AMD Phenom II Quad Core Overclocked to 6.3Ghz
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- AMD has been showing off their soon to be released 45nm "Deneb" desktop chips which have been overclocked to 6.3Ghz. Unless you can get your hands on some liquid nitrogen, don´t expect to ...
Researchers boost solar cell efficiency
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT.
Scientists discover 21st century plague
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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Bacteria that can cause serious heart disease in humans are being spread by rat fleas, sparking concern that the infections could become a bigger problem in humans. Research published in the December issue of the Journal of ...
Mystery of missing hydrogen
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Something vital is missing in the far distant reaches of the Universe: hydrogen - the raw material for stars, planets and possible life.
Researchers Induce Superconductivity in an Insulator
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To continue to improve semiconductor devices, such as transistors, which form the backbone of the consumer electronics industry, researchers need to be able to control the movement and density of the electric ...
The light syringe
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of St Andrews have developed a novel form of syringe, formed solely from light.
Ocean growing more acidic faster than once thought
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2008 |
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University of Chicago scientists have documented that the ocean is growing more acidic faster than previously thought. In addition, they have found that the increasing acidity correlates with increasing levels ...
Los Alamos observatory fingers cosmic ray 'hot spots'
Nov 24, 2008 |
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A Los Alamos National Laboratory cosmic-ray observatory has seen for the first time two distinct hot spots that appear to be bombarding Earth with an excess of cosmic rays. The research calls into question ...
Foldable phone opens into large OLED screen
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new cell phone developed by Samsung opens like a book to reveal a larger OLED screen, essentially turning the phone into a portable media player. Samsung recently demonstrated the prototype ...
'Gray's Paradox' solved: Researchers discover secret of speedy dolphins
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There was something peculiar about dolphins that stumped prolific British zoologist Sir James Gray in 1936. He had observed the sea mammals swimming at a swift rate of more than 20 miles per ...
Adult brain neurons can remodel connections
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Overturning a century of prevailing thought, scientists are finding that neurons in the adult brain can remodel their connections. In work reported in the Nov. 24 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Mammals can be stimulated to regrow damaged inner retina nerve cells
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Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have reported for the first time that mammals can be stimulated to regrow inner nerve cells in their damaged retinas. Located in the back of the eye, the retina's role in vision ...
Global warming is changing organic matter in soil
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research shows that we should be looking to the ground, not the sky, to see where climate change could have its most perilous impact on life on Earth.
Polymers 'battered' with nanoparticles could create self healing paints and clever packaging
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Research chemists at the University of Warwick have devised an elegant process which simply and cheaply covers small particles of polymer with a layer of silica-based nanoparticles. The final result provides ...
Physicists aim to help golfers by producing better balls that fly farther
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At the 61st Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics this week, a team of researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Maryland is reporting research that may soon give avid ...
