A Printer that Delivers 1,000 Pages a Minute?
Sep 21, 2006 |
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Two researchers from The College of Judea and Samaria in Israel have designed an ink-jet printer head that could lead to printers capable of chugging out 1,000 pages per minute – or even more.
Hubble finds hundreds of young galaxies in the early universe
Sep 21, 2006 |
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The discovery is scientifically invaluable for understanding the origin of galaxies, considering that just a decade ago early galaxy formation was largely uncharted territory. Astronomers had not seen even ...
Biofuels as Invasive Species?
Sep 21, 2006 |
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As the United States looks to crops as possible future sources of energy, a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues call for caution, citing the possibility of some biofuel crops becoming invasive ...
First Evidence Found of Mirror Neuron’s Role in Language
Sep 21, 2006 |
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What do we find so gripping about a good book, the kind that makes us stay up later than we should to find out what happens to hero or heroine?
PASER: A Novel Acceleration Scheme Demonstrated
Sep 21, 2006 |
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A group of scientists from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology has used the Accelerator Test Facility (ATF) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory to demonstrate, for the first time, the ...
Self-Aligning Liquid Crystal Technique Could Simplify Manufacture of Display Devices
Sep 21, 2006 |
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A new technique for creating vertical alignment among liquid crystal molecules could allow development of less-costly flexible displays and lead to a better understanding of the factors that govern operation ...
Cydonia -- the face on Mars
Sep 21, 2006 |
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ESA's Mars Express has obtained images of the Cydonia region, site of the famous 'Face on Mars.' The High Resolution Stereo Camera photos include some of the most spectacular views of the Red Planet ever.
Ultrafast star escapes black hole
Sep 21, 2006 |
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At last astronomers have a method to accurately measure the speed of stars within a galaxy containing a black hole. Dutch researcher Alessia Gualandris developed the algorithm for this in cooperation with the Astronomical ...
Powerful people take more risks
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 21, 2006 |
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Powerful people view life through rose-colored glasses, with their more optimistic outlook ultimately leading them to engage in riskier behavior.
Short-Term Ocean Cooling Suggests Global Warming 'Speed Bump'
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2006 |
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The average temperature of the water near the top of the Earth's oceans has significantly cooled since 2003. New research suggests global warming trends are not always steady in their effects on ocean temperatures.
Lucky find off Galapagos
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2006 |
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During an expedition off the South American coast, an international team of ocean scientists discovered that the gases ethane and propane are widespread, and are being produced by microorganisms in deeply buried sediments.
Nanocar inventor named Top Nanotech Innovator
Sep 21, 2006 |
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Rice University chemist and nanocar inventor James Tour has been selected Innovator of the Year in Small Times magazine's Best of Small Tech Research Award competition. The awards recognize the best people, products and co ...
True or False? How Do We Know?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 21, 2006 |
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Innocent or guilty? A jury's finding can depend on the recollection of an eyewitness to crime, but memory is a tricky thing. In the past 20 years, the notion of false memory has moved from the psychology laboratory to the ...
Atlantis and Crew Back on Earth
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 21, 2006 |
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Space Shuttle Atlantis and the six STS-115 astronauts are back on Earth this morning after a 6:21 a.m. EDT landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Oxen feared extinct may never have existed
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Sep 21, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say a species of ox discovered in Cambodia in 1937 and hailed as one of the 20th century's most famous finds might never have existed.
