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The MAGIC-II Telescope is ready to team up
Apr 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Together with the MAGIC-I telescope, MAGIC-2 allows stereoscopic observations using these two largest gamma-ray telescopes. Astronomers can explore sources of very-high energy gamma rays. ...
Trying on clothes in a magic mirror
Aug 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Wouldn’t it be nice if we could shop for clothes without constantly having to try them on in the fitting room? The vision could soon become a reality thanks to the “virtual mirror” presented by Fraunhofer ...
MAGIC Telescope Finds Microquasar
Jun 06, 2006 |
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The variable emission of high-energy gamma rays from a variable microquasar within our galaxy has been detected by the MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov) telescope located in the Canary Islands. ...
Using magic to learn about maths
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic from Queen Mary, University of London has launched a series of videos featuring magic tricks that are conjured from a mathematical perspective.
Unexpected source of gamma rays discovered
Mar 06, 2009 |
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An international team of astrophysicists, involving several research groups in Spain, has discovered a source of very high energy gamma rays in the region of the distant galaxies 3C 66A and 3C 66B. This new ...
A little magic provides an atomic-level look at bone
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study using solid-state NMR spectroscopy to analyze intact bone paves the way for atomic-level explorations of how disease and aging affect bone. The research by scientists at the University of Michigan ...
Researcher nabs 'doubly magic' tin isotope
Dec 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With help from newly developed equipment designed and built at Michigan State University, MSU researchers have been able to make first-of-its-kind measurements of several rare nuclei, one ...
The art of invisibility and the perfect cat's eye
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years scientists have explored the impossible by developing invisibility or 'cloaking' devices, but can the same technology also help make things more visible?
'Magic potion' in fly spit may shoo away blinding eye disease
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Researchers are reporting the first identification of a "magic potion" of proteins in the saliva of the black fly that help this blood-sucking pest spread parasites that cause "river blindness," a devastating ...
Salivary diagnostics, the 'magic mirror' to your health ... at your personal computer
Apr 06, 2008 |
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Accuracy, convenience, and non-invasiveness are the most critical characteristics for any diagnostic tool. A new concept, Salivaomics Knowledge Base (SKB), an in silico (i.e., performed on computer or via computer simulation) ...
MAGIC discovers variable very high energy gamma-ray emission from a microquasar
May 18, 2006 |
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In a recent issue of Science, the Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov (MAGIC) Telescope has reported the discovery of variable very high energy (VHE) gamma-ray emission from a microquasar. Microq ...
Age-old magic tricks can provide clues for modern science
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 23, 2008 |
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Revealing the science behind age-old magic tricks will help us better understand how humans see, think, and act, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia and Durham University in the U.K.
Developing 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut carbon dioxide emissions
Nov 18, 2009 |
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A new generation of "green" automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability is rolling their way through the research pipeline. The new tires could help add an extra mile or two per ...
Is there a relationship between sleep-wake rhythm and diabetes?
Jan 16, 2009 |
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The gene mediates insulin secretion indirectly via the release of melatonin, which implicates a previously unknown relationship between the sleep-wake rhythm and the fasting glucose level. The finding could open up new possibilities ...
'Plant-eating predator to fight superweed is not magic bullet'
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Oct 14, 2008 |
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Plans to introduce plant-eating predators to fight a superweed spreading throughout Britain should not be seen as a 'magic bullet', says a world expert on Japanese knotweed at the University of Leicester.
