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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Researchers power up new lithium battery for hybrid cars
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Feb 16, 2006 |
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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.
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 ...
'America's Army' game transformed
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Sometimes an idea gains an unintended purpose and becomes something else entirely. Vacuum tubes, originally designed as a signal amplifier for radio technologies, became useful in the first computers. Though intended as an ...
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.
Hi-tech golfwear to jump in sales
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Hi-tech golfwear will drive golf equipment sales to $6.7 billion by 2010, according to a new market research report.
U.S. calls for fall of Great Firewall
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Lawmakers voiced concern over U.S. Internet companies fostering censorship in China in order to secure a place in the lucrative Chinese market.
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.
New Clues in the Plant Mating Mystery
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New data suggest that molecular communication between the plant sexes--specifically the pollen of males and pistils of females--is more complicated than originally thought. Plants, like animals, avoid inbreeding ...
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.
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.
America's favorite pastime: Web surfing?
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Jolene Troup finds herself surfing the Web during her downtime at work, whether it be checking her online banking statement or her Myspace mail to playing games or reading up on course descriptions on her school's ...
Outback snake fossil indicates lizard link
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Australian scientists say the fossil of a snake that lived 30 million years ago has provided yet another insight into reptilian evolution.
