Mathematicians solve E8 structure (Update)
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A transatlantic team of number-crunchers announced they had built a theoretical structure in 248 dimensions, resolving a 120-year puzzle that could be used to test theories about the structure of the cosmos.
Researchers study electron spin relaxation in organic nanostructures
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Researchers have made an important advance in the emerging field of 'spintronics' that may one day usher in a new generation of smaller, smarter, faster computers, sensors and other devices, according to findings reported ...
Red Hat Plans Linux Desktop Offering 'for the Masses'
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Red Hat is designing a new, packaged Linux desktop solution to push its Linux desktop offering to a far broader audience than exists for its current client solution.
New bird species found in Idaho
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One does not expect to discover a bird species new to science while wandering around the continental United States. Nor does one expect that such a species would provide much insight into how coevolutionary ...
Nano scientists to develop next-generation LEDs
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Mar 19, 2007 |
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Nanotechnology may unlock the secret for creating highly efficient next-generation LED lighting systems, and exploring its potential is the aim of several projects centered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Flexible battery power
Mar 19, 2007 |
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A paper-like, polymer based rechargeable battery has been made by Japanese scientists. The news is reported in the latest edition of The Royal Society of Chemistry journal Chemical Communications.
Producing cosmic gamma rays in starburst regions
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In 2002, when astronomers first detected cosmic gamma rays – the most energetic form of light known – coming from the constellation Cygnus they were surprised and perplexed. The region lacked the extreme electromagnetic ...
Fantastic voyage: From science fiction to reality
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Some 40 years after the release of the classic science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage, researchers in the NanoRobotics Laboratory of École Polytechnique de Montréal’s Department of Computer Engineering and Institute of Biomedical ...
Wireless in the Sky: Hearst Builds Tower of the Future
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Media icon Hearst has built a 46-story, 856,000-square-foot structure designed to utilize the latest wireless technology. Hearst's new tower, with its diamond-shaped windows and distinctive triangular frame, cuts a unique ...
By crockie, what long, needlepoint teeth you have
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Mar 19, 2007 |
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An ancient sea-going crocodile has surfaced from the rocks of Crook County in eastern Oregon. Really.
Eavesdropping nuthatches distinguish danger threats in chickadee alarm calls
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If Dr. John Watson had been chronicling the work of Christopher Templeton rather than the exploits of Sherlock Holmes, he might have entitled the latest research by Templeton "The Adventure of the Avian Eavesdroppers." ...
Not so easy to imitate nature
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The idea was to solve the problem of de-icing airplane wings. But the result of the research project at Linköping University in Sweden was just the opposite: the possibility of artificially freezing ice at high temperatures.
New mathematical model to add rigor to studies of disease genetics and evolution
Mar 19, 2007 |
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USC College computational biologist Peter Calabrese has developed a new model to simulate the evolution of so-called recombination hotspots in the genome.
Finders, Keepers? Not in New York
Mar 19, 2007 |
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If you lose your wallet in New York City, do you expect to ever see it again? Given the stereotypes that surround the city—all New Yorkers are rude, their city is a den of thieves, they would just as soon step over you than ...
More Video Games, Fewer Books at Schools?
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Of all of the proposals aimed at improving America's failing schools, there's one idea kids will really like: more video games and fewer books. At least a number of educators hope so, arguing that children would get more ...
