Gravitational Space Corridors Could Slash Space Travel Costs (w/ Video)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying space travel possibilities have proposed that gravitational space corridors could be used by spacecraft, in much the same way as ships use ocean currents. Taking advantage ...
Company Claims ESLs to be the Future of Light Bulbs (w/ Video)
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) are currently the primary alternative to incandescent light bulbs, a company from Seattle predicts that its own novel light bulbs will eventually replace ...
Study on effect of electricity on liquids bucks conventional science (w/ Video)
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether gazing into lava lamps or watching balsamic vinegar mix with olive oil, people have long been transfixed by the seemingly mystical way that droplets of one liquid find each other within ...
Spot discovered on dwarf planet Haumea shows up red and rich with organics
Sep 16, 2009 |
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A dark red area discovered on dwarf planet Haumea appears to be richer in minerals and organic compounds than the surrounding icy surface. The discovery will be presented at the European Planetary Science ...
Melting of the Greenland ice sheet mapped
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Will all of the ice on Greenland melt and flow out into the sea, bringing about a colossal rise in ocean levels on Earth, as the global temperature rises? The key concern is how stable the ice cap actually ...
First Solid Evidence for a Rocky Exoplanet (w/ Video)
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The longest set of HARPS measurements ever made has firmly established the nature of the smallest and fastest-orbiting exoplanet known, CoRoT-7b, revealing its mass as five times that of Earth's. ...
Color blindness cured in monkeys
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Florida used gene therapy to cure two squirrel monkeys of color blindness — the most common genetic disorder in people.
Robots Reveal Insights into Evolution
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an ironic twist to our understanding of life, robots may offer a greater degree of realism for studying some of the intricacies of natural selection and evolution than real organisms offer. ...
Two chips in one: Researchers combine microprocessor materials
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An MIT team led by Tomás Palacios, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has succeeded in combining two semiconductor materials, silicon ...
Zero tolerance, zero effect: Stats show laws 'inert'
Sep 16, 2009 |
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As college administrators, social scientists and law enforcement officials across the country continue to debate whether the drinking age should be 18 instead of 21, a Sam Houston State University economist challenges a related ...
'Mechanics of Materials' Textbook Published Online, Available for Free
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There are at least two good reasons to check out Madhukar Vable’s undergraduate textbook 'Mechanics of Materials.'
Global view of valleys on Titan shows north south contrast
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2009 |
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A team of international scientists led by Mirjam Langhans, from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), will present first results of a global analysis of spatial patterns, occurrence and origin of river channels ...
Worlds oceans warmest on record this summer
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The world's in hot water. Sea-surface temperatures worldwide have been the hottest on record over the last three months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday.
Implanted tooth helps blind US woman recover sight
Sep 16, 2009 |
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A 60-year-old US grandmother, blind for nearly a decade, has recovered her sight after surgeons implanted a tooth in her eye as a base to hold a tiny plastic lens, her doctors said Wednesday.
Fight obesity? Add sales tax to soda tab
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Presenting a united front in the war on obesity, diabetes and other nutrition-related disorders, seven of America’s leading public health and economics experts are urging passage of taxes on sugar-sweetened ...
