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Scientists create large-area graphene on copper: Faster computers, electronics possible
May 07, 2009 |
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The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry, leading to faster computers and electronics, ...
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Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Mar 27, 2007 |
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An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of scientists with NASA's Cassini mission.
Bucky's brother -- The boron buckyball makes its debut
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 23, 2007 |
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A new study by Rice University scientists predicts the existence and stability of another "buckyball" consisting entirely of boron atoms.
Hot Cyclones Churn at Both Ends of Saturn
Jan 04, 2008 |
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Despite more than a decade of winter darkness, Saturn's north pole is home to an unexpected hot spot remarkably similar to one at the planet's sunny south pole. The source of its heat is a mystery. Now, the ...
BaBar Re-feathers its Nest
Nov 16, 2006 |
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Like a bird in molt, the BaBar detector is temporarily vulnerable while it acquires better plumage.
Giant Cyclones at Saturn's Poles Create a Swirl of Mystery
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal a giant cyclone at Saturn's north pole, and show that a similarly monstrous cyclone churning at Saturn's south pole is powered by Earth-like ...
A 'supra' new kind of froth
Jun 05, 2008 |
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To see the latest science of type-I superconductors, look no further than the froth on a morning cup of cappuccino. A team of U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory physicists and collaborating students ...
Carbon nanotube building blocks open up possibilities for advanced electronics
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 05, 2006 |
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A new method to systematically modify the structure of single-walled carbon nanotubes could expand their electronic properties and open the path to nano-electronics.
New World Cup football will unsettle goalkeepers, predicts scientist
Jun 07, 2006 |
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The new football that will be used for the first time in the World Cup’s opening game today is likely to “bamboozle” goalkeepers at some stage of the tournament, a leading scientist has warned.
Molecules spontaneously form honeycomb network featuring pores of unprecedented size
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 17, 2006 |
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UC Riverside researchers have discovered a new way in which nature creates complex patterns: the assembly of molecules with no guidance from an outside source. Potential applications of the finding are paints, ...
Study finds advanced 20th-century geometry in 15th-century tilings
Feb 23, 2007 |
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Intricate decorative tilework found in medieval architecture across the Islamic world appears to exhibit advanced decagonal quasicrystal geometry -- a concept discovered by Western mathematicians and physicists ...
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