The Dark Side of Light
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Light may not seem very interesting in our everyday lives. But to scientists, light’s properties are a constant source of intrigue. The nature of light as both wave and particle, light as the universal speed ...
New aluminum-rich alloy produces hydrogen on-demand for large-scale uses
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Purdue University engineers have developed a new aluminum-rich alloy that produces hydrogen by splitting water and is economically competitive with conventional fuels for transportation and power generation.
Grad student invents gravity lamp
Feb 19, 2008 |
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A U.S. graduate student won second place in a "Greener Gadgets Conference" competition inventing a floor lamp powered by gravity.
Solar evidence points to human causes of climate change
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 19, 2008 |
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It’s getting harder and harder to blame the sun for causing the gradual increase in global temperatures that are now being seen in the climate record, scientists said today.
Geologists solve ancient mystery
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Geologists at the University of Leicester have solved a puzzle found in rocks half a billion years old.
Breaking the performance barrier of 22-nm CMOS technology
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A major initiative has been launched in Europe with a top-ranked project called DUALLOGIC, Dual channel CMOS for (sub)-22 nm high performance logic.
Wizkid changes concept of how people interact with machines
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 19, 2008 |
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There's a kid waiting to meet you at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Like any kid, it will amuse you, it will ask you lots of questions, and it might even bother you a little bit. But unlike most kids, ...
A fresh look inside Mount St. Helens
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Volcanoes are notoriously hard to study. All the action takes place deep inside, at enormous temperatures. So geophysicists make models, using what they know to develop theories about what they don’t know.
'Internet predator' stereotypes debunked in new study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Contrary to stereotype, most Internet sex offenders are not adults who target young children by posing as another youth, luring children to meetings, and then abducting or forcibly raping them, according to researchers who ...
Directed self-ordering of organic molecules for electronic devices
Feb 19, 2008 |
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A simple surface treatment technique demonstrated by a collaboration between researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Penn State and the University of Kentucky potentially offers ...
'NMR on a chip' features magnetic mini-sensor
Feb 19, 2008 |
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A super-sensitive mini-sensor developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology can detect nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in tiny samples of fluids flowing through a novel microchip. The prototype ...
Strengthening Fluids With Nanoparticles
Feb 19, 2008 |
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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have demonstrated that liquids embedded with nanoparticles show enhanced performance and stability when exposed to electric fields. The finding could lead to ...
Get Ready For Total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday Night
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2008 |
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In the late night hours of Feb. 20, 2008, a total lunar eclipse will dazzle the night sky. And this lunar eclipse may be worth staying up for, because it will be the last one until December 2010.
New X-ray technique may lead to better, cleaner fuel injectors for automobiles
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Standard microscopy and visible light imaging techniques cannot peer into the dark and murky centers of dense-liquid jets, which has hindered scientists in their quest for a full understanding of liquid breakup ...
Intel Delivers 'Hard-Core' Eight-Core Platform for PC Performance Aficionados
Feb 19, 2008 |
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For those who crave more performance than what four processing cores and a single graphics card can deliver today, Intel Corporation has introduced the Intel Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform. Formerly codenamed "Skulltrail," ...
