'Missing' Dark Matter Is Really There, Says Hebrew University Cosmologist
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A new analysis that refutes challenges to the existence of dark matter in certain galaxies appears in an article published this week in the journal Nature. Leading author of the article is Avishai Dekel, professor of physics ...
Purdue engineers create safer, more efficient nuclear fuel, model its performance
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Purdue University nuclear engineers have developed an advanced nuclear fuel that could save millions of dollars annually by lasting longer and burning more efficiently than conventional fuels, and researchers also have created ...
Explain physics with the whole instead of particles
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Physicists usually describe the world from the vantage point of its smallest component parts. But quantum theory does not allow itself to be conceptually crammed into such a framework. Instead, in her dissertation at Uppsala ...
Magnetic Microchips Replaces Electronic Semiconductor
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The combined efforts of researchers from Durham University, Imperial College, London and the University of Sheffield have fructified. Till now the basic computer is usually made by using semiconductor electronics. The researchers ...
NASA To Show Intelligent Space Robots In Action At Ames "Marscape"
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NASA will showcase two intelligent robots on Monday, October 3, in the outdoor 'Marscape' at NASA Ames Research Center, located in California's Silicon Valley.
Expert offers tips on how to stay healthy during cold, flu season
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As the weather turns colder and leaves begin to change colors, it's a sure sign of a dreaded annual occurrence: the return of cold and flu season. But a Purdue University public health expert says one simple tip can help ...
'Big baby' galaxy found in newborn Universe
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have teamed up to 'weigh' the stars in distant galaxies. One of these galaxies is not only one of the most distant ever seen, but it appears to be unusually ...
Scientists end mystery of Maya city
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A decades-long mystery surrounding the rumored existence of a Maya city has reportedly ended with the discovery of the city in the jungles of Guatemala.
Samsung Unveils World’s Largest OLED TV, Blu-Ray Disc Recorder and More
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Jong-Yong Yun, Vice Chairman and CEO of Samsung Electronics, tonight hosted an elaborate display of some of the company's newest products and technologies — some shown for the first time in North America.
Konarka and Textronics Partner to Develop Power-Generating Wearable Electronics
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Konarka Technologies, Inc., and Textronics, Inc., announced a joint development program to create prototype garments and fashion accessories with portable, wearable power-generation capabilities. The technology will utilize ...
Poll: Most doctors favor evolution theory
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A national survey of 1,472 physicians indicates more than half -- 63 percent -- believe the theory of evolution over that of intelligent design.
Physicists say universe evolution favored three and seven dimensions
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Physicists who work with a concept called string theory envision our universe as an eerie place with at least nine spatial dimensions, six of them hidden from us, perhaps curled up in some way so they are undetectable. The ...
Two Sandia microChemLab technologies soon to be checking for toxins in the nation's water supplies
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Two technologies developed at the National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories are expected to soon be checking for toxins and harmful bacteria in the nation's water supplies. Both are based on ...
Giant squid photographed for first time
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A mysterious sea creature -- the giant squid immortalized by Jules Verne's novel "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" -- has been photographed for the first time.
Manipulation of single atoms provides fundamental insights
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It seemed like science-fiction just a few years ago, but is now common practice for scientists at the Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI) in Berlin. The scientists manipulate single atoms resting on surfaces ...
