Alloy of hydrogen and oxygen made from water
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Water, the only indispensable ingredient of life, is just about the most versatile stuff on Earth. Depending on its temperature we can heat our homes with it, bathe in it, and even strap on skates and glide across it, to ...
Big Bang theory saved
Oct 26, 2006 |
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An apparent discrepancy in the Big Bang theory of the universe's evolution has been reconciled by astrophysicists examining the movement of gases in stars.
IBM researchers develop next-generation chip-cooling technologies
Oct 26, 2006 |
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At the BroadGroup Power and Cooling Summit in London, IBM researchers presented an innovative approach for improving the cooling of computer chips, an increasingly urgent need given the large amount of heat ...
Engineers building first space supercomputer
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HAL may soon be getting some company. But unlike the famous computer companion in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the first space-based supercomputer — so described because it will be by far the most powerful computer ...
Qubit Noise Matters More Than Expected
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“What we have noticed,” J.H. Eberly tells PhysOrg.com, “is that noise is more important than it appears anyone expected. Widely understood, long-known features of the effect of noise on quantum systems fail to be true as soo ...
New cancer drug hope
Oct 26, 2006 |
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Scientists helping to develop the next generation of cancer-beating drugs say they have had a major breakthrough with their latest results.
New genetic analysis forces re-draw of insect family tree
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The family tree covering almost half the animal species on the planet has been re-drawn following a genetic analysis which has revealed new relationships between four major groups of insects.
Physicists track the random walks of ellipsoids, test 'lost' theory of Brownian motion
Oct 26, 2006 |
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Research carried out at the University of Pennsylvania has definitively measured and described the Brownian motion of an isolated ellipsoidal particle, completing a path laid out by Einstein 100 years ago when ...
STEREO Launches Hi-Def Solar Imagers
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2006 |
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NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories mission, known as STEREO, successfully launched Wednesday at 8:52 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Keep your eyes on the puck
Oct 26, 2006 |
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It happens every night in professional hockey, usually followed by the disbelieving cry of: "How did he save that?" Researchers at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Kinesiology may have found the secret to dazzling goaltending, ...
Latest views of the V838 Monocerotis light echo from Hubble
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The unusual variable star V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) continues to puzzle astronomers. This previously unknown star underwent an outburst early in 2002, during which it temporarily increased in brightness to ...
NASA Satellite Identifies the World's Most Intense Thunderstorms
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2006 |
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A summer thunderstorm often provides much-needed rainfall and heat wave relief, but others bring large hail, destructive winds, and tornadoes. Now with the help of NASA satellite data, scientists are gaining ...
Study: Daylight-saving time affects work habits
Oct 26, 2006 |
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People adjust their daily routines to accommodate different time zones and changes in daylight-saving time, new research from The University of Texas at Austin shows.
'Terror bird' remains found in Argentina
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 26, 2006 |
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A fossil found in Argentina of a large carnivorous bird capable of eating dog-sized mammals challenges traditional thoughts on how birds evolved.
IBM Technology Improves English Speaking Skills
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 26, 2006 |
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Researchers at IBM's India Research Laboratory today announced that they have developed a Web-based, interactive language technology to help people who speak English as a second language improve their speaking skills.
