Magnetic transistor could 'dial in' quantum effects
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A team of theoretical and experimental physicists from Rice University is preparing a unique probe in hopes of "dialing in" elusive quantum states called "quantum criticalities." The team is using nanotechnology to create ...
Fissure to Give Birth to New Sea
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The Associated Press (AP) has reported the discovery of a fissure that could soon develop into a new ocean basin in the northeast of Ethiopia. The fissure, which has been examined by scientists from Ethiopia, America and ...
Giant tsunami could hit U.S. West Coast
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Seismologists are warning the U.S. West Coast could be hit by a catastrophic tsunami, with waves as high as 100 feet or more.
ESA accelerates towards a new space thruster
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ESA has confirmed the principle of a new space thruster that may ultimately give much more thrust than today's electric propulsion techniques. The concept is an ingenious one, inspired by the northern and southern ...
Tracking Santa has never been so high-tech
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It's a Christmas tradition that many parents of inquisitive children have come to appreciate immensely, and an opportunity for the U.S. military to show its softer side to the public. Best of all for taxpayers, though, is ...
Nano World: Clear, hard nano-based coating
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A transparent coating loaded with particles only nanometers or billionths of a meter in diameter is far harder than other conventional organic coatings on the market, for potential use in everything from iPods and cell phones ...
Study: Amazon trees older than believed
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A University of California-Irvine scientist says many trees in the Amazon tropical forests are much older than previously believed.
Texas wind farm plan creates controversy
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Controversy swirled in Sarita, Texas, during a public hearing about what would be the first large wind energy project along the Texas Gulf Coast.
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Liquid Crystal Lasers the size of a human hair
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The University of Cambridge has been awarded ~£2.4M under the Basic Technology Research Initiative for the development of microscopic lasers.
Mystery of whales' eight-foot tooth solved
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A Harvard researcher has solved a long-standing marine mystery: why does the narwhal whale have an eight-foot tooth emerging from its head.
Hubble 'weighs' Dog Star's companion
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For astronomers, it's always been a source of frustration that the nearest white-dwarf star is buried in the glow of the brightest star in the nighttime sky. This burned-out stellar remnant is a faint companion ...
Biodefense cocktail to be given to troops
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Wisconsin researchers report developing a biodefense cocktail to boost a body's response against the common characteristics of viruses and bacteria.
Interview: The man in charge of Xbox Live
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As an original member of the Xbox planning and launch team, Aaron Greenberg has spent the last six years working on the Xbox business. Greenberg spent his first few years on Xbox as the business manager, which included managing ...
Riding the ultra wideband communications wave
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Ultra wideband usually refers to a radio communications technique based on transmitting very-short-duration pulses, down to nanoseconds (billionths of a second) or picoseconds (trillionths). The occupied bandwidth ...
S.C. may teach human origin theories
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Proponents of teaching various theories of human origin, including creationism, have gained support from the state's public school reform oversight panel.
