What is antimatter and why does it matter?
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Sep 22, 2005 |
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The place is England. The year is 1928. One of the founding theorists of quantum mechanics, Paul Dirac, is scratching his head because solutions to his equations have yielded unexpected results. For the solutions to make ...
Advent of Cold Plasma
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Sep 22, 2005 |
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Researchers have developed a new hand-held device that can produce room-temperature plasmas for diverse applications, most important for biomedical applications.
Impact Of Global Warming On Weather Patterns Underestimated
Sep 22, 2005 |
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The impact of global warming on European weather patterns has been underestimated, according to a new report published in Nature this week.
Keeping old appliances leaves owners out in the cold
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Holding on to an old refrigerator until it dies might seem economical, but most likely it costs consumers more money than it saves because older refrigerators can consume as much as twice the energy of newer ...
193nm Immersion litho on track for 45nm half pitch
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Demonstrating significant progress in all aspects of the technology, 193nm immersion lithography is on track for insertion into volume manufacturing, with good prospects for extendibility to subsequent generations, concluded ...
Ferreting Out The First Stars
Sep 22, 2005 |
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What did the very first stars look like? How did they live and die? Astronomers have ideas, but no proof. The first stars are so distant and formed so long ago that they are invisible to our best telescopes. Until the ...
Tycho's Remnant Provides Shocking Evidence for Cosmic Rays
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Astronomers have found compelling evidence that a supernova shock wave has produced a large amount of cosmic rays, particles of mysterious origin that constantly bombard the Earth. This discovery, made with ...
Double Star And Cluster Observe First Evidence Of Crustal Cracking
Sep 22, 2005 |
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On 27 December 2004, radiation from the biggest starquake on a neutron star ever recorded reached Earth. Unique data obtained by Double Star TC-2 and Cluster satellites enabled a group of European scientists to find the first ...
World's smallest universal material testing system
Sep 22, 2005 |
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The design, development and manufacturing of revolutionary products such as the automobile, airplane and computer owe a great deal of their success to the large-scale material testing systems (MTS) that have provided engineers ...
Microsoft supports India IT education
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Microsoft is joining a new push in India to expand Internet access and close the digital divide on the sub-continent.
'Through the looking glass' - the Universe at your computer
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Astronomers throughout the UK now have a valuable new research tool at their disposal which may lead to new discoveries and improved understanding of the physics of the Universe. Launched this week, AstroGrid provides a unique ...
Marine Microorganism Suspected to Play Role in Global Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Scientists are now revisiting, and perhaps revising, their thinking about how Archaea, an ancient kingdom of single-celled microorganisms, are involved in maintaining the global balance of nitrogen and carbon. ...
Halloween no laughing matter for some kids
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Halloween may seem like so much harmless fun, but a Penn State University researcher in Media, Pa., says the humor might be lost on some younger children.
Sturgeon threatened with extinction
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Sturgeon, the fish that produce black caviar, are at the brink of extinction, Miami researchers reported Thursday.
Scientists develop better sports rankings
Sep 22, 2005 |
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Rochester Institute of Technology scientists Thursday announced the development of new mathematics models that provide more accurate sports rankings.
