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Physicists observe kink in the dispersion of f-electrons

(PhysOrg.com) -- Los Alamos researchers in collaboration with colleagues in US and Europe report on the observation of a kink in the dispersion of f-electrons in USb2.

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0




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A step closer to understanding, averting drug resistance

(Medical Xpress) -- The multidrug transporter EmrE functions as an asymmetric antiparallel dimer (molecule with two subunits). Drug (blue) transport from the inside to the outside of the cell membrane is accomplished ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Review: Thunderbird innovates, but Web mail wins

The last time I relied on email software for personal messaging, George W. Bush was starting his second term, Pluto was still a planet and the Motorola Razr was America's most popular mobile phone.

Technology / Software

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4

Location-based 'geo-fencing' apps raise privacy concerns

Someone who is in a mall or near a favorite restaurant might get a message on their cellphone about a sale at a store or specials on the menu. Or they could be alerted that their child has left the school grounds.

Technology / Software

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Verizon 4G network crashes again

A high-speed smartphone data service freshly rolled out by Verizon crashed anew on Wednesday as the US telecom titan continued to work out issues with its new-generation network.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

On the edge of friction

(PhysOrg.com) -- The problem exists on both a large and a small scale, and it even bothered the ancient Egyptians. However, although physicists have long had a good understanding of friction in things like ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Hollywood flubs movie system launch, miffs users

(AP) -- Warner Bros. is learning a hard lesson about launching an ill-conceived product in the age of social media.

Technology / Business

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stalled weather systems more frequent in decades of warmer Atlantic

(PhysOrg.com) -- Slow-moving winter weather systems that can lead to massive snowfalls are more frequent during the decades when the North Atlantic Ocean is warmer than usual, a new NASA study finds. The study ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pure luxury - thanks to Empa technology

True luxury has only one color – gold. A nanometer-thin layer of pure gold now lends ties and pocket handkerchiefs that authentic gold sheen, thanks to a new Empa-developed process. The yarn, which is ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Landsat's TIRS instrument comes out of first round of thermal vacuum testing

The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) that will fly on the next Landsat satellite came out of its first round of thermal vacuum testing Tuesday, Oct. 4 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World prone to food-borne disease outbreaks: WHO

The world has become more vulnerable to outbreaks of disease caused by contaminated food because of growing global trade, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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