 SETI Astronomer Envisions Technology Capable of Receiving ET Signals by 2032 November 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- SETI, (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak and host of the weekly radio show "Are We Alone," predicted during a recent conference in San Francisco that ... | |
 Supercritical CO2 boosts super optimism in sequestering greenhouse gas November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists appear to have the rock-solid evidence that suggests carbon dioxide can be safely and permanently sequestered in deep, underground basalt rock formations, without risk of it eventually ... | |
 Scientist turns to ink-jet printer for a new heart October 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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The technology is the same as that of the simple inkjet printer found in homes and offices, but Japanese scientist Makoto Nakamura is on a mission to see if it can also produce human organs. | |
 Robot planter moves toward the sun October 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Designers from The Play Coalition have developed a robotic planter for the home that moves toward the sunlight as the sun moves across the floor. | |
 'Digital dark age' may doom some data October 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 119 vote(s)
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What stands a better chance of surviving 50 years from now, a framed photograph or a 10-megabyte digital photo file on your computer's hard drive? | |
The great cosmic challenge October 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Today cosmologists are challenging the world to solve a compelling statistical problem, to bring us closer to understanding the nature of dark matter and energy which makes up 95 per cent of the ‘missing’ ... | |
Coral reefs found growing in cold, deep ocean November 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 metres under the surface of the Atlantic. Here the tops of the hills are covered in large coral reefs. NIOZ-researcher Furu Mienis studied ... | |
 Engineers design self-stabilizing electric bicycle November 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As every five-year-old knows, balancing on a bicycle is not as easy as it looks. But, as engineers know, getting a bicycle to balance by itself – without a human riding it – is even more difficult. | |
Gravity waves could hold key to supersymmetry November 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 57 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "In Geneva," Anupam Mazumdar tells PhysOrg.com, "there is a big effort to discover supersymmetry particles at the Large Hadron Collider. But that is not the only way to find these particles. We should ... | |
Bullies may enjoy seeing others in pain November 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Unusually aggressive youth may actually enjoy inflicting pain on others, research using brain scans at the University of Chicago shows. | |
 Obama to use executive orders for immediate impact (Update) November 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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(AP) -- President-elect Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush administration policies on stem cell research and domestic drilling ... | |
Astronauts head for extreme home makeover in space November 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The international space station is about to get all the comforts of a modern, high-end, "green" home: a fancy recycling water filter, a new fridge, extra bedrooms, workout equipment and the essential half-bath. | |
 Japan scientists say pot plants may one day absorb toxic gas November 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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As well as brightening your room, pot plants may one day help to prevent headaches in "sick" houses by absorbing toxic gas, according to Japanese scientists. | |
 Big particle collider repairs to cost $21 million November 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Fixing the world's largest atom smasher will cost at least 25 million francs ($21 million) and may take until early summer, its operator said Monday. | |
Anti-piracy software creates more problems than it solves October 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Is there such a thing as "good" anti-piracy software in games? The perennial topic has been pushed back into the spotlight recently thanks to the PC game Spore. | |
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