Super-size deposits of frozen carbon threat to climate change
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The vast amount of carbon stored in the arctic and boreal regions of the world is more than double that previously estimated, according to a study published this week.
Wind + water = untapped energy: An abundance of power exists above Earth's oceans, study finds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Wind energy over the planet's oceans is a vastly underutilized renewable resource, according to UC Irvine researchers.
Paleontologists brought to tears, laughter by Creation Museum
Jun 30, 2009 |
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For a group of paleontologists, a tour of the Creation Museum seemed like a great tongue-in-cheek way to cap off a serious conference.
Scientists find a biological 'fountain of youth' in new world bat caves
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Scientists from Texas are batty over a new discovery which could lead to the single most important medical breakthrough in human history -- significantly longer lifespans. The discovery, featured on the cover of the July ...
A 'quantum of sol' -- how nanotechnology could hold the key to a solar-powered future
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new generation of 'nano-structured' millimetre-sized solar cells that could convert the sun's energy to electricity more than twice as efficiently as current technology, is the subject of ...
The sound of light: Innovative technology shatters the barriers of modern light microscopy
Jun 30, 2009 |
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In the past, even modern technologies have failed to produce high-resolution fluorescence images from this depth because of the strong scattering of light. In the Nature Photonics journal, the Munich researchers describe how th ...
Spanish scientists develop echolocation in humans
Jun 30, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from the University of Alcalá de Henares (UAH) has shown scientifically that human beings can develop echolocation, the system of acoustic signals used by dolphins and bats to explore their surroundings. ...
The art of invisibility and the perfect cat's eye
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years scientists have explored the impossible by developing invisibility or 'cloaking' devices, but can the same technology also help make things more visible?
NASA manager pitches a cheaper return-to-moon plan
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Like a car salesman pushing a luxury vehicle that the customer no longer can afford, NASA has pulled out of its back pocket a deal for a cheaper ride to the moon.
Largest ever survey of very distant galaxy clusters completed
Jun 30, 2009 |
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An international team of researchers led by a UC Riverside astronomer has completed the largest ever survey designed to find very distant clusters of galaxies.
NASA, Japan Release Most Complete Topographic Map of Earth
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and Japan released a new digital topographic map of Earth Monday that covers more of our planet than ever before. The map was produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
Water should be a human right
Jun 30, 2009 |
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In this months PLoS Medicine Editorial, the editors argue that -- despite recent international objections -- access to clean water should be recognised as a human right.
Anti-biotech groups obstruct forest biotechnology
Jun 30, 2009 |
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The potential of forest biotechnology to help address significant social and environmental issues is being "strangled at birth" by the rigid opposition of some groups and regulations that effectively preclude ...
Zooming in to catch the bad guys
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 30, 2009 |
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It's a frequent scene in television crime dramas: Clever police technicians zoom in on a security camera video to read a license plate or capture the face of a hold-up artist. But in real life, enhancing this low-quality ...
Triangles Go Underwater and Supersonic
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The seemingly effortless way dolphins and porpoises slice through the water and the unique capabilities of the supersonic Concorde airplane have more in common than one might think.
