Physicists find way to create 3D quasicrystals
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New York University physicists have applied a ground-breaking nanotechnology method to create three-dimensional quasicrystals, highly ordered structures that, unlike conventional crystals, never repeat themselves.
General Dynamics Wins Contract To Build Antennas For ALMA Telescope
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General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $169 million contract by Associated Universities (AUI) to design, manufacture and deliver 25, 12-meter antennas for the North American ...
Mystery compact object producing high energy radiation
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In a recent issue of Science Magazine, the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) team of international astrophysicists reports the discovery of another new type of very high energy (VHE) gamma ray so ...
Canine genome is studied in Britain
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Some dog breeds are more susceptible to particular diseases than others and British scientists want to identify their genetic predisposition.
Letting the spin loose
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A team of scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science has recently demonstrated conclusively that, in very specific circumstances, spin can become separated from charge and progress independently down a wire Two properties of an elec ...
A solution on paper
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Weizmann Institute scientist develops a process that one day may yield a solution to the global wastepaper glut One wouldn't expect paper to be a major source of pollution: after all, it's made from wood, which in nature ...
Manchester launches UK's largest nuclear institute
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A century after Ernest Rutherford embarked on his research at The University of Manchester leading to the eventual splitting of the atom, the University is set to take another pioneering step towards the advancement of nuclear ...
Structure of Biological 'Transistor' Detailed in Higher Organisms
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Researchers are unveiling the first detailed view of the architecture of a natural "transistor" that ensures the proper flow of potassium ions in cells. The research group, which had previously determined the structure of ...
Moderation in cell phone use is urged
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A Canadian public health official is urging people to moderate their use of cell phones until uncertainties about long-term health effects are resolved.
Darwinism vs. creationism fight at OSU
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A dispute has arisen concerning an alleged "Darwinist attack" on a doctoral candidate at Ohio State University in Columbus.
Raytheon, Cessna Receive NASA Sonic Boom Research Grants
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Two Wichita-based general aviation manufacturers are participating in research projects studying how to lessen the window-rattling sonic booms created by supersonic flight.
Sloan 2 Will Map The Universe, The Milky Way And Dark Energy
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Dr. Richard Kron, director of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, announced a new undertaking that will complete the largest survey of the universe. This survey will add new partners and undertake new research missions, and will ...
Networking: A new world of work
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A new world of work is emerging, as networks enable employees to collaborate in ad-hoc teams assembled for specific projects. New collaboration software, developed by Microsoft and others, enables information workers to read, ...
Researchers examine Earth's mysteries with Ingenuity funds
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Sometimes 'eureka moments' for innovative science projects can come just as easily over pizza as they do while peering into a microscope. Such is the case with Dr. Dil Joseph, a University of Alberta Department of Electrical and ...
New Views of Spongy-Looking Saturn's Moon Hyperion
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Two new Cassini views of Saturn's tumbling moon Hyperion offer the best looks yet at one of the icy, irregularly-shaped moons that orbit the giant, ringed planet.
