250 DVDs on a quarter: New method of self-assembling nanoscale elements could transform data storage industry
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative and easily implemented technique in which nanoscale elements precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces could soon open doors to dramatic improvements in the data storage ...
Life secret exposed: Scientists unlock mystery of molecular machine
Feb 19, 2009 |
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A major mystery about the origins of life has been resolved. According to a study published in the journal Nature, two Université de Montréal scientists have proposed a new theory for how a universal molecu ...
Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Sees Most Extreme Gamma-Ray Blast Ever
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the greatest total energy, the fastest motions, and the highest-energy initial emissions ever before seen, a gamma-ray burst recently observed by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is ...
The rocket that thinks it's a jet
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A reusable spaceplane that can take off from a conventional aircraft runway, carry over twelve tonnes to orbit and then return to land on the same runway could be less than a decade away thanks ...
More reasons to hate humidity: It expands global warming, prof says
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Here's yet another reason to hate humidity: it expands global warming, says a Texas A&M University professor.
Carbon dioxide map of US released on Google Earth
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Interactive maps that detail carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion are now available on the popular Google Earth platform. The maps, funded by NASA and the U.S. Department of ...
Powering the future -- solar cells by the meter
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Trials commencing today promise a new era of solar cells that are printed like money.
Physicists find unusual electronic properties in bismuth-based crystalline material
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Physicists at Rutgers University have discovered unusual electronic properties in a material that has potential to improve solar cell efficiency and computer chip design.
Cannabis compound can help cells
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cannabis has been used recreationally and for medicinal purposes for centuries, yet its 60 plus active components are only partly understood. Now scientists have discovered how a compound ...
Scientists find black gold amidst overlooked data
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- About half of the oil in the ocean bubbles up naturally from the seafloor, with Earth giving it up freely like it was of no value. Likewise, NASA satellites collect thousands of images and ...
Glowing 'Cornell dots' can show surgeons where tumors are
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Brightly glowing nanoparticles known as "Cornell dots" are a safe, effective way to "light up" cancerous tumors so surgeons can find and remove them.
Spectacular Photo-op on Saturn
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Something is about to happen on Saturn that's so pretty, even Hubble will pause to take a look.
Billions of years ago, microbes were key in developing modern nitrogen cycle
Biology /
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As the world marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, there is much focus on evolution in animals and plants. But new research shows that for the countless billions of tiniest creatures - microbes ...
Gene linked to anxious behavior in mice
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To measure anxiety in a mouse and suggest it’s similar to anxiety in a person may seem like a stretch, but the metrics sound uncannily familiar. Paralyzed by fear, afraid to leave the house or socialize with ...
How Volvox got its groove
Biology /
Feb 19, 2009 |
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Some algae have been hanging together rather than going it alone much longer than previously thought, according to new research.
