Quantum Computer: Laser tweezers sort atoms
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Physicists of the University of Bonn have taken one more important hurdle on the path to what is known as a quantum computer: by using 'laser tweezers' they have succeeded in sorting up to seven atoms and lining ...
Paint-on semiconductor outperforms chips
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Researchers at the University of Toronto have created a semiconductor device that outperforms today's conventional chips -- and they made it simply by painting a liquid onto a piece of glass. The finding, which ...
Large rock growth at geothermal hot springs
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Although nature’s landscape is constantly changing, scientists have discovered that it does so in a predictable way. During the formation of ponds, terraces and rock domes at geothermal hot springs, the fluids ...
How parachute spiders invade new territory
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Jul 12, 2006 |
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Researchers have developed a new model that explains how spiders are able to ‘fly’ or ‘parachute’ into new territory on single strands of silk – sometimes covering distances of hundreds of miles over open ocean.
Allergy battle could be won in five years, says scientist
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Allergies such as asthma, eczema and hay fever could be snuffed out within five years thanks to pioneering work at The University of Manchester.
Chemists make superstar reaction more accessible
Jul 12, 2006 |
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If a chemical reaction can enjoy superstar status, then the process known as metathesis just might qualify. The reaction, involving a swap of atom groups that has been compared to changing partners in a square dance, made ...
New concerns raised about tuna imports
Jul 12, 2006 |
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A U.S. study released this week is raising new concerns about the safety of imported, canned tuna -- the most popular fish in the United States.
Scientists develop 'tricorder' sensor
Jul 12, 2006 |
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In an example of science imitating science fiction, U.S. researchers are developing a Star Trek-type sensor to detect bioweapons in sealed packages.
One Dose of Radiation Causes 30 Percent Spongy Bone Loss
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Mice receiving just one therapeutic dose of radiation lost up to 39% of the spongy portion of their inner bone, reducing the inner bone’s weight bearing connections by up to 64%, researchers reported. The study, which appears ...
Lunar Touchdown For China
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Recently, the media has experienced another cascade of reports on the possibility of a Chinese manned lunar program. Translations of an article from a Hong Kong newspaper have hit the wires, and even found their way back ...
After the Big Bang: Project explores seconds that shaped the universe
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Kent State faculty and graduate students are among a team of physicists who recreated the material essence of the universe as it would have been mere microseconds after the Big Bang -- a quark-gluon plasma.
Scalp tissue might become stem cell source
Jul 12, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers have isolated a new source of adult stem cells in scalp tissue that might able to differentiate into several cell types.
Disney puts together 'Pirates' online game
Jul 12, 2006 |
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Disney has a long history of taking popular films and extending their long-term value by creating rides and theme-park attractions based on the films.
Flying over the cloudy world -- science updates from Venus Express
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2006 |
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On 20 April 2006, after its first 9-day, elongated orbit around Venus, ESA's Venus Express started to get closer to the planet, until it reached its final 24-hour long orbit on 7 May. During this time, and ...
Clubs pay the price: report shows luck determines football managers' tenure
Jul 12, 2006 |
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This was Sven Goran Eriksson's last World Cup as England manager, but according to a recent Cambridge study his next job may not be based on his managerial ability, but on the luck of his team alone.
