Giant memory thanks to tiny capacitors
Jun 25, 2008 |
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German-Korean research team produces a permanent memory using a new procedure and thereby sets a memory density record.
Silicon photonic crystals key to optical cloaking
Jun 25, 2008 |
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In computer simulations, the researchers have demonstrated an approximate cloaking effect created by concentric rings of silicon photonic crystals. The mathematical proof brings scientists a step closer to a practical solution ...
Our genome changes over lifetime, Johns Hopkins experts say
Jun 25, 2008 |
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[B]May explain many 'late-onset' diseases[/B] Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that epigenetic marks on DNA-chemical marks other than the DNA sequence-do indeed change over a person's lifetime, and that the degree of ...
Evidence of volcanic eruptions deep beneath the Arctic Ocean
Jun 25, 2008 |
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A research team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has uncovered evidence of explosive volcanic eruptions deep beneath the ice-covered surface of the Arctic Ocean. Such violent eruptions of splintered, ...
Physicists Produce Quantum-Entangled Images
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Using a convenient and flexible method for creating twin light beams, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland (UM) have produced “quantum images,” ...
Oxygen Ions for Fuel Cells Get Loose at Low Temperatures
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Seeking to understand a new fuel cell material, a research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the University of Liverpool, has uncovered a novel ...
Salutary pizza spice
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Oregano doesn´t only give a Pizza its typical taste. Researchers at Bonn University and the ETH Zürich have discovered that this spice also contains a substance which, amongst other qualities, appears to help cure inflammations. ...
Novel memory device is set to rival transistor-switched silicon-based memory
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Working with an international group of researchers, Professor Gehan Amaratunga has produced a novel memory device which is set to rival transistor-switched silicon-based memory.
Half of women have negative feelings about 1-night stands
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 25, 2008 |
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The sexual and feminist revolutions were supposed to free women to enjoy casual sex just as men always had. Yet according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the UK, the negative feelings reported by women ...
Mars air once had moisture
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 25, 2008 |
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A new analysis of Martian soil data led by University of California, Berkeley, geoscientists suggests that there was once enough water in the planet's atmosphere for a light drizzle or dew to hit the ground, ...
Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control
Jun 25, 2008 |
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New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring A computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. The proof- ...
Are you a different person when you speak a different language?
Jun 25, 2008 |
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People who are bicultural and speak two languages may actually shift their personalities when they switch from one language to another, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Researchers have identified a signature for water inside single-walled carbon nanotubes, helping them understand how water is structured and how it moves within these tiny channels.
New Process Creates 3-D Nanostructures with Magnetic Materials
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures of magnetic materials such as nickel or nickel-iron ...
Neuroscientists discover a sense of adventure
Biology /
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Wellcome Trust scientists have identified a key region of the brain which encourages us to be adventurous. The region, located in a primitive area of the brain, is activated when we choose unfamiliar options, suggesting an ...
