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Mice Levitated for Space Research

Mice Levitated for Space Research

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 21

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have managed to levitate young mice in research carried out for NASA. Levitated mice may help research on bone density loss during long exposures to low gravity, such as in space ...


Carbon nanotube

Carbon nanotubes are superior to metals for electronics

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

In the quest to pack ever-smaller electronic devices more densely with integrated circuits, nanotechnology researchers keep running up against some unpleasant truths: higher current density induces electromigration ...


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Tiny Train Model May be World's Smallest (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- David Smith, who has been building model railroads since 1965, has always had a preference for the smaller scale train models. His most recent project is a five-car train that runs through ...


German 'science train'

German 'science train': next stop Shanghai 2010?

Other Sciences / Other

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

How will we feed nine billion people in the future? Can we ever have a disease-free world? Can robots play football?


Road trains may be coming soon to Europe

Road trains may be coming soon to Europe (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 23

(PhysOrg.com) -- Road trains linking vehicles together in a traveling convoy are planned for Europe. With only the lead vehicle being actively driven, the road trains would allow commuters to sleep, read a ...


Russians quarantined after Chinese woman dies on train

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Russian authorities on Wednesday evacuated 53 passengers to quarantine and sealed off a train after a Chinese woman died of what could be a mystery infectious disease, officials said.


Vehicle pools for goods

Technology / Other

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web 2.0 can help companies located in the same region share haulage space when transporting consignments. Pooling benefits the environment, reduces CO2 output and saves costs -- experts put the figure at around 15 percent.


Maglev launch assist technology may enable commercial space travel

Maglev launch assist technology may enable commercial space travel

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 21, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (110) | comments 0

The same technology used in magnetically levitated ("maglev") trains may give spaceships a low-cost, stable boost for the future of space travel—possibly even for joy rides. A research group from two universities ...


Safely on the move

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How can rescue units be better protected during disaster operations or avalanche victims be found quicker? A new localization system connects satellite-based positioning systems with terrestrial locating aids and situation-dependent ...


South Korea plans to train 3,000 "cyber sheriffs" by next year to protect businesses after a spate of online attacks

SKorea to train 3,000 'cyber sheriffs': report

Technology / Internet

created Sep 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea plans to train 3,000 "cyber sheriffs" by next year to protect businesses after a spate of attacks on state and private websites, a report said Sunday.



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