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Everlasting Quantum Wave: Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases

Everlasting Quantum Wave: Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solitary waves that run a long distance without losing their shape or dying out are a special class of waves called solitons. These everlasting waves are exotic enough, but theoreticians at ...


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Study: Earth's polar ice sheets vulnerable to even moderate global warming

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (30) | comments 19

A new analysis of the geological record of the Earth's sea level, carried out by scientists at Princeton and Harvard universities and published in the Dec. 16 issue of Nature, employs a novel statistical approa ...


Researcher unveils new approach to treat lower back pain

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Using a branch of science that crosses disciplines to study complex problems, a Michigan State University researcher is introducing a new way to understand and treat lower back pain, a condition affecting more than 40 million ...


Technique finds gene regulatory sites without knowledge of regulators

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new statistical technique developed by researchers at the University of Illinois allows scientists to scan a genome for specific gene-regulatory regions without requiring prior knowledge of the relevant transcription factors. ...


Full recovery now possible for an 'untreatable' mental illness

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Patients coping with the chaos and misery of Borderline Personality Disorder now have reason for strong confidence in making major life changes through a new treatment, Schema Therapy. For the first time, three major outcome ...


Capturing those in-between moments: Researchers solves timing problem in molecular modeling

Capturing those in-between moments: Researchers solves timing problem in molecular modeling

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A theoretical physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a method for calculating the motions and forces of thousands of atoms simultaneously over a wider range of time scales ...


Under pressure: The impact of stress on decision making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we carefully deliberate the pros and cons of our choices, taking into consideration past experiences in similar situations before making a final decision. However, a ...


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Greek pilots see red from laser pen pranks

Technology / Other

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Greece's civil aviation pilots on Wednesday called for a crackdown on laser pen pranksters who have endangered a growing number of plane landings around the country.


Magnetic Measurements Question Assumptions About High-Tc Superconductors

Magnetic Measurements Question Assumptions About High-Tc Superconductors

Physics / Superconductivity

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Conquering one of the biggest challenges in the study of high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductors, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have grown ...


Algebra adds value to mathematical biology education

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

As mathematics continues to become an increasingly important component in undergraduate biology programs, a more comprehensive understanding of the use of algebraic models is needed by the next generation of biologists to ...


Major NIMH research project to test approaches to altering the course of schizophrenia

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is launching a large-scale research project to explore whether using early and aggressive treatment, individually targeted and integrating a variety of different therapeutic ...


Getting the most out of gemstones

Getting the most out of gemstones

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Emeralds, rubies and the like are referred to as colored gemstones by experts. They sparkle and shine with varying intensity, depending on the cut. A new machine can achieve the best possible cut and extract ...


Shrinking 'ridiculous' data sets to manageable size

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Two decades ago a renowned statistician described a computer data set of 1 billion bytes as "huge" and 10 trillion bytes as "ridiculous."


Robotic approach to urothelial cancer of the kidney proves to be beneficial for patients

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Robotic trained surgeons at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia presented a new and novel approach to surgically treat urothelial cancer (in the lining of the bladder or kidney) today at the American Urological Association's ...


Relocation, relocation, relocation: Math could address climate change population concerns

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

As sea levels rise in the wake of climate change and semi-arid regions turn to desert, people living in those parts of the world are likely to be displaced. A mathematical approach to planned relocation reported in the International Jo ...