Wiring the Brain at the Nanoscale
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Nanowires in blood vessels may help monitor, stimulate neurons in the brain Working with platinum nanowires 100 times thinner than a human hair--and using blood vessels as conduits to guide the wires--a te ...
Electricity in a thermos
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Device generates electricity using bacteria, Double threat could power 900 American homes An environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has created a device similar to a hydrogen fuel cel ...
Research on Deep-Sea Sponge Yields Substantial Mechanical Engineering Insights
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Scientists discover that marine sponge has unique structural properties, lending mechanical rigidity and stability to inherently fragile material In a paper to be published July 8 in Science, a Lucent Tec ...
Scientists dispel the mystery surrounding Stradivarius violins
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Antonius Stradivarius violins are shrouded in more myths than any other instruments in world history. At Mid Sweden University, researchers are using modern technology to uncover his secrets. At the international acoustics ...
Sharp to Begin Mass-Production of Thin-Film Photovoltaic Modules
Jul 08, 2005 |
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Sharp Corporation will introduce a new mass-production system for thin-film photovoltaic modules at its Katsuragi Plant in Nara Prefecture, and will begin operation in September of this year.
Study: Fertile women want dominant men
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A Czech study finds that women who are ovulating tend to prefer the smell from the armpits of dominant men.
Beware the Mars Hoax
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by Dr. Tony Phillips Earth and Mars are converging for a close encounter--but not as close as some people think There's a rumor going around. You might have heard it at a 4th of July BBQ or family get-together. More likely ...
A New Class of Time Machine
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A physicist at the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa has proposed a new class of time machines that seems to avoid some of the difficulties inherent in other theoretical time machines.
NASA Satellites Measure and Monitor Sea Level
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For the first time, researchers have the tools and expertise to understand the rate at which sea level is changing and the mechanisms that drive that change. Sea levels rise and fall as oceans warm and coo ...
WiFi in the sky
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A business traveler on Austrian Airlines boards a flight from Vienna to Warsaw and, once airborne, he opens his IBM ThinkPad notebook computer and connects to the Boeing 767 aircraft's wireless fidelity network.He sends e-mail ...
Sun-Powered Aircraft To Support Sustainable Development
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Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is constructing a solar-powered plane to fly around the world. His aim is to support sustainable development by demonstrating what renewable energy and new technologies can ...
The Barnard's Star Blunder
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These days, it is generally accepted within the scientific community that there are planets orbiting nearby stars. In the past decade, more than 130 such extrasolar planets have been discovered. But the fir ...
A new discovery helps us to understand the complex nature of earthquakes
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Jul 08, 2005 |
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Álvaro Corral, a physicist at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, has discovered that the structure of the recurrence time of earthquakes, which is the time interval between successive earthquakes, is similar to the spatial ...
Commander: Russia To Complete Experiment On Bulava Missile In 2006
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Russia plans to complete its experiment on the new Bulava sea-launched intercontinental ballistic missile system by the end of 2006, the Russian navy's Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Kuroyedov said Wednesday.
Shaking Reduces Friction
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Lateral vibrations can control friction at the nanoscale, researchers reported in the 1 July 2005 issue of Physical Review Letters.
