New data show much of Antarctica is warming more than previously thought
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying climate change have long believed that while most of the rest of the globe has been getting steadily warmer, a large part of Antarctica - the East Antarctic Ice Sheet - ...
New understanding of the origin of galaxies
Jan 21, 2009 |
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A new theory as to how galaxies were formed in the Universe billions of years ago has been formulated by Hebrew University of Jerusalem cosmologists. The theory takes issue with the prevailing view on how ...
Water heaters put solar energy within reach
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Andrei Mitran of Cary says he has no desire to live "off the grid." But when choosing a replacement for his 18-year-old hot water heater, the computer programmer says he decided to look into purchasing a solar unit.
Earth's seasons now arrive 2 days earlier, researchers report
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not only has the average global temperature increased in the past 50 years, but the hottest day of the year has shifted nearly two days earlier, according to a new study by scientists from the University ...
Probing Question: Could the Large Hadron Collider swallow the Earth?
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Nestled 570 feet beneath the Alps on the Swiss-French border is the world’s largest physics experiment — the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Constructed for $8.8 billion by the European Organization for Nuclear ...
Hotspots in developing countries will fuel demand for global energy
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Developing countries use proportionally less energy than industrialized nations, but this could soon change.
Caspian Tiger Extinct But Lives On In Siberian Tiger
Biology /
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The extraordinary Caspian Tiger became extinct over 40-years ago. Through modern genetic analysis it has been discovered the Caspian Tiger and the Siberian or Amur Tiger still in existence ...
Fabricating 3D Photonic Crystals
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “In photonic crystals, the ability to control the structure of a material in full three dimensional space, allows you to control the way that light flows through it,” John Rogers tells PhysOrg.com. “This ...
Semiconducting Nanotubes Are 'Holy Grail' for Electronic Applications
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After announcing last April a method for growing exceptionally long, straight, numerous and well-aligned carbon cylinders only a few atoms thick, a Duke University-led team of chemists has ...
Cosmic rays detected deep underground reveal secrets of the upper atmosphere (Video)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cosmic-rays detected half a mile underground in a disused U.S. iron-mine can be used to detect major weather events occurring 20 miles up in the Earth's upper atmosphere, a new study has revealed.
New Synthetic Compound Message to Drug-Resistant Bacteria: 'Resistance is Futile'
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Illinois have developed a smart new synthetic compound that not only targets some drug-resistant bacteria and kills them, but the ...
Study links smoking with most male cancer deaths
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The association between tobacco smoke and cancer deaths — beyond lung cancer deaths — has been strengthened by a recent study from a UC Davis researcher, suggesting that increased tobacco control efforts could save more lives ...
Energy Saving Televisions Have Come a Long Way
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With consumers being more cost sensitive, TV manufactures are coming out with innovative ways to cut power consumption on their television sets. Even when a television set is turned off, they ...
Dynamical theory and novel 4-D colorimetric method reveal modus operandi of intact living brain
Jan 21, 2009 |
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For the brain to achieve its intricate functions such as perception, action, attention and decision making, neural regions have to work together yet still retain their specialized roles. Excess or lack of ...
Baby beetles inspire researchers to build 'mini boat' powered by surface tension (Video)
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Inspired by the aquatic wriggling of beetle larvae, a University of Pittsburgh research team has designed a propulsion system that strips away paddles, sails, and motors and harnesses the energy within the water's surface. ...
