How much fuel do you save with a hybrid SUV?
Apr 19, 2007 |
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Hybrids are getting heavier, but they seem to bear their weight better than conventional vehicles when it comes to fuel efficiency, according to a recent study. In the study, the scientists found that the ...
Chemists identify organic molecules that mimic metals
Apr 19, 2007 |
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A limitation in using hydrogen as a fuel in hydrogen-powered vehicles is the difficulty involved in storing it in a cost-effective and convenient manner. While it is possible to store hydrogen using metals, the resulting ...
Plastic solar cell efficiency breaks record
Apr 19, 2007 |
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The global search for a sustainable energy supply is making significant strides at Wake Forest University as researchers at the university’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials have announced that they have ...
Birdwatching goes hi-tech with online video camera game
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Apr 19, 2007 |
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Fans of massive multi-player online games who are also interested in nature will soon get a chance to try out a new system developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Texas A&M ...
Hubble space telescope reveals the aftermath of 'Star Wars'
Apr 19, 2007 |
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An Anglo-American team of astronomers have used the Advanced Camera for Surveys on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) to obtain the first direct optical images of the aftermath of a recent titanic explosion that took place ...
Researcher: JavaScript Attacks Get Slicker
Apr 19, 2007 |
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An Arbor Networks researcher at CanSecWest details JavaScript exploits' increasingly sophisticated means of attack and what tools to use to fight them.
Atoms Fly Apart in Direct Crystal Melting
Apr 19, 2007 |
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Using an intense laser and ultra-fast x-rays, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) researchers have observed the atomic events involved in rapid crystal melting.
Electronic displays that fit on clothing could power revolution in lighting
Apr 19, 2007 |
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A thin film of plastic which conducts electricity and produces solar power could be the basis for a revolution in the way we light our homes and design clothes.
Giant pipe organ in the solar atmosphere
Apr 19, 2007 |
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Astronomers have found that the atmosphere of the Sun plays a kind of heavenly music. The magnetic field in the outer regions (the corona) of our nearest star forms loops that carry waves and behave rather like a musical ...
Ancient Peruvian metallurgy studied
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 19, 2007 |
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Ancient metal pollution trapped within the mud at the bottom of a lake in Peru reveals the Andean people were smelting copper as far back as 1,000 years ago.
Scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands
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Apr 19, 2007 |
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Your bird field guide may be out of date now that University of Florida scientists discovered a new genus of frogmouth bird on a South Pacific island.
Thunderbird 2.0 E-Mail Client Goes Gold
Apr 19, 2007 |
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Mozilla has just released a new major upgrade to its popular stand-alone e-mail client, Thunderbird.
Motorola's Zander Promises to Do Better
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Apr 19, 2007 |
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Motorola chief executive Ed Zander offered a litany of "we'll do better" in response to the company's many missed opportunities and mistakes over the past year, he said on a financial analysts' conference call Wednesday.
Back to the Moon: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Project
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2007 |
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Of the two luminaries that dominate our sky, it is the moon that is of particular interest to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) project. The LRO will travel to the moon in late fall 2008, mapping the ...
Biophysicists Describe New Gating Action of Acetylcholine Receptor
Apr 19, 2007 |
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A formerly unknown action of the acetylcholine receptor channel, a protein that regulates the electrical activity of nerve and muscle cells, is described by biophysicists at the University at Buffalo in the ...
