Indians predated Newton 'discovery' by 250 years
Aug 13, 2007 |
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A little known school of scholars in southwest India discovered one of the founding principles of modern mathematics hundreds of years before Newton according to new research.
Beyond batteries: Storing power in a sheet of nanocomposite paper
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper.
Israeli Researcher Develops New Theoretical Model of Time Machine
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Technion Israel Institute of Technology researchers have developed a theoretical model of a time machine that, in the distant future, could possibly enable future generations to travel into the past. An article on this research ...
New technology has dramatic chip-cooling potential for future computers
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Researchers have demonstrated a new technology using tiny "ionic wind engines" that might dramatically improve computer chip cooling, possibly addressing a looming threat to future advances in computers and ...
Keeping the Earth's plates oiled
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Earth’s surface is a very active place; its plates are forever jiggling around, rearranging themselves into new configurations. Continents collide and mountains arise, oceans slide beneath continents and volcanoes spew. As ...
Facial attraction -- choice of sexual partner shaped the human face
Biology /
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Men with large jaws, flaring cheeks and large eyebrows are sexy, at least in the eyes of our ancestors, researchers at the Natural History Museum have discovered. Facial attractiveness played a major role in shaping human ...
Do the benefits of renewable energy sources stack up?
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Do the overall efficiencies of renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and geothermal add up in terms of their complete life cycle from materials sourcing, manufacture, running, and decommissioning? Researchers in ...
Tectonic plates act like variable thermostat
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Like a quilt that loses heat between squares, the earth’s system of tectonic plates lets warmth out at every stitch.
Irrigation may not cool the globe in the future
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Expansion of irrigation has masked greenhouse warming in California’s Central Valley, but irrigation may not make much of a difference in the future, according to a new study in the Aug. 13 edition of the ...
Side-to-side shaking of nanoresonators throws off impurities
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Tiny vibrating silicon resonators are of intense interest in nanotechnology circles for their potential ability to detect bacteria, viruses, DNA and other biological molecules.
DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears safe, potentially beneficial
Aug 13, 2007 |
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A newly developed DNA vaccine appears safe and may produce beneficial changes in the brains and immune systems of individuals with multiple sclerosis, according to an article posted online today that will appear in the October ...
First glimpses from the Perseid meteor shower
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Enthusiastic observers were rewarded by a nice display of the Perseid meteor shower that was visible at its best in the night between 12 and 13 August 2007. We present glimpses of the spectacle and the scientific ...
Intel Launches New Quad-Core Server Processors
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Today Intel Corp. launched two quad-core Intel Xeon processors. The new processors boast unprecedented combinations of performance and energy efficiency, along with a pricing strategy to move the enterprise industry to multi-core ...
LSU professors work to improve efficiency of ethanol fuel
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Lowering fuel emission levels is a topic facing constant scrutiny by the global public. Rising gas costs, environmental concerns and conflicts in oil-producing areas have made consumers, corporations and researchers more ...
Understanding MEMS: DARPA Award to Create Computer-Aided Design Environment for Micro-Electromechanical Systems Devices
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have received a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) award to participate in a multi-university research center that will develop a computer-aided ...
