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Physicists develop unique new calibration tool for radio frequencies

Physicists develop unique new calibration tool for radio frequencies

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A scientist from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has helped Fluke Precision Measurement to prove the effectiveness of a unique new tool for calibrating radio frequency (RF) devices.





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Artist's Impression of the Star OGLE-TR-56 and its Planet

Exoplanet atmospheres detected from Earth for the first time

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Transiting exoplanets are routinely detected when they pass in front of their parent star as viewed from the Earth, which only happens by chance. The transit event causes a small drop in the ...


Microwave Meter Measures Moisture and Density of In-Shell Peanuts

Microwave Meter Measures Moisture and Density of In-Shell Peanuts

Biology / Other

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A microwave meter that instantaneously measures both moisture and density of in-shell peanuts has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, making it easier and faster ...


Social memory in Drosophila

Social memory in Drosophila

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Positive social interactions exist within Drosophila: when in a group, Drosophila flies have better memory than when they are isolated. Thomas Preat's team at the Laboratoire de Neurobiologie (CNRS, France) ...


Measuring nitrate concentrations in leafy green vegetables

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Leafy green vegetables such as lettuce, Asian greens, and spinach can accumulate high concentrations of nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N), which are potentially harmful if consumed by humans. To measure NO3-N concentration in plant ...


It's not all in your head: Descending neural mechanisms of placebo-induced pain control

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study reveals that when it comes to pain control, the "placebo effect" involves evolutionarily old pain control pathways in the human brainstem, the part of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord. The research, ...


China Joins Thirty Meter Telescope Project

China Joins Thirty Meter Telescope Project

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has joined the Thirty Meter Telescope Project (TMT). As an Observer, China will participate in planning the ...


Latvian experts say meteorite crater was hoax (Update)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Scientists investigating a large crater initially believed to have been caused by a meteorite said a closer analysis Monday revealed it was a hoax.


Australia gets $72 million for the GMT

Australia gets $72 million for the Giant Magellan Telescope

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Pasadena, CA-The Australian government has announced that it will provide $88.4 million AUD ($72.4 million USD) to help fund the revolutionary 25-meter Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) to be sited at Las Campanas ...


Google PowerMeter

Google forms PowerMeter partnership

Technology / Energy

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (9) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Google has announced it has secured its first official device partner for Google PowerMeter, which means you can now use the software without having a smart meter installed by your utility ...


Novel findings shed light on how N-type channel function is modified by lipids

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The November 2009 issue of the Journal of General Physiology (JGP) contains two papers by the Rittenhouse laboratory that describe novel findings on how N-type voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) function is modified by lip ...



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