Physicists and engineers search for new dimension
Mar 10, 2008 |
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The universe as we currently know it is made up of three dimensions of space and one of time, but researchers in the Department of Physics and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech are exploring ...
Physicists: After 30 years of study, rare particle confirms prediction
Mar 10, 2008 |
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High-energy physicists devoted to recreating the conditions at the beginning of the universe have for the first time observed a new way to produce those basic particles of atoms, protons and neutrons.
Researchers confirm discovery of Earth's inner, innermost core
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Geologists at the University of Illinois have confirmed the discovery of Earth’s inner, innermost core, and have created a three-dimensional model that describes the seismic anisotropy and texturing of iron ...
US rush to produce corn-based ethanol will worsen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico
Mar 10, 2008 |
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The U.S. government’s rush to produce corn-based ethanol as a fuel alternative will worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing a “Dead Zone” that kills fish and aquatic life, according to University of British Columbia ...
Bringing Second Life To Life: Researchers Create Character With Reasoning Abilities of a Child
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Troy, N.Y. – Today’s video games and online virtual worlds give users the freedom to create characters in the digital domain that look and seem more human than ever before. But despite having your hair, your ...
Finally, the 'planet' in planetary nebulae? New studies may vindicate 300-year-old astronomical 'mistake'
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Astronomers at the University of Rochester, home to one of the world’s largest groups of planetary nebulae specialists, have announced that low-mass stars and possibly even super-Jupiter-sized planets may ...
Silver Nanoparticles Deadly to Bacteria
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Hygienic, antibacteria sprays can be harmful to the environment as well as germs. Toxic solvents are necessary to ensure that bacteria is destroyed but now there could be a new way to achieve this without ...
Dark Halos Discovered on Mercury
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2008 |
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The surprises continue. Scientists studying the harvest of photos from the MESSENGER spacecraft's Jan. 14th flyby of Mercury have found several craters with strange dark halos and one crater with a spectacularly ...
A cellphone base station in every home
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 10, 2008 |
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If you've ever had trouble getting a connection for your cellphone in your home, you could soon take matters into your own hands. Instead of relying on an overworked base station, consumers may be able to ...
Trash today, ethanol tomorrow: Invention promises major advance in biofuel production
Biology /
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University of Maryland research that started with bacteria from the Chesapeake Bay has led to a process that may be able to convert large volumes of all kinds of plant products, from leftover brewer’s mash to paper trash, ...
The hand can't be fooled, study shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Research published in the March issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, is suggesting that we process images in two very distinct ways.
Stunt doubles: Ultracold atoms could replicate the electron 'jitterbug'
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Ultracold atoms moving through a carefully designed arrangement of laser beams will jiggle slightly as they go, two NIST scientists have predicted. If observed, this never-before-seen “jitterbug” motion would ...
Injection of human umbilical cord blood helps the aging brain
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When human umbilical cord blood cells (UCBC) were injected into aged laboratory animals, researchers at the University of South Florida (USF) found improvements in the microenvironment of the hippocampus region of the animals’ ...
Real and virtual pendulums swing as one in mixed reality state
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Using a virtual pendulum and its real-world counterpart, scientists at the University of Illinois have created the first mixed reality state in a physical system. Through bidirectional instantaneous coupling, each pendulum ...
Microneedles Could Replace Syringe
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The common needle phobia and painful injections could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a revolutionary new drug-delivery technique developed by a team at the Georgia Institute of Technology, US. The ...
