News tagged with jump
Scientists Extend the Lifetime of Quantum Memory
Jan 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Storing and sending information using quantum phenomena is one of the hottest areas of research today; scientists across the globe are investigating how to make quantum communication possible for real-life ...
Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record
Oct 03, 2008 |
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German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by ...
Like an arrow: Jumping insects use archery techniques
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Sep 30, 2008 |
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Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are the champion insect jumpers, capable of reaching heights of 700 mm - more than 100 times their own body length. Research published today in the open access journal ...
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July sees big jump in fuel efficiency of new cars
Aug 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Cars and light trucks sold in July got more miles per gallon than those sold in previous months, say researchers, who credit the Cash for Clunkers program.
These shoes are made for talking ... to your phone
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May 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A startup is working on a product that can tell you exactly what it's like to walk a mile in someone else's shoes - because the insoles record every touch of pressure.
Under Observation -- Restless Atoms Cause Materials to Age
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Atoms have the habit of jumping through solids - a practice that physicists have recently been able to follow for the first time using a brand new method. This scientific advance was made ...
Microsoft unveils line of Windows phones
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Oct 06, 2009 |
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Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer on Tuesday unveiled his company's line of Windows smartphones in an offensive against Apple's iPhone and Google's Android system.
Beating the radar: Getting a jump on storm prediction
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Satellite observation of cloud temperatures may be able to accurately predict severe thunderstorms up to 45 minutes earlier than relying on traditional radar alone, say researchers at UW-Madison's Space Science ...
Comcast 1Q profit up 6 percent on new customers
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nation's largest cable TV provider is reporting a 6 percent jump in first-quarter earnings.
India's Infosys posts 7.5 pct jump in quarterly profit
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Infosys Technologies, India's second-biggest software firm, posted Friday a surprise 7.5 percent quarterly jump in net profit as an improving global economy eased price-cutting pressure.
Google digs deeper into Internet search results
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Google on Friday said it has enhanced its popular Internet search engine to dig deeper into pages to uncover the exact tidbits of information people seek.
WHO working on formulas to model swine flu spread
Jul 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The World Health Organization said Wednesday it is working to mathematically model the spread of swine flu in an attempt to better understand how the outbreak developed from a handful of cases to a global epidemic ...
Swine flu goes person-to-pig; could it jump back?
May 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Now that the swine flu virus has passed from a farmworker to pigs, could it jump back to people? The question is important, because crossing species again could make it more deadly.
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