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Tiny nano-electromagnets turn a cloak of invisibility into a possibility

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 7

A team of researchers at the FOM institute AMOLF (The Netherlands) has succeeded for the first time in powering an energy transfer between nano-electromagnets with the magnetic field of light.


Hardware-accelerated global illumination by image space photon mapping

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Research presented in a paper by Morgan McGuire, assistant professor of computer science at Williams College, and co-author Dr. David Luebke of NVIDIA, introduces a new algorithm to improve computer graphics for video games.


Part 1: From Linacs to Lasers: Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow

Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow (Part 1: From Linacs to Lasers)

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2

From their humble beginnings as offshoots of the ordinary electric light bulb, particle accelerators have evolved in surprising directions. Among the most productive and promising developments have been light ...


Keck Telescopes Take Deeper Look at Planetary Nurseries

Keck Telescopes Take Deeper Look at Planetary Nurseries

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have peered far into a young planetary system, giving an unprecedented view of dust and gas that might eventually form planets similar to Jupiter, ...


Seeing how evolutionary mechanisms yield biological diversity

Biology / Evolution

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An international team of scientists has discovered how changes in both gene expression and gene sequence led to the diversity of visual systems in African cichlid fish.


Samsung pays in dispute over Kodak camera patents

Technology / Business

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Eastman Kodak Co. said Wednesday that Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to pay the camera maker an undisclosed sum as the two sides try to settle a dispute over patents used in Samsung's camera phones.


A promoter shows off  liquid crystal display (LCD) television panels in Seoul earlier this year

LG Display claims world's thinnest TV panel

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 8

South Korea's LG Display said Monday it has developed the world's thinnest LCD television panel, measuring 2.6 millimetres (0.1 inches).


Adjusting acidity with impunity

Adjusting acidity with impunity

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How do individual cells or proteins react to changing pH levels? Researchers at the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente, The Netherlands, have developed a technique ...


Study sheds light on microscopic flower petal ridges

Study sheds light on microscopic flower petal ridges

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microscopic ridges contouring the surface of flower petals might play a role in flashing that come-hither look pollinating insects can't resist. Michigan State University scientists and colleagues ...


Brown dwarf pair mystifies astronomers

Brown dwarf pair mystifies astronomers

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two brown dwarf-sized objects orbiting a giant old star show that planets may assemble around stars more quickly and efficiently than anyone thought possible, according to an international ...



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