Towards a new test of general relativity?
Physics /
Mar 23, 2006 |
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Scientists funded by the European Space Agency have measured the gravitational equivalent of a magnetic field for the first time in a laboratory. Under certain special conditions the effect is much larger than ...
LSU professor resolves Einstein's twin paradox
Feb 14, 2007 |
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Subhash Kak, Delaune Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at LSU, recently resolved the twin paradox, known as one of the most enduring puzzles of modern-day physics.
UBC Engineers Create Vehicle that Travels from Vancouver to Halifax on a Gallon of Gas
Jun 20, 2006 |
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A team of engineering students from The University of British Columbia has built a vehicle so efficient that it could travel from Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon of gasoline.
Quantum secrets of photosynthesis revealed
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Through photosynthesis, green plants and cyanobacteria are able to transfer sunlight energy to molecular reaction centers for conversion into chemical energy with nearly 100-percent efficiency. Speed is the ...
Light's Most Exotic Trick Yet: So Fast it Goes ... Backwards?
May 11, 2006 |
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In the past few years, scientists have found ways to make light go both faster and slower than its usual speed limit, but now researchers at the University of Rochester have published a paper today in Science ...
A Two-Time Universe? Physicist Explores How Second Dimension of Time Could Unify Physics Laws
May 15, 2007 |
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For a long time, Itzhak Bars has been studying time. More than a decade ago, the USC College physicist began pondering the role time plays in the basic laws of physics — the equations describing matter, gravity ...
Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system
Jul 31, 2008 |
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In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing ...
Traffic jam mystery solved by mathematicians
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Mathematicians from the University of Exeter have solved the mystery of traffic jams by developing a model to show how major delays occur on our roads, with no apparent cause. Many traffic jams leave drivers ...
Goodbye wires... MIT experimentally demonstrates wireless power transfer
Jun 07, 2007 |
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Imagine a future in which wireless power transfer is feasible: cell phones, household robots, mp3 players, laptop computers and other portable electronics capable of charging themselves without ever being ...
Powerful Little Light: LED With 1,000 Lumens
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Osram has developed a small light-emitting diode spotlight that achieves an output of more than 1,000 lumens for the first time. That’s brighter than a 50-watt halogen lamp, thereby making the device suitable ...
Scientists Predict How to Detect a Fourth Dimension of Space
May 25, 2006 |
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Scientists at Duke and Rutgers universities have developed a mathematical framework they say will enable astronomers to test a new five-dimensional theory of gravity that competes with Einstein's General Theory ...
Global warming surpassed natural cycles in fueling 2005 hurricane season
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 22, 2006 |
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Global warming accounted for around half of the extra hurricane-fueling warmth in the waters of the tropical North Atlantic in 2005, while natural cycles were only a minor factor, according to a new analysis ...
Breakthrough Nanotechnology Will Bring 100 Terabyte 3.5-inch Digital Data Storage Disks
Aug 11, 2004 |
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Have you ever dream of 100 terabyte of data per 3.5-inch disk? New patented innovation nanotechnology from Michael E. Thomas, president of Colossal Storage Corporation, makes it real. ...
Physicist Claims First Real Demonstration of Cold Fusion
May 27, 2008 |
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To many people, cold fusion sounds too good to be true. The idea is that, by creating nuclear fusion at room temperature, researchers can generate a nearly unlimited source of power that uses water as fuel ...
Numbers follow a surprising law of digits, and scientists can't explain why
May 10, 2007 |
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Does your house address start with a 1? According to a strange mathematical law, about 1/3 of house numbers have 1 as their first digit. The same holds true for many other areas that have almost nothing in ...
