Physicists Modify Double-Slit Experiment to Confirm Einstein's Belief
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Work completed by physics professors at Rowan University shows that light is made of particles and waves, a finding that refutes a common belief held for about 80 years.
Scientists say Darwin's 'Tree of Life' not the theory of everything
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There is only one figure in On the Origin of Species, and that is a tree diagram. As Darwin’s model for the theory of evolution, he used the Tree of Life (TOL) to clearly and visually explain the interrelatedness of all ...
New Panorama Reveals More Than a Thousand Black Holes
Mar 12, 2007 |
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By casting a wide net, astronomers have captured an image of more than a thousand supermassive black holes. These results give astronomers a snapshot of a crucial period when these monster black holes are growing, ...
Cocoa 'vitamin' health benefits could outshine penicillin
Mar 12, 2007 |
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The health benefits of epicatechin, a compound found in cocoa, are so striking that it may rival penicillin and anaesthesia in terms of importance to public health, reports Marina Murphy in Chemistry & Industry, the magazi ...
Physicists Turn Rubidium Atom Into a Single-Photon Server
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Every time you switch on a light bulb, 10 to the power of 15 visible photons, the elementary particles of light, are illuminating the room in every second. If that is too many for you, light a candle. If that ...
Human ancestors had short legs for combat, not just climbing
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Ape-like human ancestors known as australopiths maintained short legs for 2 million years because a squat physique and stance helped the males fight over access to females, a University of Utah study concludes.
Research finds music training 'tunes' human auditory system
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A newly published study by Northwestern University researchers suggests that Mom was right when she insisted that you continue music lessons -- even after it was clear that a professional music career was not in your future.
Virtual Reality for Virtual Eternity
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Imagine having a discussion with Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein on the nature of the universe, where their 3-D, life-sized representations looked you in the eye, examined your body language, considered voice nuances and ...
Samsung Ships World's First Eight Gigabyte Embedded Memory Cards
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker, said Monday that it has begun shipping samples of an 8 gigabyte memory chip for mobile handsets -- the highest density embedded flash memory developed ...
Scientists Read Rocks’ History With Unprecedented Precision
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Assigning dates to the events in the life of a rock—for example, a collision with a piece of continent, or a journey through the Earth’s crust—has long challenged geologists, as the events themselves can confound ...
Intel Intros 50-Watt, High-Performing Quad-Core Server Processors
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Intel Corp. today announced two energy-efficient 50-watt server processors that represent a 35- to nearly 60-percent decrease in power from Intel's existing 80- and 120-watt quad-core server products.
Should I stay or should I go? What makes employees voluntarily leave or keep their jobs
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Employers would be better at keeping workers if they focused on why their employees want to stay rather than what kinds of things make them quit, according to researchers from the University of Washington and Truman State ...
Company Develops a New Approach to Nerve Repair
Mar 12, 2007 |
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A new company, Neurotex Ltd, has been established to develop novel silk-based materials that have the potential to provide a new generation of nerve repair materials and treatments.
LBT Captures Extremely Faint Light With Its First Mirror and Camera
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2007 |
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It was a small, barely visible glow among a myriad brighter stars and galaxies in the night sky.
Antifungal drug kills TB bug
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 12, 2007 |
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Scientists hoping to find new treatments for one of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases say drugs used to treat common fungal infections may provide the answer.
