Physicist Claims First Real Demonstration of Cold Fusion
May 27, 2008 |
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To many people, cold fusion sounds too good to be true. The idea is that, by creating nuclear fusion at room temperature, researchers can generate a nearly unlimited source of power that uses water as fuel ...
New unifying theory of lasers advanced by physicists
May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers at Yale and the Institute of Quantum Electronics at ETH Zurich have formulated a theory that, allows scientists to better understand and predict the properties of both conventional and non-conventional ...
How buckyballs hurt cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 27, 2008 |
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A new study into the potential health hazards of the revolutionary nano-sized particles known as ‘buckyballs’ predicts that the molecules are easily absorbed into animal cells, providing a possible explanation for how the ...
Camera on Mars Orbiter Snaps Phoenix During Landing
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 27, 2008 |
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A telescopic camera in orbit around Mars caught a view of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suspended from its parachute during the lander's successful arrival at Mars Sunday evening, May 25.
Close-up of a dying heavyweight
May 27, 2008 |
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A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy (MPIfR) in Bonn and European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Garching near Munich have for the first time taken a close-up of an individual ...
Carbon nanoribbons could make smaller, speedier computer chips
May 27, 2008 |
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Stanford chemists have developed a new way to make transistors out of carbon nanoribbons. The devices could someday be integrated into high-performance computer chips to increase their speed and generate less ...
Computer scientists devise a 'P4P' system for efficient Internet usage
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 27, 2008 |
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A Yale research team has engineered a system with the potential for making the Internet work more efficiently, in which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) software providers can work ...
Current vitamin D recommendations fraction of safe, perhaps essential levels for children
May 27, 2008 |
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The current recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin D for children is 200 International Units (IUs), but new research reveals that children may need and can safely take ten-times that amount. According to a recently ...
Geoengineering could slow down the global water cycle
May 27, 2008 |
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As fossil fuel emissions continue to climb, reducing the amount of sunlight hitting the Earth would definitely have a cooling effect on surface temperatures.
Scientists create new nanotube structures
May 27, 2008 |
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Thanks to the rising trend toward miniaturization, carbon nanotubes – which are about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair and possess several unique and very useful properties – have become the choice candidates for use ...
Some biofuels might do more harm than good to the environment, study finds
Biology /
May 27, 2008 |
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Biofuels based on ethanol, vegetable oil and other renewable sources are increasingly popular with government and environmentalists as a way to reduce fossil fuel dependence and limit greenhouse gas emissions.
Regulatory B cells exist -- and pack a punch
May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered definitive evidence that a small but potent subset of immune system B cells is able to regulate inflammation.
UK's organic cows are cream of the crop
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A new study by Newcastle University proves that organic farmers who let their cows graze as nature intended are producing better quality milk. The Nafferton Ecological Farming Group study found that grazing cows on organic ...
NC State breakthrough results in super-hard nanocrystalline iron that can take the heat
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a substance far stronger and harder than conventional iron, and which retains these properties under extremely high temperatures – opening the door to a wide variety ...
Solar Eruption Seen in Unprecedented Detail
May 27, 2008 |
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On April 9, the Sun erupted and blasted a bubble of hot, ionized gas into the solar system. The eruption was observed in unprecedented detail by a fleet of spacecraft, revealing new features that are predicted by computer ...
