Cryogenic Phonon Scintillators to Help in Search for Dark Matter
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What do WIMPs and MRIs have in common? Besides being acronyms, both the dark matter candidate and the medical diagnostic technique could benefit from the next generation of cryogenic scintillators being deve ...
Algorithm Advance Produces Quantum Calculation Record
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Two theoreticians from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Indiana University have published the most accurate values yet for fundamental atomic properties of a molecule -- values calculated from theory ...
Tiny Bubbles in Nanofilms
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A group of theoretical physicists at the University of Arkansas has demonstrated that under applied voltages, thin films composed of technologically important ferroelectric materials form "nanobubbles," which ...
Tritium has leaked from nuclear plants
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The Union of Concerned Scientists says tritium has leaked from at least seven U.S. reactors in the last 10 years.
Tiny 'cages' could trap carbon dioxide and help stop climate change
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A natural physical process has been identified that could play a key role in secure sub-seabed storage of carbon dioxide produced by fossil-fuelled power stations.
1906-type earthquake could be devastating
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If a similar magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit San Francisco as it did in 1906, the damage would be on the magnitude of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Sony's New 20-Inch LCD Offers Simultaneous PC and TV Viewing
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Sony Electronics today introduced a 20-inch PC/TV display that integrates computing and home entertainment applications, creating an all-in-one solution for viewing a variety of multimedia content - from a ...
Wireless World: Attack of the 'botnets'
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A botnet -- or robotic network -- sends an instant message to your smart phone. You think it is from a friend and open the IM. But it's not a chatty note at all, as the automated message fraudulently scans the system, looking ...
Hackers use Microsoft XP on a Mac
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It was only time before someone would have broken the barrier between Apple's Mac and Microsoft XP.
New geosciences model explains ocean formation
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Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences and the Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France, have developed a new model to explain how continents break apart to form new oceans. ...
Smoking galaxy revealed
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Where there's smoke, there's fire - even in outer space. A new infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows a burning hot galaxy whose fiery stars appear to be blowing out giant billows of smoky ...
Locust research could tell us why Elvis preferred peanut butter sandwiches
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It’s said that Elvis Presley’s love of fried peanut butter sandwiches started during his impoverished childhood, and the fat-soaked snack remained a favourite dish for the rest of his life. Locusts and Elvis ...
Young Galaxies Were Hostile To Life
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Scientists said Tuesday they have found evidence that the earliest galaxies in the universe could have been extremely hostile environments for life.
Tasting maple syrup, for science
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Forget about buckets. In recent years, maple syrup has been made with reverse osmosis sap extractors and air injectors. This week, the University of Vermont's Proctor Maple Research Center in Underhill Center, ...
Rising salary may blunt India's BPO edge
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Despite the fact that with an expected growth of nearly 28 percent in the financial year 2005-06, scorching growth continues to be the trend this year too, India's money spinning IT-ITeS industry that earns about $36 billion ...
