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Killer pulses help characterize special surfaces
Jul 29, 2008 |
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Detecting deadly fumes in subways, toxic gases in chemical spills, and hidden explosives in baggage is becoming easier and more efficient with a measurement technique called surface-enhanced Raman scattering. To further improve ...
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Worlds oceans warmest on record this summer
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The world's in hot water. Sea-surface temperatures worldwide have been the hottest on record over the last three months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday.
Cassini Pinpoints Hot Sources of Jets on Enceladus
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2007 |
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A recent analysis of images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft provides conclusive evidence that the jets of fine, icy particles spraying from Saturn's moon Enceladus originate from the hottest spots on the moon's ...
Scientists Develop First Chip-Scale Thermoelectric Cooler
Feb 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As computer chips become more powerful, they also become hotter. Nearly all the power that flows into a chip comes out of it as waste heat, and that heat hurts the performance of the chip. ...
Hottest Stars in Delicate Embrace by Spiral Arms
Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists at the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) announced today that the hottest and most massive stars are wrapped in spiraling waves of hot gas. These winding waves, which ...
Cassini Prepares to Swoop by Saturn's Geyser-Spewing Moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fractures, or "tiger stripes," where icy jets erupt on Saturn's moon Enceladus will be the target of a close flyby by the Cassini spacecraft on Monday, Aug. 11.
Beware of highway robbers on Wi-Fi
Oct 12, 2009 |
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As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think security.
New research sheds light on freak wave hot spots
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Stories of ships mysteriously sent to watery graves by sudden, giant waves have long puzzled scientists and sailors. New research by San Francisco State professor Tim Janssen suggests that changes in water depth and currents, ...
Nano World: Water harvesting surfaces
Jun 06, 2006 |
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Beetles that harvest water from desert air have inspired the creation of printable surfaces that improve on nature with the aid of glass nanoparticles. These surfaces could also help control the flow of microscopic amounts ...
First IR Image from Newest Weather Satellite Captures Hurricane Bill
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Aug 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Remote-sensing scientists call a satellite image that captures an entire hemisphere of the Earth in one view a "full-disk" image. The delivery of the first full-disk image from a newly launched ...
Researchers find high numbers of heat-loving bacteria in cold Arctic Ocean
Sep 17, 2009 |
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A team of scientists led by U of C grad Casey Hubert has detected high numbers of heat loving, or thermophilic, bacteria in subzero sediments in the Arctic Ocean off the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The ...
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