Taking Computers to the Quantum Level
May 09, 2006 |
4.5 / 5 (73) |
0
“If Moore’s Law holds for another 10-15 years,” says Dr. Raymond Laflamme, “we’ll have transistors the size of atoms.” Laflamme is a physicist at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He is part of ...
Physicists Use Soap Bubbles to Study Black Holes
May 09, 2006 |
4.4 / 5 (66) |
0
People use them to get cars, dishes and clothes clean. Children blow them for fun. And now, a University of Mississippi physicist thinks soap bubbles can help scientists better understand the properties of black holes.
Iowa State To Have The Most Realistic Virtual Reality Room in the World
May 09, 2006 |
4.6 / 5 (14) |
0
More than $4 million in equipment upgrades will shine 100 million pixels on Iowa State University’s six-sided virtual reality room. That’s twice the number of pixels lighting up any virtual reality room in ...
'Cyberblackmail' on the rise
May 09, 2006 |
not rated yet |
0
As illegal moneymaking schemes go, it's certainly not a new one: Crooks steal something of value from their victims and then demand ransom for its safe return. The 21st-century twist in the tale is that now it's not just ...
Study links guns and hormones in men
May 09, 2006 |
2.9 / 5 (23) |
0
U.S. psychologists say they've found that handling a gun creates a hormonal reaction in men that can prime them for aggression.
Female-Name Chat Users Get 25 Times More Malicious Messages
May 09, 2006 |
3.3 / 5 (9) |
0
A study by the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering found that chat room participants with female usernames received 25 times more threatening and/or sexually explicit private messages than those ...
Copying nature could save us energy, study shows
May 09, 2006 |
4.6 / 5 (27) |
0
New technologies that mimic the way insects, plants and animals overcome engineering problems could help reduce our dependence on energy, according to new research published in the Royal Society journal Interface.
Women Use Facial Cues to Determine Relationships
May 09, 2006 |
4.2 / 5 (29) |
1
Women are able to subconsciously pick up cues in men's faces and use those cues to determine if they are attracted to the males for long-term or short-term relationships, according to a new study conducted by researchers ...
Indoor air purifiers that produce even small amounts of ozone may be risky for health
May 09, 2006 |
3.2 / 5 (13) |
0
In a small, poorly ventilated room, an indoor air purifier that produces even a few milligrams of ozone per hour can create an ozone level that exceeds public health standards, researchers at UC Irvine have found.
Evolutionary forces explain why women live longer than men
May 09, 2006 |
3.4 / 5 (25) |
0
Despite research efforts to find modern factors that would explain the different life expectancies of men and women, the gap is actually ancient and universal, according to University of Michigan researchers.
Peppermint yes, Mozart no for test-takers
May 09, 2006 |
4.3 / 5 (11) |
0
U.S. and European researchers have stumbled on a number of things that might help students do well on tests, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
RAZR competes with flowers on Mother's Day
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 09, 2006 |
3.2 / 5 (5) |
0
Tired of taking mom out to the same neighborhood restaurant for brunch each Mother's Day? Or maybe she's getting bored of getting a bunch of lank carnations or a bottle of perfume from a department store every ...
MySpace, Google among '06 Webby winners
May 09, 2006 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
The winners of the 10th Annual Webby Awards were announced Tuesday; among them were Myspace.com, The Onion, Google, and the BBC. The Webby Awards from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences honors excellence ...
Venus Express has reached final orbit
May 09, 2006 |
4.5 / 5 (8) |
0
Less than one month after insertion into orbit, and after sixteen loops around the planet Venus, ESA's Venus Express spacecraft has reached its final operational orbit on 7 May 2006.
In undersea habitat, aquanauts learn about task performance for the moon and Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 09, 2006 |
3.8 / 5 (6) |
0
In isolated environments, astronauts, flight crews, offshore workers and military forces must maintain vigilance and work together to ensure a safe and successful mission.
