World's Largest Quantum Bell Test Spans Three Swiss Towns
Jun 16, 2008 |
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In an attempt to rule out any kind of communication between entangled particles, physicists from the University of Geneva have sent two entangled photons traveling to different towns located 18 km apart – ...
A trio of super-Earths
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Today, at an international conference, a team of European astronomers announced a remarkable breakthrough in the field of extra-solar planets. Using the HARPS instrument at the ESO La Silla Observatory, they ...
Pyrite deposits across the state may be tied to an Eocene meteor
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2008 |
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In 2003, during construction of Interstate 99 in Centre County, Pennsylvania, state road builders hit the mother lode. That's a bad thing.
Perfecting a solar cell by adding imperfections
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Nanotechnology is paving the way toward improved solar cells. New research shows that a film of carbon nanotubes may be able to replace two of the layers normally used in a solar cell, with improved performance at a lower ...
Red wine's resveratrol may help battle obesity
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, reduces the number of fat cells and may one day be used to treat or prevent obesity, according to a new study. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's ...
AMD Stream Processor First to Break 1 Teraflop Barrier
Jun 16, 2008 |
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At the International Supercomputing Conference, AMD today introduced its next-generation stream processor, the AMD FireStream 9250, specifically designed to accelerate critical algorithms in high-performance ...
Jules Verne ATV reveals unexpected capabilities
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Eleven weeks into its integrated service to the International Space Station, Jules Verne ATV has followed up its successful automatic docking on 3 April 2008 by achieving all its scheduled objectives - and ...
Coffee's aroma kick-starts genes in the brain
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Drink coffee to send a wake-up call to the brain? Or just smell its rich, warm aroma? An international group of scientists is reporting some of the first evidence that simply inhaling coffee aroma alters the ...
A promising step towards more effective hydrogen storage
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 16, 2008 |
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An international research team led by Swedish Professor Rajeev Ahuja, Uppsala University, has demonstrated an atomistic mechanism of hydrogen release in magnesium nanoparticles – a potential hydrogen storage material. The ...
New study: Coffee drinkers have slightly lower death rates than people who do not drink coffee
Jun 16, 2008 |
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A new study published today in Annals of Internal Medicine has good news for coffee drinkers: Regular coffee drinking (up to 6 cups per day) is not associated with increased deaths in either men or women. In fact, both c ...
Nanotechnology, biomolecules and light unite to 'cook' cancer cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Researchers are testing a new way to kill cancer cells selectively by attaching cancer-seeking antibodies to tiny carbon tubes that heat up when exposed to near-infrared light.
Children learn smart behaviors without knowing what they know
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Young children show evidence of smart and flexible behavior early in life – even though they don't really know what they're doing, new research suggests.
Scientists model molecular switch
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Michigan Technological University physicist Ranjit Pati and his team have developed a model to explain the mechanism behind computing's elusive Holy Grail, the single molecular switch.
NVIDIA Announced New Geforce GTX 200 GPUs
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Imagine instead of taking over five hours to convert a video for your iPod, it only takes 35 minutes. Imagine using your PC to simulate protein folding to help find a cure for debilitating diseases. Imagine ...
Study underway to find an alternative cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Two research studies evaluating dietary changes and complementary medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been launched at Rush University Medical Center. Funded by the National Institute of ...
