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Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary

Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 05, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly ...


Phoenix Mars Lander Works Through the Night

Phoenix Mars Lander Works Through the Night

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (19) | comments 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- To coordinate with observations made by an orbiter flying repeatedly overhead, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is working a schedule Monday that includes staying awake all night for the first time. ...





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In touch with molecules

In touch with molecules

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

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

The performance of modern electronics increases steadily on a fast pace thanks to the ongoing miniaturization of the utilized components. However, se-vere problems arise due to quantum-mechanical phenomena ...


Pushing light beyond its known limits

Pushing light beyond its known limits

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created 5 hours ago | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Scientists at the University of Adelaide have made a breakthrough that could change the world's thinking on what light is capable of.


Form of Mercury in Older Dental Fillings Unlikely to be Toxic: Study

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created 22 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Amid the on-going controversy over the safety of mercury-containing dental fillings, a University of Saskatchewan research team has shed new light on how the chemical forms of mercury at the surface of fillings ...


A Tale of Planetary Woe

A Tale of Planetary Woe (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 5

Once upon a time — roughly four billion years ago — Mars was warm and wet, much like Earth. Liquid water flowed on the Martian surface in long rivers that emptied into shallow seas. A thick atmosphere blanketed ...


Study identifies new way to biopsy brain tumors in real time

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new miniature, hand-held microscope may allow more precise removal of brain tumors and an easier recognition of tumor locations during surgery.


The Stars My Destination

The Stars My Destination

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 1

The Voyager spacecraft are now in the outermost layer of the heliosphere, traveling toward interstellar space - the first man-made spacecraft to travel such a vast distance from Earth.


Swift, XMM-Newton satellites tune into a middleweight black hole

Swift, XMM-Newton satellites tune into a middleweight black hole

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- While astronomers have studied lightweight and heavyweight black holes for decades, the evidence for black holes with intermediate masses has been much harder to come by. Now, astronomers ...


Scientists develop DNA origami nanoscale breadboards for carbon nanotube circuits

Scientists develop DNA origami nanoscale breadboards for carbon nanotube circuits

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

In work that someday may lead to the development of novel types of nanoscale electronic devices, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology has combined DNA's talent ...


New nanocrystalline diamond probes overcome wear

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University have developed, characterized, and modeled a new kind of probe used in atomic force microscopy (AFM), which images, measures, ...


EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun (AP)

EU objects to Oracle's takeover of Sun

Technology / Business

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S.



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