Historian predicts the end of 'science superpowers' 10 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Is the sun beginning to set on America's scientific dominance? Much like the scientific superpowers of France, Germany and Britain in centuries' past, the United States has a diminishing lead over other nations in financial ... | |
First Solar: Quest for the $1 Watt 14 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Photovoltaic cells, once so costly they could be used only to power million-dollar satellites, are today turning up even on humble parking meters. Now a brash Tempe, Ariz., company called First Solar plans to take the technology ... | |
 Polarizing filter allows astronomers to see disks surrounding black holes 12 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, a team of international researchers has found a way to view the accretion disks surrounding black holes and verify that their true electromagnetic spectra match what astronomers ... | |
 Google unveils reference tool after 7-month test 10 hours ago | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Google Inc. is taking the wraps off an Internet encyclopedia designed to give people a chance to show off - and profit from - their expertise on any topic. | |
 Consumer spending: Why nine is the magic number 19 hours ago | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Retailers' belief that customers like a price ending in a nine rather than a rounded-up zero -- 199.99 instead of 200.00, for instance -- has been borne out by scientific research on a restaurant menu. | |
 Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer 13 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Since the idea of using DNA to create faster, smaller, and more powerful computers originated in 1994, scientists have been scrambling to develop successful ways to use genetic code for computation. Now, new ... | |
Ancient Galactic Magnetic Fields Stronger than Expected 11 hours ago | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mining the far reaches of the universe for clues about its past, a team of scientists including Philipp Kronberg of Los Alamos National Laboratory has proposed that magnetic fields of ancient galaxies like ... | |
 Los Angeles bans plastic bagging in stores 19 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The city of Los Angeles announced it will ban all plastic bags from retail stores as of July 1, 2010, following similar anti-pollution regulations already enforced in San Francisco. | |
Does too much sun cause melanoma? 22 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma (the less common and deadliest form of skin cancer), but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun ... | |
 'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality 12 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including ... | |
 Meet Robo habilis 12 hours ago | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project has brought the dream of human-like robots closer to reality by creating a human-like arm and hand controlled by an electronic ‘brain’ modelled on the human cerebellum. | |
 Unique fossil discovery shows Antarctic was once much warmer 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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A new fossil discovery- the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent- provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer. | |
 Hitachi, GE to develop smaller nuclear reactors 12 hours ago | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Japan's Hitachi and US giant General Electric will team up to sell midsize nuclear reactors to meet growing demand for power facilities in Southeast Asia, a Hitachi spokesman said Wednesday. | |
 How Secure Is Your Network? NIST Model Knows 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(PhysOrg.com) -- Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company’s confidential data, but possibly also sensitive information belonging to their clients, ... | |
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners 13 hours ago | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous ... | |
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