News tagged with future
100 million years AD
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Jan Zalasiewicz, a lecturer in geology at the University of Leicester, has published a new study looking at the lasting impression made by mankind -100 million years hence. He takes the perspective of alien ...
Futuristic 48-Core Intel Chip Could Reshape How Computers are Built (w/ Video)
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(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, ...
Smart Lighting: New LED Drops the 'Droop'
Jan 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed and demonstrated a new type of light emitting diode (LED) with significantly improved lighting performance and energy efficiency.
As good as it gets?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 11, 2008 |
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Albert Einstein once quipped, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." The famous scientist might have added that the illusion of reality shifts over time. According to a new Brandeis University study ...
Low-emission, high-performance engine for future hybrids
Sep 15, 2008 |
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In an advance toward introduction of an amazing new kind of internal combustion engine, researchers in China are reporting development and use of a new and more accurate computer model to assess performance ...
Rising sea threatens coastline
Jan 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Experts at The University of Manchester are to produce a detailed picture of the public’s views on the uncertain future of a 250-mile-stretch of coastline.
Unlocking wood's energy
Mar 01, 2009 |
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Deftly using a pair of tweezers, Scott Geib pulls apart the insides of a yellowish, wormlike critter - the larva of a tree-devouring pest called the Asian long-horned beetle. Something in the insect's gut allows it to make ...
New model explains why we overestimate our future choices
Jul 17, 2008 |
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When people make choices for future consumption, they select a wider variety than when they plan to immediately consume the products. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the reasons behind this divers ...
Mars Sample Return: bridging robotic and human exploration
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2008 |
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The first robotic mission to return samples to Earth from Mars took a further step toward realisation with the recent publication of a mission design report by the iMARS Working Group. The report, defines ...
Natural gas as answer to oil decline could lead to catastrophe, says leading expert
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Ploughing resources into the use of natural gas as an alternative energy supply could lead to global shortage within 20 years time, according to a leading energy expert.
Carbon nanostructures form the future of electronics and optoelectronics
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 23, 2008 |
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This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Phaedon Avouris and Tony Heinz for their pioneering work on the electrical and optical properties of nanoscale carbon materials including carbon nanotubes ...
Scientists Track Heat in Tiny Rolls of Carbon Atoms
Mar 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM Research scientists today announced a landmark study in the field of nanoelectronics; the development and demonstration of novel techniques to measure the distribution of energy and heat in powered carbon ...
Unzipping Carbon Nanotubes Can Make Graphene Ribbons
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By "unzipping" carbon nanotubes, researchers have shown how to make flat graphene ribbons. Graphene, which is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon that looks like chicken wire, has unique electrical ...
Americans need to save paycheck-to-paycheck
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Americans are better at saving money when they set goals in the near future -- such as next month -- rather than the more distant future, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and Old Dominion University. ...
Google G1 Phone: Security Flaw Exposed
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of Security Researchers exposed a security flaw in Google´s G1 Android phone. The flaw is in the web browser on the T-Mobile G1 that can potentially allow Trojans and Keyloggers to ...
