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Alternative energy hits the road

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 12, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (50) | comments 18

Anyone who has walked barefoot across a parking lot on a hot summer day knows that blacktop is exceptionally good at soaking up the sun's warmth. Now, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has found a way ...





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Hatchery-raised salmon too crowded

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Every year, large amounts of hatchery-raised young salmonids are released into Swedish rivers and streams to compensate for losses in natural production. Butthese fish generally survive poorly in the wild. ...


Christmas Carol Talk

Other Sciences / Other

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

Even without the lyrics, the tunes of some Christmas carols -- such as "Jingle Bells" or "Deck the Halls" -- sound uplifting. But the melodies of other songs like "We Three Kings" have a different, somber sound.


Swimming Bacteria Could Become Model for Micromachines

Swimming Bacteria Could Become Model for Micromachines

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn researchers say Spiroplasma's propulsion style is optimal for converting energy into motion.


Tiny whispering gallery

Tiny whispering gallery: Sensor can detect a single nanoparticle and take its measurement

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanotechnology has already made it to the shelves of your local pharmacy and grocery: nanoparticles are found in anti-odor socks, makeup, makeup remover, sunscreen, anti-graffiti paint, home ...


JooJoo

A new generation of computer tablets is on its way

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

I may have caught a glimpse of the future last week. In San Francisco, a startup company called Fusion Garage showed off the JooJoo, a touch-screen device that looks like the iPhone's big brother. The JooJoo ...


Tech investing will be a tougher play in 2010 (AP)

Tech investing will be a tougher play in 2010

Technology / Business

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Mutual funds that bet exclusively on technology stocks are the star performers of 2009.


Five tips for stress-free exams

Five tips for stress-free exams

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's exam time, and for many students that means long days, late nights and lots of coffee. It's easy to let the anxiety get to you, so what can you do to cope with exam tension?


Text of Jewish exorcism discovered

Text of Jewish exorcism discovered

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A rare - and possibly unique - text describing a Jewish exorcism has been discovered by a scholar of medieval Jewish studies.


Surveying bird biodiversity from space?

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A fundamental rule of wildlife ecology says that diverse habitats foster greater biodiversity: The Amazon has far more species than Greenland. But how do habitat and biodiversity relate in a state like Wisconsin, ...


YouTube has tripled the number of "monetized views" and earns ad revenue on more than a billion online videos

YouTube leads Google charge in display ad market

Technology / Internet

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google on Tuesday outlined a strategy for seizing a bigger share of online display advertising that has long been a key stronghold for rival Yahoo!



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