Physicists Demonstrate Qubit-Qutrit Entanglement
Feb 26, 2008 |
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For the first time, physicists have entangled a qubit with a “qutrit” – the 3D version of the 2D qubit. Qubit-qutrit entanglement could lead to advantages in quantum computing, such as increased security and more efficient ...
Supercomputer Unleashes Virtual 9.0 Megaquake in Pacific Northwest
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2008 |
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On January 26, 1700, at about 9 p.m. local time, the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the ocean in the Pacific Northwest suddenly moved, slipping some 60 feet eastward beneath the North American plate in a monster ...
Centuries-old Maya Blue mystery finally solved
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 26, 2008 |
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Anthropologists from Wheaton College (Illinois) and The Field Museum have discovered how the ancient Maya produced an unusual and widely studied blue pigment that was used in offerings, pottery, murals and other contexts ...
First Glimpse of Star Flip
Feb 26, 2008 |
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An international team of astrophysicists has, for the first time, discovered a star other than the Sun flipping its north and south magnetic poles.
Arctic seed vault opens doors for 100 million seeds
Biology /
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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault opened today on a remote island in the Arctic Circle, receiving inaugural shipments of 100 million seeds that originated in over 100 countries. With the deposits ranging from ...
Scientists create artificial 'cells' that boost the immune response to cancer
Feb 26, 2008 |
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Using artificial cell-like particles, Yale biomedical engineers have devised a rapid and efficient way to produce a 45-fold enhancement of T cell activation and expansion, an immune response important for ...
Bacterial 'battle for survival' leads to new antibiotic
Feb 26, 2008 |
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MIT biologists have provoked soil-dwelling bacteria into producing a new type of antibiotic by pitting them against another strain of bacteria in a battle for survival.
Swift satellite images a galaxy ablaze with starbirth
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Combining 39 individual frames taken over 11 hours of exposure time, NASA astronomers have created this ultraviolet mosaic of the nearby "Triangulum Galaxy." "This is the most detailed ultraviolet image of ...
AMD, Partners Produce Test Chip Using EUV Lithography
Feb 26, 2008 |
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AMD, working together with its research partner, IBM, announced it has produced a working test chip utilizing Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) lithography for the critical first layer of metal connections across the entire chip. ...
IBM Rolls Out New Mainframe
Feb 26, 2008 |
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IBM today announced the System z10 mainframe to help clients create a new enterprise data center. The system z10 is designed from the ground up to help dramatically increase data center efficiency by significantly improving ...
Spitzer's Eyes Perfect for Spotting Diamonds in the Sky
Feb 26, 2008 |
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Diamonds may be rare on Earth, but surprisingly common in space -- and the super-sensitive infrared eyes of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope are perfect for scouting them, say scientists at the NASA Ames Research ...
Who benefits from antidepressants?
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 26, 2008 |
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A new study published today in PLoS Medicine suggests that antidepressants only benefit some, very severely depressed patients.
Nanoemulsion vaccines show increasing promise
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 26, 2008 |
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A novel technique for vaccinating against a variety of infectious diseases – using an oil-based emulsion placed in the nose, rather than needles – has proved able to produce a strong immune response against ...
Penn researchers engineer first system of human nerve-cell tissue
Feb 26, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have demonstrated that living human nerve cells can be engineered into a network that could one day be used for transplants to repair damaged ...
Uncharged organic molecule can bind negatively charged ions
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Indiana University Bloomington chemists have designed an organic molecule that binds negatively charged ions, a feat they hope will lead to the development of a whole new molecular toolbox for biologists, chemists and medical ...
