Superconducting motor to increase power density
May 24, 2007 |
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The field of electric motors has recently entered a new era. The electric motors that you see today in everything from washing machines, toys, and fans use the same basic principles as motors from 50 years ...
Cosmologists predict a static universe in 3 trillion years
May 24, 2007 |
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When Dutch astronomer Willem de Sitter proposed a static model of the universe in the early 1900s, he was some 3 trillion years ahead of his time.
Scientists observe brain cell development in 'real time'
May 24, 2007 |
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For the first time anywhere, a researcher at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has succeeded in observing in vivo the generation of neurons in the brain of a mammal.
Essential tones of music rooted in human speech
May 24, 2007 |
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The use of 12 tone intervals in the music of many human cultures is rooted in the physics of how our vocal anatomy produces speech, according to researchers at the Duke University Center for Cognitive Neuroscience.
Astronomers Identify a New Class of Cosmic Explosions
May 24, 2007 |
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Astronomers are announcing today the discovery of a new class of stellar explosions. The finding is based on observations of a flash seen in the Virgo cluster in a galaxy known as Messier 85.
Definitive Evidence Found of a Swimming Dinosaur
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 24, 2007 |
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An extraordinary underwater trackway with 12 consecutive prints provides the most compelling evidence to-date that some dinosaurs were swimmers. The 15-meter-long trackway, located in La Virgen del Campo track ...
Why Good Things Happen to Good People
May 24, 2007 |
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Rock-n-roll legend Billy Joel sang, “Only the Good Die Young”, but Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine bioethics professor Dr. Stephen Post, Ph.D., believes that the good live well.
Scientists create new type of nanocrystal
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 24, 2007 |
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U.S. government scientists have created a new type of nanocrystal that can be used as a laser material.
New approach to fixing spreadsheet errors could save billions
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 24, 2007 |
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Computer scientists at Oregon State University have created a new, much simpler approach to fixing errors in spreadsheets, a system that is easy to use and might help businesses around the world reduce mistakes and save billions ...
Toothpaste may put end to sensitivity
May 24, 2007 |
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A toothpaste that repairs sensitive teeth by rebuilding tooth enamel will soon be on the market in Britain.
Astrophysicists find fractal image of Sun's 'Storm Season' imprinted on Solar Wind
May 24, 2007 |
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Plasma astrophysicists at the University of Warwick have found that key information about the Sun’s 'storm season’ is being broadcast across the solar system in a fractal snapshot imprinted in the solar wind. This research ...
Cassini Radar Images Sea, Islands and Mountains
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 24, 2007 |
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On May 12, 2007, Cassini completed its 31st flyby of Saturn's moon Titan, which the team calls T30. The radar instrument obtained this image showing the coastline and numerous island groups of a portion of ...
Babies able to tell through visual cues when speakers switch languages
May 24, 2007 |
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At four months, babies can tell whether a speaker has switched to a different language from visual cues alone, according to a University of British Columbia study.
Computer scientists set on winning the computer virus 'cold war'
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 24, 2007 |
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First came the virus. Then came the antivirus software. Ever since, virus programmers have been escalating their technology, trying to stay one step ahead of the computer security engineers and vice versa.
Color vision drove primates to develop red skin and hair, study finds
Biology /
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You might call it a tale of "monkey see, monkey do." Researchers at Ohio University have found that after primates evolved the ability to see red, they began to develop red and orange skin and hair.
