Professor predicts human time travel this century
With a brilliant idea and equations based on Einstein’s relativity theories, Ronald Mallett from the University of Connecticut has devised an experiment to observe a time traveling neutron in a circulating ...
Apr 04, 2006 |
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Physicist to Present New Exact Solution of Einstein's Gravitational Field Equation
New antigravity solution will enable space travel near speed of light by the end of this century, he predicts. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, noted physicist Dr. Franklin Felber will present his new exact solution of Einstein's 90- ...
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Feb 11, 2006 |
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Space propulsion breakthrough: new spacecraft ion engine tested
The European Space Agency and the Australian National University have successfully tested a new design of spacecraft ion engine that dramatically improves performance over present thrusters and marks a major ...
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Jan 11, 2006 |
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Hybrid Cars -- Pros and Cons
If you listen to the makers, hybrid cars are the best invention since sliced bread. While there are many reasons to buy a hybrid car, including a new tax incentive for US owners, it helps to have a good understanding ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 19, 2006 |
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New process generates hydrogen from aluminum alloy to run engines, fuel cells
A Purdue University engineer has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water for running fuel cells or internal combustion engines, and the technique could be used to replace ...
May 16, 2007 |
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Water forms floating 'bridge' when exposed to high voltage
While it's one of the most important and abundant chemical compounds on Earth, water is still a puzzle to scientists. Much research has been done to uncover the structure of water beyond the H2O scale, whi ...
Sep 28, 2007 |
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Greenhouse theory smashed by biggest stone
A new theory to explain global warming was revealed at a meeting at the University of Leicester (UK) and is being considered for publication in the journal "Science First Hand". The controversial theory has ...
Mar 14, 2006 |
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Bio-inspired assembly of nanoparticle building blocks
Chemists at Rice University have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures based on a novel method that harkens back to one of nature's oldest known chemical ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Mathematician suggests extra dimensions are time-like
In a recent study, mathematician George Sparling of the University of Pittsburgh examines a fundamental question pondered since the time of Pythagoras, and still vexing scientists today: what is the nature ...
Apr 17, 2007 |
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Too much homework can be counterproductive
Instead of improving educational achievement in countries around the world, increases in homework may actually undercut teaching effectiveness and worsen disparities in student learning, according to two Penn State researchers. Most tea ...
May 31, 2005 |
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40% efficient solar cells to be used for solar electricity
Scientists from Spectrolab, Inc., a subsidiary of Boeing, have recently published their research on the fabrication of solar cells that surpass the 40% efficiency milestone—the highest efficiency achieved ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 01, 2007 |
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Electronic tattoo display runs on blood
Jim Mielke's wireless blood-fueled display is a true merging of technology and body art. At the recent Greener Gadgets Design Competition, the engineer demonstrated a subcutaneously implanted touch-screen ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 21, 2008 |
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Japanese Device Uses Laser Plasma to Display 3D Images in the Air
A collaboration of the Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Keio University and Burton Inc. has produced a device to display "real 3D images" consisting of dot arrays ...
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Feb 27, 2006 |
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Why a hydrogen economy doesn't make sense
In a recent study, fuel cell expert Ulf Bossel explains that a hydrogen economy is a wasteful economy. The large amount of energy required to isolate hydrogen from natural compounds (water, natural gas, biomass), ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 11, 2006 |
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For Better Nanowires, Just Add Diamond
Among the positive characteristics of diamond, such as its beauty and unsurpassed hardness, are less well known properties that make it a valuable material in the electronics industry. Now, according to two scientists at ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 15, 2006 |
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