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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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Australia's government is seeking approval for plans to produce 20 percent of energy from renewable sources by 2020

Australia targets 20 pct renewable energy by 2020

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Australia on Thursday passed a clean energy law requiring the country to produce 20 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020 in move that could draw billions of dollars of green investment.


Orientation of antenna protein in photosynthetic bacteria described

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have figured out the orientation of a protein in the antenna complex to its neighboring membrane in a photosynthetic bacterium, a key find in the process of energy transfer ...


'Taco shell' protein: Orientation of middle man in photosynthetic bacteria described

'Taco shell' protein: Orientation of middle man in photosynthetic bacteria described

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have figured out the orientation of a protein in the antenna complex to its neighboring membrane in a photosynthetic bacterium, a key find ...


Breathing problems during sleep associated with calories burned at rest

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Individuals with sleep-related breathing disorders appear to burn more calories when resting as their conditions become more severe, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Su ...


Arctic Sea Ice Extent, September 2008

Arctic sea ice hits second-lowest extent, likely lowest volume

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 02, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (32) | comments 78

Arctic sea ice extent during the 2008 melt season dropped to the second-lowest level since satellite measurements began in 1979, reaching the lowest point in its annual cycle of melt and growth on Sept. 14, ...


Probing Question: Are there upper and lower limits to temperature?

Probing Question: Are there upper and lower limits to temperature?

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 07, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (108) | comments 0

Most people have heard absolute zero described as the lowest possible temperature, but what does that mean? Is it really the coldest cold, or just the lowest temperature that we can measure? Is there a corresponding ...


Regular walking protects the Masai against cardiovascular disease

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 18, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Scientists have long been puzzled by how the Masai can avoid cardiovascular disease despite having a diet rich in animal fats. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet believe that their secret is in their regular walking.


A young pulsar shows its hand

A young pulsar shows its hand

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 03, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (22) | comments 7

A small, dense object only twelve miles in diameter is responsible for this beautiful X-ray nebula that spans 150 light years. At the center of this image made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very ...


Scientists Extend the Lifetime of Quantum Memory

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 12

(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 ...


Researchers forecast 1 in 3 chance of record low sea ice in 2007

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 19, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

University of Colorado at Boulder researchers are forecasting a one in three chance that the 2007 minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic region will set an all-time record low.



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