Science losing war over evolution
Feb 09, 2006 |
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This just in from the front lines of the battle between evolution and intelligent design: evolution is losing. That's the assessment of Randy Olson, a Harvard-trained evolutionary biologist turned filmmaker ...
Researchers 'rewrite the book' in quantum statistical physics
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Feb 09, 2006 |
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An important part of the decades-old assumption thought to be essential for quantum statistical physics is being challenged by researchers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and colleagues in Germany and Italy. ...
Scientists develop new inexpensive technology to produce hydrogen
Feb 09, 2006 |
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By mimicking a protein found in nature and putting it to work, a group of scientists in Montana and New York is looking at producing alternative fuel using inexpensive sources and a unique chemical reaction. The invention ...
Kaboom! Ancient impacts scarred moon to its core
Feb 09, 2006 |
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Ohio State University planetary scientists have found the remains of ancient lunar impacts that may have helped create the surface feature commonly called the "man in the moon."
One Laptop Project reaches critical stages
Feb 09, 2006 |
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The One Laptop Per Child project, an effort spearheaded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Laboratory and joined by several corporate partners and international governments, has moved closer ...
Structure of a Molecular-Scale Circuit Component
Feb 09, 2006 |
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At the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, researchers have determined the structure of an experimental, organic compound-based circuit component, called a “molecular electronic junction,” ...
New highly sensitive AFM revolutionizes nano imaging
Feb 09, 2006 |
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While a microphone is useful for many things, you probably wouldn't guess that it could help make movies of molecules or measure physical and chemical properties of a material at the nanoscale with just one ...
mPhase demonstrates first working nanobattery prototype
Feb 09, 2006 |
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mPhase Technologies and Lucent Technologies Bell Labs today reported that their jointly developed nano-based "smart" battery prototype has proven it can store and convert energy on demand. This practical confirmation of the ...
Stardust lands in London: scientists look to comet for vital clues about Solar System
Feb 09, 2006 |
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Dust from a distant comet arrived in London today enabling UK scientists to be among the first to take a close look at the samples. The dust from comet Wild-2 was collected after a three billion mile round-trip ...
Unifying Physics Theory Predicts Global Climate Patterns In Simple Way
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Feb 09, 2006 |
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A unifying physics principle that describes design in nature predicts, in surprisingly straightforward fashion, the basic features of global circulation and climate, according to researchers at Duke University’s Pratt School ...
Renesas Develops Massively Parallel Processor Based on Matrix Architecture
Feb 09, 2006 |
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Renesas Technology Corp. today announced the development of a massively parallel processor based on a matrix architecture suitable for image and audio multimedia data processing.
Better way to desalinate water discovered
Feb 09, 2006 |
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Chemical engineer Kamalesh Sirkar, PhD, a distinguished professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology and an expert in membrane separation technology, is leading a team of researchers to develop a breakthrough method to ...
Some vegetables may provide cancer defense
Feb 09, 2006 |
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Georgetown University scientists have found some vegetables contain chemicals that appear to enhance DNA repair in cells that might protect against cancer.
UM Team Devises Way to Use Metal in Micromachines
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Feb 09, 2006 |
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In the world of microtechnology, entire "machines," so tiny the naked eye can't see them, can be manufactured to create things like sensors that deploy car air bags. But conventional micromachine fabrication ...
UF engineer develops tiny, easily mass-produced motion sensor
Feb 09, 2006 |
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A University of Florida engineer is the latest researcher to design a tiny, easy-to-manufacture motion sensor, a development that could help popularize the sensors as standard equipment in personal electronics, ...
