A 'New Dimension' at the LHC July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 67 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Later this year, the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland, will begin operating, sending beams of protons hurling around circular tracks ... | |
 'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 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 ... | |
 First STM spectroscopy of graphene flakes yields new surprises July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have performed the first scanning tunneling spectroscopy of ... | |
Purdue panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A Purdue University panel has found two instances of misconduct by a researcher who claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments. | |
How a simple mathematic formula is starting to explain the bizarre prevalence of altruism in society July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Why do humans cooperate in things as diverse as environment conservation or the creation of fairer societies, even when they don’t receive anything in exchange or, worst, they might even be penalized? | |
Make your own microfluidic device with new kit from U-M 36 minutes ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A type of device called a "lab-on-a-chip" could bring a new generation of instant home tests for illnesses, food contaminants and toxic gases. But today these portable, efficient tools are often stuck in the lab themselves. ... | |
Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain 56 minutes ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
The remains of several unknown insect species which became extinct long before dinosaurs stopped roaming the earth have been discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain, researchers said Thursday. | |
 Trench on Mars Ready for Next Sampling by NASA Lander 1 hour ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has groomed the bottom of a shallow trench to prepare for collecting a sample to be analyzed from a hard subsurface layer where the soil may contain frozen water. ... | |
Creators of Scrabble knockoff on Facebook sued 2 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- T-R-O-U-B-L-E could loom for a Scrabble knockoff that has become one of the most popular activities on Facebook. | |
 Arctic 'holds 90bln barrels of oil, mostly offshore' 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Within the Arctic circle there are 90 billion barrels of oil and vast quantities of natural gas waiting to be tapped, most of it offshore, the government-run US Geological Survey said. | |
Genetic mutation identified for eye complaint 3 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
An international research collaboration including research teams from the Children's Hospital in Boston (USA), King's College London and the Peninsula Medical School, has identified a gene that, when mutated, causes Duane ... | |
 Scientists solve 30-year-old aurora borealis mystery 3 hours ago | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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UCLA space scientists and colleagues have identified the mechanism that triggers substorms in space; wreaks havoc on satellites, power grids and communications systems; and leads to the explosive release of ... | |
Material may help autos turn heat into electricity 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity. In the current issue of the journal Science, they describe a material ... | |
 Electron microscopy enters the picometer scale 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Jülich scientists have succeeded in precisely measuring atomic spacings down to a few picometres using new methods in ultrahigh-resolution electron microscopy. This makes it possible to find out decisive parameters ... | |
The Quiet Explosion: Object intermediate between normal supernovae and gamma-ray bursts found 3 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A European-led team of astronomers are providing hints that a recent supernova may not be as normal as initially thought. Instead, the star that exploded is now understood to have collapsed into a black hole, producing a ... | |
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