Researchers build world's smallest mobile robot
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In a world where "supersize" has entered the lexicon, there are some things getting smaller, like cell phones and laptops. Dartmouth researchers have contributed to the miniaturizing trend by creating the world's ...
Bulge in Central Oregon may be a volcano
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Scientists studying a land bulge near Bend, Ore., think a new volcano may be forming. A group from the U.S. Geological Survey is studying the swelling in Earth's crust. It is nearly two-thirds the size of Portland, Ore. ...
Ancient Neutrinos Could Put String Theory and Quantum Loop Gravity to the Test
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Sep 14, 2005 |
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The distribution of ancient neutrinos may eliminate some of the most promising theories linking gravity and quantum mechanics, according to a theoretical analysis put forth at the Perimeter Institute in Canada. Many physicists ...
MIT researchers map city by cellphone
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Researchers at MIT may not be able to hear your cellphone call, but they have found a way to see it. They mapped a city in real time by tracking tens of thousands of people traveling about carrying cellphones.
Purdue scientists treat cancer with RNA nanotechnology
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Using strands of genetic material, Purdue University scientists have constructed tiny delivery vehicles that can carry anticancer therapeutic agents directly to infected cells, offering a potential wealth of ...
Black hole in search of a home
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The detection of a super massive black hole without a massive host galaxy is the surprising result from a large Hubble and VLT study of quasars. This is the first convincing discovery of such an object. One ...
ORNL, Princeton partners in five-year fusion project
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Knowledge gained by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers and colleagues through an initiative to begin this fall could answer several long-standing questions and give the United States a competitive edge in the design ...
Like fireflies and pendulum clocks, nano-oscillators synchronize their behavior
Sep 14, 2005 |
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Like the flashing of fireflies and ticking of pendulum clocks, the signals emitted by multiple nanoscale oscillators can naturally synchronize under certain conditions, greatly amplifying their output power ...
Completely Biological, yet Artificial
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Biomaterials are increasingly in demand, needed as materials for implants and prostheses, as "transporters" for drugs, to carry DNA into cells for gene therapy, as supports for the growth of tissue transplants, or for modern ...
Rice researchers gain new insight into nanoscale optics
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New research from Rice University has demonstrated an important analogy between electronics and optics that will enable light waves to be coupled efficiently to nanoscale structures and devices. The research is available ...
Making plant cells work like miniature factories
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The biotech field of genomics gives scientists genetic roadmaps to link certain genes to diseases. The subsequent study of proteins produced by certain genes spawned the field of proteomics. Now, a group of researchers at ...
Japanese Asteroid Sample-return Spacecraft HAYABUSA Arrives Itokawa
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Japanese asteroid sample-return spacecraft Hayabusa arrived Itokawa on 10:00 am, 12 Sep (JST: Japanese Standard Time). Now Hayabusa hovers around 20 kilometers away from asteroid Itokawa. Hayabusa will bring ...
Malaysians to help select first astronaut
Sep 14, 2005 |
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Malaysian citizens will reportedly be able to help choose their nation's first astronaut.
High-tech smooths Katrina communications
Sep 14, 2005 |
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Responders in the Gulf Coast are using a high-tech means of sending urgent messages instantly and securely to a specific recipient.
Post-Sept. 11 surveillance impact studied
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A Canadian study indicates people four years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are becoming uncomfortable with increased government surveillance.
