News tagged with fundamental principles
UCLA geographers urge U.S. to search 3 structures in Pakistan for bin Laden
Feb 17, 2009 |
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While U.S. intelligence officials have spent more than seven years searching fruitlessly for Osama bin Laden, UCLA geographers say they have a good idea of where the terrorist leader was at the end of 2001 ...
Decrease-radix design principle for multi-valued logic units and its application
Jan 09, 2009 |
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A new theory referred to as the Decrease-Radix Design is proposed. And based on this theory, the regulations of making multi-valued logic operation units are presented. The theory has laid down a solid foundation for the ...
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Skull bone may hold the key to tackling osteoporosis
Dec 19, 2009 |
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Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have uncovered fundamental differences between the bone which makes up the skull and the bones in our limbs, which they believe could hold the key to tackling bone weakness and ...
From terrorism to HIV, it's all about the network
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Similarities between webs of terrorists and networks of rescue personnel may seem unlikely. To an eclectic collaboration of engineers and social scientists, the connections are not only possible, but a potential ...
Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study, researchers have examined the possibility of rolling a nanorod on the surface of water. On the macroscale, perhaps the closest analogy might be the sport of logrolling, ...
The how and why of freezing the common fruit fly
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Using a microscope the size of a football field, researchers from The University of Western Ontario are studying why some insects can survive freezing, while others cannot.
Why newborn babies can't walk
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first steps of an infant is a real milestone in the development of all mammals including humans, but little is known about why some animals can walk soon after birth, while others need ...
Studying how black holes grow
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Black holes are some of the most exotic objects in the universe. They are the final evolutionary stage of giant stars much larger than the sun. When these stars explode, their cores collapse down to the size ...
Predicting insurgent attacks with a mathematical model
Dec 17, 2009 |
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When bombs and bullets left 37 dead during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan, earlier this month, the insurgency was using the element of surprise. Unpredictability is the hallmark of modern insurgent attacks such as ...
Researcher studies the universe through quantum electrodynamics
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fundamental constants, such as the standards for length and mass, are a given in our society. However, research has shown that these constants might be changing slightly with the expansion of the universe.
Science's breakthrough of the year: Uncovering 'Ardi'
Dec 17, 2009 |
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The research that brought to light the fossils of Ardipithecus ramidus, a hominid species that lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia, has topped Science's list of this year's most significant s ...
Colliding auroras produce an explosion of light
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA's THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the Northern Lights. Sometimes, vast curtains of aurora borealis collide, ...
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