the world. Now, groundbreaking research involving McMaster University researchers shows that a specially designed video game can ...
MIT recommends steps to slash gasoline use by 2035
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How much gasoline would the nation save in the year 2035 if lightweight hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles dominated the marketplace? More than 68 billion gallons, or about half the fuel currently ...
Arctic Map plots new 'gold rush'
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Researchers at Durham University have drawn up the first ever 'Arctic Map' to show the disputed territories that states might lay claim to in the future.
Broccoli could reverse the heart damaging effects of diabetes
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Researchers have discovered eating broccoli could undo the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels.
When it comes to abstinence teens, adults aren't speaking the same language
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Abstinence can mean different things to adolescents than to adults. That's one reason why abstinence-only programs do not have strong effects in preventing teenage sexual activity, according to new University of Washington ...
Hot peppers really do bring the heat
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Chili peppers can do more than just make you feel hot, reports a study in the August 1 Journal of Biological Chemistry; the active chemical in peppers can directly induce thermogenesis, the process by which cells convert energy ...
