IBM Brings Single-Atom Data Storage, Molecular Computers Closer to Reality
Aug 30, 2007 |
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IBM today announced two major scientific achievements in the field of nanotechnology that could one day lead to new kinds of devices and structures built from a few atoms or molecules.
New magnetic recording technology uses magneto-electric effect
Aug 30, 2007 |
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Magnetic recording is a multi-billion dollar industry and growing, as consumers store more and more data on PCs, laptops, and portable devices. Researchers continue to find new ways to improve the technology, ...
One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another's
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Aug 30, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Rochester and the J. Craig Venter Institute have discovered a copy of the genome of a bacterial parasite residing inside the genome of its host species.
The next generation: nanomagnets could replace semiconductors
Aug 30, 2007 |
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Just as compact discs all but wiped out vinyl records, semiconductors could be on their way out, too. A University of Houston professor has developed a similar ‘disruptive technology,’ using magnetic cellular networks, that ...
Sports Leagues Not Efficiently Structured, Scientists Say
Aug 30, 2007 |
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According to a pair of statistical physicists, sports leagues as they are typically set up – with each team playing an equal number of games and the one with the most wins declared league champion – too often allow a weak ...
An unbeatable computer game?
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 30, 2007 |
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Researchers have come up with an idea to design a computer game that knows a player’s move about two seconds before the move is made. Using measurements of players’ skin conductance, the computer’s sensors ...
Scientists find elusive waves in sun's corona
Aug 30, 2007 |
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Scientists for the first time have observed elusive oscillations in the Sun's corona, known as Alfvén waves, that transport energy outward from the surface of the Sun. The discovery is expected to give researchers ...
Images show threat the rovers face in giant Martian dust storm
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 30, 2007 |
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The mighty Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity continue to persevere in brutal conditions, as revealed in images of the sun they are sending home. The images show how opaque the Martian atmosphere has been ...
Dispelling the myth of bipolar glaciation 41 million years ago
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2007 |
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Large continental ice sheets did not exist in both hemispheres around 41 million years ago during the warmer-than modern conditions of the time.
Antioxidant to retard wrinkles discovered
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A new method for fighting skin wrinkles has been developed at the Hebrew University Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences.
Battle of the Sexes: Study Reveals Married Men Lag Behind in Household Chores
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A woman shouldn't be surprised if the man she's lived with suddenly stops taking out the trash or putting away the dirty dishes after they get married. The results of a recent international study conducted by researchers ...
How much will you pay to live near people like you?
Aug 30, 2007 |
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Using restricted-access Census data, a new study examines a quarter-million households on a block-by-block basis to yield new results about the correlation between household attributes and school quality. The researchers ...
Weird 'Engine of The Reef' Revealed
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Aug 30, 2007 |
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A team of coral researchers has taken a major stride towards revealing the workings of the mysterious ‘engine’ that drives Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, and corals the world over.
New research challenges previous knowledge about the origins of urbanization
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 30, 2007 |
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Ancient cities arose not by decree from a centralized political power, as was previously widely believed, but as the outgrowth of decisions made by smaller groups or individuals, according to a new study from ...
Star Trek medical device uses ultrasound to seal punctured lungs
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A stretcher races through the entrance of a busy hospital. The car-accident victim lies on top and grimaces in pain. While surface injuries look gruesome, the real medical danger is invisible - internal organ damage caused ...
