U-M develops scalable and mass- producible quantum computer chip
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Researchers at the University of Michigan have produced what is believed to be the first scalable quantum computer chip, which could mean big gains in the worldwide race to develop a quantum computer.
New drug acts as marijuana in the brain
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A McGill University study suggests a new anti-depressant drug works by raising levels of endocannabinoids -- similar to a substance found in marijuana.
Cosmic Explosion Could Be Black Hole Swallowing Neutron Star
Dec 14, 2005 |
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Scientists using the NASA Swift satellite have found evidence of a black hole swallowing a neutron star. The discovery is reported in the December 15 issue of the journal Nature.
Physicists Find Evidence for Highest Energy Photons Ever Detected From Milky Way's Equator
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Physicists at nearly a dozen research institution have discovered evidence for very high energy gamma rays emitting from the Milky Way, marking the highest energies ever detected from the galactic equator. ...
Breakthrough in puzzle of giant explosions in space
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Astronomers at the University of Hertfordshire have helped to solve one of the longest standing puzzles in astrophysics— the nature of the enormous explosions known as short-duration gamma ray bursts (GRBs).
Sao Paulo scientists study skulls
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A Brazilian study involving a large collection of South American skulls suggests at least two distinct groups of early humans colonized the Americas.
Fluid Particles Irreversible in Some Circumstances, Physicists Report in Nature
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When a viscous fluid, such as a jar of honey, is stirred and then unstirred, the contents return to their starting points. However, according to research by a team of physicists headed by New York University’s David Pine, ...
'Armored' bubbles can exist in stable non-spherical shapes (Update)
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Researchers at Harvard University have demonstrated that gas bubbles can exist in stable non-spherical shapes without the application of external force. The micron- to millimeter scale peapod-, doughnut- and sausage-shaped ...
Links found between happiness and health
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Carnegie Mellon University scientists say there's growing evidence positive emotions such as happiness are linked with good health and increased longevity.
Ancient glaciers still affect the shape of North America
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Long after the disappearance of the glaciers that once covered much of North America, the land they rested upon is still recovering from their weight - and the slow movement of this recovery includes horizontal ...
Spider Robots And The Space Web
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Robotic 'spiders' could be the key to building large-scale structures in space, according to ESA's Advanced Concepts Team. The tiny mechanical spiders would inch their way across large nets of fabric in space ...
Samsung Now Mass Producing 50-percent Faster Graphics Memory
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Samsung Electronics announced today that it is mass producing the fastest graphics memory device in the world - a 900 MHz Graphics Double Data Rate 3 (GDDR3) chip. The device - already being used in graphics cards for PCs, ...
Another World-Record Achievement for National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
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Dec 14, 2005 |
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The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory is ending its year with another achievement of international importance as engineers and technicians this week completed testing of a world-record magnet.
GPS systems get smaller
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Dec 14, 2005 |
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It used to be that in order to have a GPS system, you had to shell out big dollars on luxury vehicles. Thanks to improvements in technology, feature-rich navigation systems have become smaller, more portable, and most importantly ...
Astronomers link old stars and mysterious cosmic explosions
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Cosmic gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, have the extreme brilliance of a billion billion Suns and occur several times a day. But they are not all created equal. For several decades ...
