String Theory Gets a Boost
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Among the scientific theories that excite a great deal of controversy are those theories that deal with strings. And the idea of cosmic strings gets as much play as any in scientific circles.
Inkless 'Zink' Printer Fits in Your Pocket
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 29, 2008 |
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If you've ever wished you could print photos directly from your cell phone, a new mobile photo printer from Polaroid is coming that can do just that. Perhaps even more intriguing is the technology the printer ...
Screen-printed solar cells
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Members of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE are traveling to Tokyo with bulky luggage these days. Their destination is Nanotech 2008, the world’s largest trade fair for nanotechnology. ...
New Technique Makes Tissues Transparent
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If humans had see-through skin like a jellyfish, spotting disease like cancer would be a snap: Just look, and see a tumor form or grow.
Engineers create new adhesive that mimics gecko toe hairs
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A new anti-sliding adhesive developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, may be the closest man-made material yet to mimic the remarkable gecko toe hairs that allow the tiny lizard to ...
Magnetism loses under pressure
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Scientists have discovered that the magnetic strength of magnetite—the most abundant magnetic mineral on Earth—declines drastically when put under pressure. Researchers from the Carnegie Institution’s Geophysical ...
Cats' family tree rooted in Fertile Crescent, study confirms
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The Fertile Crescent of the Middle East has long been identified as a “cradle of civilization” for humans. In a new genetic study, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have concluded that all ancestral roads ...
Researchers find that middle-aged misery spans the globe
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Using data on 2 million people, from 80 nations, researchers from the University of Warwick and Dartmouth College in the US have found an extraordinarily consistent international pattern in depression and happiness levels ...
Unusual supernovae may reveal intermediate-mass black holes in globular clusters
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A strange and violent fate awaits a white dwarf star that wanders too close to a moderately massive black hole. According to a new study, the black hole's gravitational pull on the white dwarf would cause ...
Scientist Makes Another Breakthrough on Corrosion-Resistant Zeolite Coating
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Hexavalent chromium played the villain in the film “Erin Brockovich,” causing severe and permanent health problems for people living near a power plant.
Researchers develop 'one-pot' porous surfaces for fuel cells
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
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Cornell researchers have developed a "one-pot" process to create porous films of crystalline metal oxides that could lead to more-efficient fuel cells and solar cells.
Scientist discovers six new species of deep sea fish
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A sharp eyed marine scientist who spotted six strange fish during a deep sea research expedition has been rewarded for trusting her instincts.
E.coli a future source of energy?
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For most people, the name “E. coli” is synonymous with food poisoning and product recalls, but a professor in Texas A&M University’s chemical engineering department envisions the bacteria as a future source of energy, helping ...
With a jolt, 'nanonails' go from repellant to wettable
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 29, 2008 |
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Sculpting a surface composed of tightly packed nanostructures that resemble tiny nails, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and their colleagues from Bell Laboratories have created a material that can ...
Archaeologist 'strikes gold' with finds of ancient nasca iron ore mine in Peru
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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A Purdue University archaeologist discovered an intact ancient iron ore mine in South America that shows how civilizations before the Inca Empire were mining this valuable ore.
