Can a single molecule behave as a mirror?
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “We have shown for the first time, theoretically, that a single molecule can behave as a perfect mirror,” Mario Agio tells PhysOrg.com. “Imagine that your mirror at home becomes a single molecule and that y ...
Global warming predictions are overestimated, suggests study on black carbon
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A detailed analysis of black carbon -- the residue of burned organic matter -- in computer climate models suggests that those models may be overestimating global warming predictions.
Two cancer drugs prevent, reverse type 1 diabetes, study shows
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Two common cancer drugs have been shown to both prevent and reverse type 1 diabetes in a mouse model of the disease, according to research conducted at the University of California, San Francisco. The drugs – imatinib (marketed ...
The smart way to study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Combine the aphorisms that "practice makes perfect" and "timing is everything" into one and you might get something resembling findings published in this month's issue of Psychological Science. Proper spacing of lessons, the re ...
NASA Tests First Deep-Space Internet
Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet.
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Finalized By Major Players in USB Promoter Group
Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The final specifications for the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 is available and a discussion of the technology is underway at the SuperSpeed USB Conference in San Jose, California. Major players in ...
Astronomers detect matter torn apart by black hole
Nov 18, 2008 |
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The team of European and US astronomers used ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope, both in Chile, to study light from Sagittarius A* at near-infrared wavelengths ...
Scientist Unlocking the Secrets of Sea Slug that Lives Like a Plant
Biology /
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Photosynthesis generates the oxygen needed for life on earth as well as the biomass for food and biofuel production. The process is driven by the absorption of the sun’s energy by tiny green "bodies" called ...
Missing Radioactivity in Ice Cores Bodes Ill for Part of Asia
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2008 |
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When Ohio State glaciologists failed to find the expected radioactive signals in the latest core they drilled from a Himalayan ice field, they knew it meant trouble for their research.
Black holes are the rhythm at the heart of galaxies
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The powerful black holes at the center of massive galaxies and galaxy clusters act as hearts to the systems, pumping energy out at regular intervals to regulate the growth of the black holes ...
Mathematica Users Get 100x Performance Boost From NVIDIA CUDA
Nov 18, 2008 |
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At SC08, Wolfram Research will demonstrate a new version of Mathematica, the world’s most powerful general computational software, that integrates CUDA, NVIDIA’s parallel GPU computing architecture. This new version is expected ...
Intel Launches Core i7 -- Fastest Processor on the Planet
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Intel Corporation introduced its most advanced desktop processor ever, the Intel Core i7 processor. The Core i7 processor is the first member of a new family of Nehalem processor designs and is the most sophisticated ...
Gut check reveals vast multicultural community of bugs in bowels
Biology /
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Mention the phrase "diverse ecosystem," and it conjures images of tropical rainforests and endangered coral reefs. It also describes the human colon.
New penguin species found in New Zealand
Biology /
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian and New Zealand researchers have used ancient DNA from penguin fossils to make a startling discovery that may change the way we view species extinctions.
Funerary monument reveals Iron Age belief that the soul lived in the stone
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have discovered an Iron Age chiseled stone slab that provides the first written evidence in the region that people believed the soul was separate from ...
