Light speed communications for supercomputers
Dec 17, 2007 |
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The performance of tomorrow’s supercomputers will be dictated by their ability to exchange large volumes of data instantly between the hundreds of thousands of processors of which they are built.
New property found in ancient mineral lodestone
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 17, 2007 |
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Using the latest methods for nanofabrication, a team led by Rice University physicists has discovered a surprising new electronic property in one of the earliest-known and most-studied magnetic minerals on Earth -- lodestone, ...
'Death Star' Galaxy Black Hole Fires at Neighboring Galaxy
Dec 17, 2007 |
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A powerful jet from a super massive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new findings from NASA observatories. This never-before witnessed galactic violence may have a profound effect on planets ...
Is a New Solar Cycle Beginning?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2007 |
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The solar physics community is abuzz this week. No, there haven't been any great eruptions or solar storms. The source of the excitement is a modest knot of magnetism that popped over the sun's eastern limb ...
Existing biotechnology could save energy and cut CO2 by 100 percent
Dec 17, 2007 |
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A new analysis has concluded that use of existing biotechnology in the production of so-called bulk chemicals could reduce consumption of non-renewable energy and carbon emissions by 100 percent. The study appeared in the ...
Fundamental discovery reveals how fat is stored in cells
Dec 17, 2007 |
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In discovering the genes responsible for storing fat in cells, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have answered one of biology’s most fundamental questions. Their findings, which appear ...
Two new mammals found in Indonesian 'lost world'
Biology /
Dec 17, 2007 |
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A tiny possum and a giant rat were recorded by scientists as probable new species on a recent expedition to Indonesia’s remote and virtually unknown “Lost World” in the pristine wilderness of western New Guinea’s ...
Protons - Everything Revolves Around Spin
Dec 17, 2007 |
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Current understanding of the spin structure of protons has been summarised in a single book for the first time. The book examines attempts to solve one of the greatest puzzles of physics. Models and experiments ...
Researchers reveal the science of shivering
Dec 17, 2007 |
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Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University’s Neurological Sciences Institute have uncovered the system that tells the body when to perform one of its most basic defenses against the cold: shivering. The scientists ...
Biochip mimics the body to reveal toxicity of industrial compounds
Biology /
Dec 17, 2007 |
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A new biochip technology could eliminate animal testing in the chemicals and cosmetics industries, and drastically curtail its use in the development of new pharmaceuticals, according to new findings from ...
Protecting Future Hard Drives
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 17, 2007 |
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The newest iPod can store every episode of The Simpsons that ever aired and still fit into an Altoids can—and the next version will hold more data in an even tinier package. Consumers have a voracious appetite ...
Solving checkers a great idea
Dec 17, 2007 |
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Jonathan Schaeffer 'solved' checkers this year and his achievement has been named one of 2007's top ideas by the New York Times.
A 'gizmo' that saves lives
Dec 17, 2007 |
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When Javier Rodriguez Molina visited the Atocha Train Station Memorial in Madrid last summer, the Barcelona native felt a great sadness for the victims of the 11 March 2004 Madrid train bombings. But he also ...
Marijuana smoke contains higher levels of certain toxins than tobacco smoke
Dec 17, 2007 |
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Here’s another reason to “keep off the grass.” Researchers in Canada report that marijuana smoke contains significantly higher levels of several toxic compounds — including ammonia and hydrogen cyanide — than ...
Cat fleas' journey into the vacuum is a 'one-way trip'
Biology /
Dec 17, 2007 |
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Homeowners dogged by household fleas need look no farther than the broom closet to solve their problem. Scientists have determined that vacuuming kills fleas in all stages of their lives, with an average of 96 percent success ...
