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Don't brush with baldness: put down that comb
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Put that comb back in your handbag -- a study by an Israeli dermatologist has found that too much combing of the coiffure leads to hair loss, the daily Haaretz reported on Monday.
New 'nano-positioners' may have atomic-scale precision
Aug 20, 2008 |
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Engineers have created a tiny motorized positioning device that has twice the dexterity of similar devices being developed for applications that include biological sensors and more compact, powerful computer ...
Scientists Build First 'Frequency Comb' To Display Visible 'Teeth'
Oct 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Finally, an optical frequency comb that visibly lives up to its name. Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. ...
Creating the astro-comb to locate Earth-like planets
May 07, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass. have created an "astro-comb" to help astronomers detect lighter planets, more like Earth, around distant stars. The Harvard group will present ...
And the first animal on Earth was a...
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Apr 10, 2008 |
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A new study mapping the evolutionary history of animals indicates that Earth's first animal--a mysterious creature whose characteristics can only be inferred from fossils and studies of living animals--was ...
Purdue 'milestone' a step toward advanced sensors, communications
Aug 01, 2007 |
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Engineers at Purdue University have shown how to finely control the spectral properties of ultrafast light pulses, a step toward creating advanced sensors, more powerful communications technologies and more ...
'Tunable' network features coordinated frequency combs
May 11, 2007 |
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A super stable fiber-optic network that can be tuned across a range of visible and near-infrared frequencies while synchronizing the oscillations of light waves from different sources has been demonstrated at the National ...
'Astro-comb' helps search for Goldilocks planet
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Harvard scientists have unveiled a new laser-measuring device that they say will provide a critical advance in the resolution of current planet-finding techniques, making the discovery of Earth-sized planets ...
A fine-tooth comb to measure the accelerating universe
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Astronomical instruments needed to answer crucial questions, such as the search for Earth-like planets or the way the Universe expands, have come a step closer with the first demonstration at the telescope ...
Record-setting Laser May Aid Searches for Earthlike Planets
May 05, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Konstanz in Germany and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an ultrafast laser that offers a record combination of high speed, short ...
An accurate speedometer for astronomy
Sep 09, 2008 |
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Events on a cosmic scale are often barely discernable on Earth. This explains why astronomers are currently not able to prove directly that the universe is expanding at an ever increasing rate, nor can they ...
Straightening messy correlations with a quantum comb
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Quantum computing promises ultra-fast communication, computation and more powerful ways to encrypt sensitive information. But trying to use quantum states as carriers of information is an extremely delicate ...
Enhanced LIDAR improves range, vibration measures
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Feb 02, 2006 |
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated the use of an ultrafast laser "frequency comb" system for improved remote measurements of distance and vibration. The technology, ...
Technique reveals colors and intensity of all lightwaves simultaneously
Feb 07, 2007 |
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Physicists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology have taken the first ever two-dimensional pictures of a "frequency comb," providing extra information that enhances the ...
LIDAR system offers peerless precision in remote measurements
May 24, 2009 |
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By combining the best of two different distance measurement approaches with a super-accurate technology called an optical frequency comb, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have built a laser ...
