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The Tarantula glows with X-rays and infrared light

(PhysOrg.com) -- This spiderweb-like tangle of gas and dust is a star-forming region called 30 Doradus. It is one of the largest such regions located close to the Milky Way galaxy, and is found in the neighboring ...

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created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Herschel links star formation to sonic booms

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel space observatory has revealed that nearby interstellar clouds contain networks of tangled gaseous filaments. Intriguingly, each filament is approximately the same width, hinting ...

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Samsung 4Q profit rises 17 pct on smartphone sales

(AP) -- Samsung Electronics Co. reported a 17 percent jump in fourth quarter profit on the strength of smartphone sales even as the company battled claims it had copied Apple's iPhone.

Technology / Business

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Earthly machine recreates star's sizzling-hot surface

Since we can't go to the stars yet, let's bring the stars to us. In a giant X-ray-producing facility, astronomers and plasma physicists have heated a cigar-sized sample of gas to over 17,000 degrees Fahrenheit ...

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created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Stellar discovery

On August 24, astrophysicist Peter Nugent was playing a little catch-up. Nugent, an adjunct professor at Berkeley and group leader of the Computational Cosmology Center at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ...

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created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Cosmic particle accelerators get things going

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Cluster satellites have discovered that cosmic particle accelerators are more efficient than previously thought. The discovery has revealed the initial stages of acceleration for the ...

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created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tech-obsessed Koreans drive smartphone boom

Technology-obsessed South Koreans fell in love with the smartphone relatively late, but are making up for lost time at astonishing speed.

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created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Astrobiologists discover 'sweet spots' for the formation of complex organic molecules in the galaxy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists within the New York Center for Astrobiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have compiled years of research to help locate areas in outer space that have extreme potential for ...

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created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Samsung 3Q profit slides 23 percent

(AP) -- Samsung Electronics said quarterly profit slid 23 percent as weaker demand for flat panels and computer chips offset booming smartphone sales that were estimated to have surpassed those of industry ...

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created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

S. Korea's LG unveils ultra-high-speed smartphone

South Korea's LG Electronics Monday launched a new smartphone with ultra-high-speed network technology in a bid to catch up with rivals Apple and Samsung.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mass. schools team up for supercomputer center

(AP) -- At a gritty industrial site occupied a century ago by a textile mill, five universities are collaborating to install supercomputers that will recreate the start of the universe and perform other research.

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created Oct 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Samsung grows ever bigger, but icon status elusive

If you own a consumer electronics gadget, there's a good chance something from Samsung makes it tick. The company has traveled far from its roots as a seller of cheap appliances in the 1970s and 1980s when ...

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created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4


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