Distinguishing decoherence in quantum systems
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“Over the years, work on Bose-Einstein condensates, known as BEC, have led to more and more interesting phenomena,” Artur Widera tells PhysOrg.com. “This is because they behave according to quantum mechanics, and are fairly ...
Physicists investigate 'best friends forever'
Apr 22, 2008 |
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Some friendships are short and fleeting, while others may last years. Although a wide variety of factors go into determining the strength of our relationships, the long-lasting ones seem to share a number ...
Synchrotron light unveils oil in ancient Buddhist paintings from Bamiyan
Apr 22, 2008 |
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The world was in shock when in 2001 the Talibans destroyed two ancient colossal Buddha statues in the Afghan region of Bamiyan. Behind those statues, there are caves decorated with precious paintings from ...
'Fluidhand': Each finger can be moved separately
Apr 22, 2008 |
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It can hold a credit card, use a keyboard with the index finger, and lift a bag weighing up to 20 kg – the world’s first commercially available pros-thetic hand that can move each finger separately and has ...
Larger Pacific Climate Event Helps Current La Nina Linger
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2008 |
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Boosted by the influence of a larger climate event in the Pacific, one of the strongest La Niñas in many years is slowly weakening but continues to blanket the Pacific Ocean near the equator, as shown by new ...
New OLED encapsulation method reduces water intrusion, increases lifetime
Apr 22, 2008 |
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Researchers have developed an improved organic light emitting diode (OLED) sealing process to reduce moisture intrusion and improve device lifetime.
Study examines amount of water needed to produce various types of energy
Apr 22, 2008 |
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It is easy to overlook that most of the energy we consume daily, such as electricity or natural gas, is produced with the help of a dwindling resource – fresh water. Virginia Tech professor Tamim Younos and ...
Life expectancy no longer improving for large segment of the US population
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One of the major aims of the U.S. health system is improving the health of all people, particularly those segments of the population at greater risk of health disparities. In fact, overall life expectancy in the U.S. increased ...
Chemotherapy causes delayed severe neural damage
Apr 22, 2008 |
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A commonly used chemotherapy drug causes healthy brain cells to die off long after treatment has ended and may be one of the underlying biological causes of the cognitive side effects – or “chemo brain” – that many cancer ...
It pays to know your opponent: success in negotiations improved by perspective-taking
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2008 |
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From the war room to the board room, negotiations are a part of everyday life. Successful negotiations demand a clear understanding of one’s opponent. But what approach should one take to achieve such an understanding of ...
Shell-breaking crabs lived 20 million years earlier than thought
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 22, 2008 |
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While waiting for colleagues at a small natural history museum in the state of Chiapas, Mexico last year, Cornell paleontologist Greg Dietl chanced upon a discovery that has helped rewrite the evolutionary ...
Secure Communication via Space
Apr 22, 2008 |
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The exchange of information between distant sources is the basis of all communications, but quantum mechanics may open up this distant exchange as never before.
Scientists clarify a mechanism of epigenetic inheritance
Biology /
Apr 22, 2008 |
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Although letters representing the three billion pairs of molecules that form the “rungs” of the helical DNA “ladder” are routinely called the human “genetic code,” the DNA they comprise transmits traits across generations ...
Photoluminescence in nano-needles
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Silicon is the workhorse among semiconductors in electronics. But in opto-electronics, where light signals are processed along with electronic signals, a semiconductor that is capable of emitting light is needed, which silicon ...
Low Grades, Bad Behavior? Siblings May Be To Blame
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We all know the story of a man named Brady and the group that somehow formed a family. But if the iconic ‘70s sitcom about a “blended” family reflected reality, the Brady Bunch likely would have been dealing with much more ...
