Beetles' bright colors may influence new light technology
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In studying the bright green and red colors on a species of scarab beetle, scientists have found that the unusual reflection spectra is caused by defects in the structure of the exocuticle, or hard shell. ...
'Nano-Manhattan' 3D solar cells boost efficiency (Update)
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Unique three-dimensional solar cells that capture nearly all of the light that strikes them could boost the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) systems while reducing their size, weight and mechanical complexity.
Future Space Telescopes Could Detect Earth Twin
Apr 11, 2007 |
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For the first time ever, NASA researchers have successfully demonstrated in the laboratory that a space telescope rigged with special masks and mirrors could snap a photo of an Earth-like planet orbiting a ...
Fermilab experiment resolves long-standing neutrino question
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Scientists of the MiniBooNE experiment at the Department of Energy's Fermilab today announced their first findings. The MiniBooNE results resolve questions raised by observations of the LSND experiment in ...
Where has all the antimatter gone?
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Scientists from the Universities of Liverpool and Glasgow have completed work on the inner heart of an experiment which seeks to find out what has happened to all the antimatter created at the start of the Universe. Matter ...
Scientists predict nongreen plants on other planets
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Apr 11, 2007 |
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NASA scientists believe they have found a way to predict the color of plants on planets in other solar systems.
Eye diseases gave great painters different vision of their work
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Michael Marmor, MD, wanted to know what it was like to see through the eyes of an artist. Literally.
Plasma TV Sales, Prices Decline for the First Time
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Revenue for plasma televisions took a substantial hit in February, according to the latest figures released by the NDP Group on Tuesday, generating only $181 million compared to the nearly $216 million in ...
Researchers create smallest organic light-emitters
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To help light up the nanoworld, a Cornell interdisciplinary team of researchers has produced microscopic "nanolamps" -- light-emitting nanofibers about the size of a virus or the tiniest of bacteria.
Statistics Professor Hides Pictures, Messages in Problem Solutions
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Say you’re an aspiring statistician who has just spent hours trying to figure out the answer to a particularly thorny problem. As you plug the final numbers into the computer program you’re running in order ...
Astronomers improve cosmic distance scale with Hubble
Apr 11, 2007 |
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An international team of astronomers led by Fritz Benedict and Barbara McArthur of The University of Texas at Austin has used Hubble Space Telescope to solve one of the biggest problems in measuring the universe's expansion. ...
Poor diet puts teenagers' health at risk
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A quarter of Australian teenagers eat fast food everyday and more than a third hardly ever eat fruit, a Deakin University study has found.
Carnegie Mellon professors question advice for nuclear attacks
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In the current Fox television adventure series, "24," a terrorist explodes a small nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. In the May 2007 issue of the journal Health Physics, Carnegie Mellon researchers Keith Florig and Baruch Fischh ...
Cell Structures Exhibit Novel Behaviors, Mimic Red Blood Cells and Liquid Crystals
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University have manipulated the internal, structural components of cells, creating a set of simulated cellular structures with novel mechanical properties, including ...
iRobot Dips Toe into Pool-Cleaning Market
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Pool boys, you're on notice. iRobot has, in conjunction with AquaJet LLC and Aquatron, Inc., introduced not one, but two pool-cleaning robotics.
