Mercury atomic clock keeps time with record accuracy
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An experimental atomic clock based on a single mercury atom is now at least five times more precise than the national standard clock based on a "fountain" of cesium atoms, according to a paper by physicists ...
Tunneling Across a Ferroelectric
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln physicist Evgeny Tsymbal's groundbreaking identification of an emerging research field in electronic devices earned publication this week in Science magazine.
Brown Engineers Use DNA to Direct Nanowire Assembly and Growth
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 14, 2006 |
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A small but growing number of engineers are using nature’s engineer – DNA – to create nanomaterials that can be used in everything from medical devices to computer circuits. A team from Brown University and Boston College ...
Women more likely to be perpetrators of abuse as well as victims
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Women are more likely than men to stalk, attack and psychologically abuse their partners, according to a University of Florida study that finds college women have a new view of the dating scene.
The case for heating up a chip race
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The United States needs to bolster its capacity to manufacturer and develop cutting-edge semiconductors not just for economic reasons, but for national-security purposes as well, or so industry analysts argue.
Zero grip for bacteria
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Patients suffering from kidney problems cannot filter the blood to remove body wastes. Some even have to go to the hospital several times a week to undergo haemodialysis (cleansing of the blood) – something which is extremely ...
Smart cars to rule the roads
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It's been more than 20 years since Knight Rider hit the airwaves, but the next generation of KITT-style cars may be seen on freeways very soon. The next generation of autonomous "smart cars" is now on the agenda for both ...
Coming soon: 3-D imaging that flies 'through' and 'around' cancer
Jul 14, 2006 |
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Stanford University researchers demonstrated for the first time the ability to create 3-D positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images for "fly-through" and "fly-around viewing" of cancer in the lungs ...
Chandra Spies Cosmic Fireworks
Jul 14, 2006 |
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The Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured the remains of four supernovas in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud, showing multi-million-degree gas that has been heated by shock waves from the explosions.
Landscapes from the ancient and eroded lunar far side
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This image, taken by the advanced Moon Imaging Experiment (AMIE) on board ESA's SMART-1 spacecraft, shows a highly eroded highland area on the lunar far side, close to the equator.
Paleontologists Establish First Age Distribution of Non-Avian Dinosaur Population
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 14, 2006 |
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For the first time, scientists have established the age structure of a non-avian dinosaur population. Using this information, they inferred which factors led to survival or death of group members.
Wireless World: A looming 'cell hell'
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 14, 2006 |
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You may have left it in the back seat of the cab. Or in the booth at the restaurant at lunch. Or even at your client's office. Whatever the case may be, it is likely that you lost your mobile phone last year. Research shows ...
Tumor wizardry wards off attacks from the immune system
Jul 14, 2006 |
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Like the fictional wizard Harry Potter, some cancerous tumors seem capable of wrapping themselves in an invisibility cloak. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that pancreatic tumors ...
Researchers strive to make robotic systems more decisive
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The Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics is a partner in the Integrated Research Project BACS (Bayesian Approach to Cognitive Systems), which is being sponsored by the EU and will run until 2010. ...
In Brief: Wash. first U.S. state with '211' calling
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Washington is the first state to wrap multiple call centers together into a single call-and-data management system that may be accessed by dialing 2-1-1.
