Quantum telecloning: Captain Kirk's clone and the eavesdropper
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Imagine Captain Kirk being beamed back to the Starship Enterprise and two versions of the Star Trek hero arriving in the spacecraft's transporter room. It happened 40 years ago in an episode of the TV science fiction classic, ...
Einstein Equations
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Throughout the years mathematicians and physicists have been finding various solutions to Einstein’s equations. These solutions have helped scientists better understand the nature of our cosmos, as well develop ...
DNA contradicts Mormon scripture
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The Mormon Church teaches American Indians are descended from a lost tribe of Israel, but modern DNA test results contradict that tenet.
Researchers power up new lithium battery for hybrid cars
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Researchers at MIT have developed a new type of lithium battery that could become a cheaper alternative to the batteries that now power hybrid electric cars.
Carbon Nanotubes Store Hydrogen in Step Toward Hydrogen Vehicles
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Imagine this: your fuel gauge is hovering near empty. You stop by the nearest store, turn in your empty hydrogen cartridge, buy a full one and pop it into your car. Presto, you’re on your hydrogen-powered ...
Parkes telescope finds new kind of star
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An international team of astronomers using CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope in eastern Australia has found a new kind of cosmic object.
New memory storage devices on horizon with award-winning work
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A University of Houston student's award-winning research in solid state physics may one day provide faster, more efficient access to data, music and movies in such hand-held devices as MP3 players and cellular phones.
Spitzer Finds Violent Galaxies Smothered in 'Crushed Glass'
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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has observed a rare population of colliding galaxies whose entangled hearts are wrapped in tiny crystals resembling crushed glass.
Study: Elephants might seek revenge
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An increasing number of incidents involving African elephants attacking humans is leading some scientists to believe the animals may be seeking revenge.
UCI researchers discover key factor for survival of human embryonic stem cells
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Human embryonic stem cells (hES) offer great hope for the treatment of some devastating diseases, but finding a way to keep enough of these cells usable and healthy for transplantation in patients has been an ongoing problem. ...
Most Cave Art The Work Of Teens Not Shamans
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Long accustomed to lifting mammoth bones from mudbanks and museum shelves and making sketches from cave art to gather details about Pleistocene animal anatomy, renowned paleobiologist and artist R. Dale Guthrie offers a fascinating ...
Probing Question: What is the best way to handle annoying coworkers?
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Irritating coworkers lurk in every office. They turn the thermostat down, drink the last drop of coffee and don't brew more, eavesdrop on your calls, then stop by to whine about their workload when you're trying ...
New understanding of DNA repair
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A mechanism by which genes are repaired has been described in detail for the first time. This new understanding may, in the long term, provide the scientific foundation upon which therapies to treat genetic diseases or cancers ...
Earth from Space: ALOS sends its first image
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This image of Mt. Fuji is the first data to be acquired by Japan’s recently launched Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) on 24 January 2006.
ESA approves 2013 spacecraft launch
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The Paris-based European Space Agency says it will launch a planetary probe named BepiColombo in 2013 to assume a low elliptical orbit around Mercury.
