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Physicists Discover New Particle: the Bottom-most 'Bottomonium'

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 10, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (61) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thirty years ago, particle physics delighted in discovering the "bottomonium" family—the set of particles that contain both a bottom quark and an anti-bottom quark but are bound together with different energies. ...





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Physics Model Determines Dynamics of Friends and Enemies

Physics Model Determines Dynamics of Friends and Enemies

Physics / General Physics

created 10 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes friends can become enemies and enemies become friends, and it’s difficult to understand exactly how or why the changes took place. A new study shows that when the shifting of alliances ...


EPA postpones decision on 15 percent blend for ethanol

Technology / Energy

created 12 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it will make a formal decision next year on whether to allow a 15 percent blend of ethanol in domestic gasoline, after initial tests showed that cars can run on the fuel.


Outpatient disc treatment gives long-term back pain relief

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A randomized, controlled study comparing standard conservative therapy to a minimally invasive treatment called percutaneous disc decompression for painful herniated disc revealed that while both treatments help patients ...


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San Francisco vs Amsterdam in green city rivalry

Space & Earth / Environment

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

San Francisco and Amsterdam set an online stage for an environmental rivalry regarding which city is more nature-friendly.


Seeking a Smarter Grid: Integrating Wind Energy by Linking Buildings to the Grid

Seeking a Smarter Grid: Integrating Wind Energy by Linking Buildings to the Grid

Technology / Energy

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

In utility parlance, wind energy is known as a “variable load.” That’s because wind is naturally unpredictable and inconstant. What’s worse, it is more likely to blow at night, when demand for electricity ...


Just use less: Energy savings to be big part of nation’s energy future

Just use less: Energy savings to be big part of nation’s energy future

Technology / Energy

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Energy adviser and former Honeywell executive Maxine Savitz says there are enormous energy savings available through increased efficiency, as much as 30 percent by 2030.


Battery Research Aims To Store Renewable Energy

Battery Research Aims To Store Renewable Energy

Technology / Energy

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 6

The biggest chemical battery in the United States is located near Interstate 90 in the small town of Luverne, Minn. The 80 ton device -- the size of two tractor-trailers stacked on top of each other -- stores ...


Rice ties in race for atomic-scale breakthrough

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Everybody loves a race to the wire, even when the result is a tie. The great irony is the ultraprecise clocks that could result from this competition could probably break any tie.


New theory on fairness in economics targets CEO pay

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chief executives in 35 of the top Fortune 500 companies were overpaid by about 129 times their "ideal salaries" in 2008, according to a new type of theoretical analysis proposed by a Purdue University researcher ...


Superstring theory useful for experimental physics

Superstring theory useful for experimental physics

Physics / General Physics

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (26) | comments 9

Superstring theory aims to explain the laws of physics from extremely small strings in various states. Theoretical superstring theory is therefore normally not considered to be particularly relevant for practical ...



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