Einstein's green refrigerator making a comeback
Sep 25, 2008 |
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While almost everybody knows how Einstein revolutionized physics with his theories of relativity, many people may not know that the great scientist had a domestic side, too. Well, sort of - in 1930, Einstein ...
Simple device which uses electrical field could boost gas efficiency
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With the high cost of gasoline and diesel fuel impacting costs for automobiles, trucks, buses and the overall economy, a Temple University physics professor has developed a simple device which could dramatically improve fuel ...
New nanoscale process will help computers run faster and more efficiently
Sep 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Smaller. Faster. More efficient. These are the qualities that drive science and industry to create new nanoscale structures that will help to speed up computers.
Going with the flow: Scientists solve 100-year-old engineering problem
Sep 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As a car accelerates up and down a hill then slows to follow a hairpin turn, the airflow around it cannot keep up and detaches from the vehicle. This aerodynamic separation creates additional ...
Mars magnetic field mystery explained
Sep 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- So much attention has been paid to the similarities and differences between Earth and Mars that we often look to the ancient red planet for signposts in our own planet's future. A U of T physicist, ...
Scientist proposes explanation for puzzling property of night-shining clouds at the edge of space
Sep 25, 2008 |
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An explanation for a strange property of noctilucent clouds--thin, wispy clouds hovering at the edge of space at 85 km altitude--has been proposed by an experimental plasma physicist at the California Institute of Technology ...
Discovered: world's largest tsunami debris
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2008 |
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A line of massive boulders on the western shore of Tonga may be evidence of the most powerful volcano-triggered tsunami found to date. Up to 9 meters (30 feet) high and weighing up to 1.6 million kilograms ...
Quantum leap in hi-tech performance
Sep 25, 2008 |
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For years, physicists have been heralding the revolutionary potential of using quantum mechanics to build a new generation of supercomputers, unbreakable codes, and ultra-fast and secure communication networks.
Solo Sparkle: Electron give-and-take lets molecules shine individually on camera
Sep 25, 2008 |
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A single fluorescent molecule flashing as it gains or loses its electron has made the microscopic spotlight. Watching a whole gaggle of these molecules, they appear to work synchronously; but a new close-up ...
Researchers find oldest rocks on Earth
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2008 |
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Canadian bedrock more than four billion years old may be the oldest known section of the Earth's early crust. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution used geochemical methods to obtain an age of 4.28 billion ...
Control your TV simply by waving your arm
Sep 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers will soon be able to control their TV screens or home entertainment systems simply by waving their hand, thanks to technology developed by Toshiba's Cambridge Research Laboratory ...
From 12 years onward you learn differently
Sep 25, 2008 |
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Eight-year-old children have a radically different learning strategy from twelve-year-olds and adults. Eight-year-olds learn primarily from positive feedback ('Well done!'), whereas negative feedback ('Got it wrong this time') ...
Lava flows reveal clues to magnetic field reversals
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ancient lava flows are guiding a better understanding of what generates and controls the Earth's magnetic field — and what may drive it to occasionally reverse direction.
New life found in ancient tombs
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Sep 25, 2008 |
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Life has been discovered in the barren depths of Rome's ancient tombs, proving catacombs are not just a resting place for the dead. The two new species of bacteria found growing on the walls of the Roman tombs may help protect ...
Stalagmites may predict next Big One along the New Madrid Seismic Zone
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2008 |
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Small white stalagmites lining caves in the Midwest may help scientists chronicle the history of the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) – and even predict when the next big earthquake may strike, say researchers ...
