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Spanish scientists confirm the existence of electric activity in Titan

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 22, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 1

Physicists of the University of Granada and the University of Valencia (Spain) have developed a proceeding to analyse specific data sent by the Huygens probe from Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, proving "in an unequivocal ...





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Electric fish plug in to communicate

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as people plug in to computers, smart phones and electric outlets to communicate, electric fish communicate by quickly plugging special channels into their cells to generate electrical ...


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Electric cars rolling out

Technology / Energy

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (16) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electric vehicles are far from new, but we are still a long way from electric cars being the norm. Now two new electric cars may bring that goal a step closer.


Heart attacks: The tipping point

Heart attacks: The tipping point

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Twenty percent of American deaths each year are caused by heart attack or angina, sometimes without any warning.


GOCE's electric ion propulsion engine switched on

GOCE's electric ion propulsion engine switched on

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- GOCE's sophisticated electric ion propulsion system has been switched on and confirmed to be operating normally, marking another crucial milestone in the satellite's post-launch commissioning ...


Why musicians make us weep and computers don't

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 09, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (28) | comments 0

Music can soothe the savage breast much better if played by musicians rather than clever computers, according to a new University of Sussex-led study published in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE.


Fuel cells get a boost

Fuel cells get a boost

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (17) | comments 6

Fuel cells, devices that can produce electricity from hydrogen or other fuels without burning them, are considered a promising new way of powering everything from homes and cars to portable devices like cellphones ...


Giant balloon flying high over Atlantic to catch cosmic rays

Giant balloon flying high over Atlantic to catch cosmic rays

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Delaware researchers in Sweden have launched a giant balloon taller than a football field that is now flying at the edge of space to collect data on cosmic rays -- the most super-charged ...


Sensor Detects Onset of Acute Myocardial Ischemia

Physics / Soft Matter

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have fabricated and tested a unique biosensor that measures concentrations of potassium and hydrogen ions in the human heart with high specificity. The ...


Secrets of the Heart's Signals

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 10, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Natalia Trayanova's research team works on understanding the heart's natural electrical signaling process. The director of the Computational Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab, she is a faculty member in the biomedical engineering ...


Sudden death during sport: Education to improve survival rates

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More widespread availability of defibrillators and education of the general public could boost survival rates fourfold amongst athletes suffering cardiac arrest, a study has found. In less than half of cases, a bystander ...



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