New-School 'Aether' May Shed Light on Neutron Stars
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Among scientists, it is widely believed that there is no such thing as an aether – a medium pervading all space that allows light waves to propagate, similar to how sound needs air or water – but a part of its spirit may ...
Mathematicians predict the future of the past tense
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Verbs evolve and homogenize at a rate inversely proportional to their prevalence in the English language, according to a formula developed by Harvard University mathematicians who've invoked evolutionary principles to study ...
How shyness and other normal human traits became sickness
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What's wrong with being shy, and just when and how did bashfulness and other ordinary human behaviors in children and adults become psychiatric disorders treatable with powerful, potentially dangerous drugs, asks a Northwestern ...
New findings solve human origins mystery
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An extraordinary advance in human origins research reveals evidence of the emergence of the upright human body plan over 15 million years earlier than most experts have believed. More dramatically, the study confirms preliminary ...
Fiber optic breakthrough in display sign technology
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Liquid Fiber Displays, a company spun out of research conducted in the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, has combined a uniquely woven optical fiber array with current LCD (liquid crystal display) and LED (light-emitting ...
New isotope molecule may add to Venus' greenhouse effect
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Planetary scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have tracked down a rare molecule in the atmospheres of both Mars and Venus. The molecule, an exotic form of carbon dioxide, could affect the way the greenhouse ...
Landmark modeling study reveals how ferroelectric computer memory works
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A collaboration of University of Pennsylvania chemists and engineers has performed multi-scale modeling of ferroelectric domain walls and provided a new theory of behavior for domain-wall motion, the “sliding ...
A gene divided reveals the details of natural selection
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In a molecular tour de force, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have provided an exquisitely detailed picture of natural selection as it occurs at the genetic level.
Storing data on atomic roundabouts
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There are right-handed and left-handed yoghurts, right-handed and left-handed snail shells, and right-handed and (occasionally) left-handed screws. Scientists at the University of Bonn have now demonstrated the existence ...
The difference between fish and humans: Scientists answer century-old developmental question
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Embryologists at UCL (University College London) have helped solve an evolutionary riddle that has been puzzling scientists for over a century. They have identified a key mechanism in the initial stages of an embryo’s development ...
Why it is impossible for some to 'just say no'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Drug abuse, crime and obesity are but a few of the problems our nation faces, but they all have one thing in common—people’s failure to control their behavior in the face of temptation. While the ability to control and restrain ...
Dawn Mission Status: Spacecraft Tests Ion Engine
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2007 |
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully completed the first test of its ion propulsion system over the weekend. The system is vital to the success of Dawn's 8-year, 1.6 billion-mile (3-billion-kilometer) journey ...
Cassini Pinpoints Hot Sources of Jets on Enceladus
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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A recent analysis of images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft provides conclusive evidence that the jets of fine, icy particles spraying from Saturn's moon Enceladus originate from the hottest spots on the moon's ...
New 160 GB StoreJet 2.5 SATA External HDD By Transcend
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Transcend 160GB StoreJet 2.5 SATA hard drive has speed, phenomenal capacity, convenience and a sleek aluminum case. The SATA HDD is considered by some to be the future of industry due to its power saving ...
Australia takes on energy-guzzling TVs
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A report for the Australian government recommends new energy efficiency standards for televisions that would ban most plasma models now available.
