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Turning metal black more than just a novelty

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Rochester optics professor Chunlei Guo made headlines in the past couple of years when he changed the color of everyday metals by scouring their surfaces with precise, high-intensity laser bursts.





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Where are the female scientists in research articles?

Where are the female scientists in research articles?

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A recent research article published in the journal Scientometrics by a team from the University of Extremadura (UEX) has proved something that was already obvious to its scientific community - the extreme imbala ...


Californians -- and their cell phones -- will help computer scientists monitor air pollution

Californians -- and their cell phones -- will help computer scientists monitor air pollution

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

You want to go for a run, but you don't want to run in polluted air that might aggravate your asthma. University of California, San Diego computer scientists are creating a network of environmental sensors ...


Nature's fine designs: Scientists find modern lessons in ancient creations

Nature's fine designs: Scientists find modern lessons in ancient creations

Biology / Other

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nature and its bottom-up processes for creating robust and responsive materials are inspiring new generations of synthetic materials and creative design.


Cisco and BT will provide telephony systems that let users "pay as they go"

Cisco and British Telecom head for the 'cloud'

Technology / Telecom

created 4 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco and British telecom giant BT Group on Wednesday announced a partnership aimed at a growing hunger by businesses worldwide for Internet-based communications services.


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GSM system about to be compromised

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (19) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists in California and elsewhere are deliberately setting out to compromise the mobile phone system used by around three billion people. The system uses Global System for Mobile ...


FTC expands Intel anti-competition probe, sources say

Technology / Business

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The Federal Trade Commission has broadened its investigation of Santa Clara, Calif., chipmaker Intel beyond the company's competition with Advanced Micro Devices to include at least one other Silicon Valley company, Nvidia, ...


IBM Introduces New System z Linux Solutions for Large-Scale Consolidation and Savings

Technology / Software

created 7 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IBM today announced new Linux offerings for the System z mainframe to help clients run smarter and more efficient data centers that maximize the use of IT resources and reduce energy costs.


UAF chooses shipyard to build Alaska Region Research Vessel

UAF chooses shipyard to build Alaska Region Research Vessel

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 12 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

More than three decades ago, marine scientists in the United States first identified the need for a research vessel capable of bringing scientists to Alaska's icy northern waters.


Caltech scientists discover aggression-promoting pheromone in flies

Scientists discover aggression-promoting pheromone in flies (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Have you ever found yourself struggling to get your order taken at a crowded bar or lunch counter, only to walk away in disgust as more aggressive customers elbow their way to the front? It turns out that ...


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Futuristic 48-Core Intel Chip Could Reshape How Computers are Built (w/ Video)

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (30) | comments 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor, or "single-chip cloud computer," that rethinks many of the approaches used in today's designs for laptops, ...



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