Towards the magnetic fridge
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Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered a material that gives a whole new complexion to the term 'fridge magnet'. When this alloy is placed in a magnetic field, it gets colder. Karl Sandeman and his co-workers ...
Teens say they like vinyl records over CDs
Apr 21, 2006 |
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A Canadian scientist says teens who used to view CDs as superior to older vinyl records now consider vinyl superior to the newer format.
Rigiflex lithography improves organic LEDs
Apr 21, 2006 |
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In the race to create the roll-up TV (and a host of other devices), scientists are continually manipulating organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology. Recently, researchers from Korea have designed a technique ...
Semiconductors slow light
Apr 21, 2006 |
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'The speed of light' is a byword for the extremes of rapidity: nothing travels faster than light. But Chris Phillips of Imperial College in London and co-workers have found a new way to apply the brakes to light. As Phillips ...
Captive Electrons
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Apr 21, 2006 |
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Let’s imagine a really small country - say, Liechtenstein - won the World Cup of soccer. It would be quite a sensation. But how’s this for a sensation: what if the soccer ball, in the middle of the match, suddenly ...
Anti-Ad Blockers Sure to Irk Viewers
Apr 21, 2006 |
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Inventors Philip Newton and Declan Kelly, at Philips Electronics (Eindhoven NL), have come up with a system to stop you from changing channels when viewing an ad and fast-forwarding past ads on recorded material.
A slice of carbon could work wonders with chips
Apr 21, 2006 |
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Move over silicon: the hottest new material in electronics could be sitting inside the humble pencil. At the Institute of Physics' Condensed Matter and Materials Physics conference at the University of Exeter on Thursday ...
Nano World: Breath test for breast cancer
Apr 21, 2006 |
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Breath tests for breast cancer might arise via pockets only square nanometers or billionths of a meter in size, experts told UPI's Nano World.
Iowa State engineer to tell Senate committee to think beyond ethanol from corn
Apr 21, 2006 |
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Iowa State's Robert C. Brown will tell a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday, April 26, that corn and soybeans won't be able to produce enough renewable fuels to significantly reduce the country's oil imports.
How The Octopus Forms An Elbow
Apr 21, 2006 |
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The octopus arm is extremely flexible. Thanks to this flexibility--the arm is said to possess a virtually infinite number of "degrees of freedom"--the octopus is able to generate a vast repertoire of movements that is unmatched ...
Mars Express's OMEGA uncovers possible sites for life
Apr 21, 2006 |
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By mapping minerals on the surface of Mars using the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft, scientists have discovered the three ages of Martian geological history and found valuable clues as to where life might ...
Swan study shows reproductive success in early life leads to faster ageing
Apr 21, 2006 |
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Why do we stop reproducing after a certain age, and how is this age determined? A study by Oxford University researchers has shed light on this question by studying data from Dorset swans.
Researchers Discover How Mosquitoes Use Blood to Reproduce
Apr 21, 2006 |
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A University of California, Riverside research team has uncovered how a female mosquito’s first blood meal triggers its reproductive system to produce eggs, a finding which could lead someday to new ways of ...
Argonne, Fermilab sign collaborative agreement aimed at multi-billion-dollar project
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Apr 21, 2006 |
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Two U.S. Department of Energy laboratories, Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to enhance cooperation between the two laboratories on R&D projects. ...
Apple offers recycling for Mac trade-ins
Apr 21, 2006 |
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Apple expanded its computer-recycling program Friday by announcing free take-back and recycling services with the purchase of a new Mac this summer.
