Wind shifts may stir CO2 from Antarctic depths
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Natural releases of carbon dioxide from the Southern Ocean due to shifting wind patterns could have amplified global warming at the end of the last ice age--and could be repeated as manmade warming proceeds, ...
Global warming to carry big costs for California
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- From agricultural losses to devastation wrought by wildfires, California's economy is expected to see significant costs resulting from global warming in the decades ahead, according to a new report.
Nanoball Batteries Could Charge Electric Cars in 5 Minutes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at MIT have designed a new battery that can recharge devices about 100 times faster than conventional lithium ion batteries. The design could lead to electric car batteries that ...
American adults flunk basic science
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Are Americans flunking science? A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy ...
Metal Becomes Transparent Under High Pressure
Mar 12, 2009 |
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An international team of scientists have discovered a transparent form of the element sodium (Na). The team, led by Artem Oganov, Professor of Theoretical Crystallography at Stony Brook University, and Yanming ...
HoloTV Images Jump off the Screen, into Tomorrow's Homes (w/Video)
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Unlike today’s biggest and most realistic LCD and plasma TVs, 3D TV screens can project images that seem to float in mid-air beyond the screen. That means, for instance, that viewers could ...
Hubble provides new evidence for dark matter around small galaxies
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Peering into the tumultuous heart of the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster, Hubble discovered a large population of small galaxies that have remained intact while larger galaxies around them are being ripped apart ...
'Self-correcting' gates advance quantum computing
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Dartmouth researchers have found a way to develop more robust “quantum gates,” which are the elementary building blocks of quantum circuits. Quantum circuits, someday, will be used to ...
Random network connectivity can be delayed, but with explosive results, new study finds
Mar 12, 2009 |
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In the life of many successful networks, the connections between elements increase over time. As connections are added, there comes a critical moment when the network's overall connectivity rises rapidly with ...
Fusion-io Deliveries The Worlds Fastest SSD
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(Physorg.com) -- Fusion-io, a leader in high-performance I/O solutions, announced their new ioDrive Duo. The new ioDrive Duo is one of the fastest and most innovative server-based solid-state storage solutions. ...
Culture skews human evolution
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The rise of agriculture 10,000 years ago meant the end of the hunter-gatherer lifestyle for which human beings had been optimized by millions of years of evolution and the beginning of an ...
Physicists offer new theory for iron compounds
Mar 12, 2009 |
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An international team of physicists from the United States and China this week offered a new theory to both explain and predict the complex quantum behavior of a new class of high-temperature superconductors.
Scientists selectively erase fear memories and gain insight into how the memory works
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It may sound like something out of a science fiction movie - but bad memories can be erased in mice and this finding sheds light into how memories are normally encoded and stored in the brain. In a study ...
Galactic Dust Bunnies Found to Contain Carbon After All
Mar 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, researchers have found evidence suggesting that stars rich in carbon complex molecules may form at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
Recipe for the perfect James Webb Space Telescope mirror
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Mirrors are a critical part of any space telescope, and the James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors are made of a special element that will enable it to withstand the rigors of space and see farther back in time/distance ...
