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El Nino Could Play A Role In Colorado's Winter Weather, Scientist Says

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- El Nino, a warming event of the tropical Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns in the United States and elsewhere, has strengthened in recent months and already appears to have influenced Colorado's ...


Scientists test system to forecast flash floods along Colorado's front range

Scientists test system to forecast flash floods along Colorado's front range

Technology / Other

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People living near vulnerable creeks and rivers along Colorado's Front Range may soon get advance notice of potentially deadly floods, thanks to a new forecasting system being tested this summer by the National ...


Low-power 60GHz solution in digital 45nm CMOS

IMEC develops low-cost low-power 60GHz solutions in digital 45nm CMOS

Technology / Semiconductors

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

At this week’s International Solid State Circuits Conference, IMEC presents a 60GHz front-end receive chain, phase-locked loop and power amplifier in 45nm digital CMOS technology. These building blocks pave ...


Nelly Dubon uses a computer to access her yahoo email account on March 6, 2009 in Miami, Florida

Americans spend eight hours a day on screens

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Adult Americans spend an average of more than eight hours a day in front of screens -- televisions, computer monitors, cellphones or other devices, according to a new study.


Wild Sky Wilderness bill approved in House

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 01, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The U.S. House approved a bill creating the Wild Sky Wilderness in Washington state, officials said Wednesday.


Elephant legs are much bendier than Shakespeare thought

Biology /

created Aug 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Throughout history, elephants have been thought of as 'different'. Shakespeare, and even Aristotle, described them as walking on inflexible column-like legs. And this myth persists even today. Which made John Hutchinson from ...


Stomach illness outbreak in Colorado

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 04, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Colorado authorities are trying to identify the sources of a large outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, a stomach illness caused by a microscopic parasite.


The new "Trabant nT" electric car

Electric cars star at Frankfurt fair

Technology / Energy

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The Frankfurt auto show hummed with talk of electric vehicles Wednesday but experts predict cars will roll on a variety of power sources for a while.


Remote control: Travelers can keep an eye on home (AP)

Remote control: Travelers can keep an eye on home

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

This holiday season, many travelers will be able to keep a close eye on home. Thanks to new security system technology, including live video feed, you can monitor everything from the front door to the sump ...


Sony develops new back-illuminated CMOS image sensor

Sony develops new back-illuminated CMOS image sensor

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 11, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sony Corporation today announced the development of a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor (pixel size: 1.75µm square pixels, five effective mega pixels, 60 frames/s) with significantly enhanced imaging characteristics, ...


Earthquake Season in the Himalayan Front

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 11, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Scientists have long searched for what triggers earthquakes, even suggesting that tides or weather play a role. Recent research spearheaded by Jean-Philippe Avouac, professor of geology and director of the Tectonics Observatory ...


Explosives at the microscopic scale produce shocking results

Explosives at the microscopic scale produce shocking results

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 11, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (44) | comments 0

U.S. troops blew up enemy bridges with explosives in World War II to slow the advance of supplies or enemy forces.


Care-O-bot 3: Always at your service

Care-O-bot 3: Always at your service

Electronics / Robotics

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Who doesn’t long for household help at times? Service robots will soon be able to relieve us of heavy, dirty, monotonous or irksome tasks. Research scientists have now presented a new generation of household ...


Taking the sting out of insect disease

Biology /

created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland researchers have made a discovery that could open up a new front in the fight against insect-transmitted diseases.


A 'cloaking device' -- it's all done with mirrors

A 'cloaking device' -- it's all done with mirrors

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (16) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Somewhat the way Harry Potter can cover himself with a cloak and become invisible, Cornell researchers have developed a device that can make it seem that a bump in a carpet -- or, indeed, ...