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Birds of a feather: Study finds particles, molecules prefer not to mix
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the world of small things, shape, order and orientation are surprisingly important, according to findings from a new study by chemists at Washington University in St. Louis.
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New computer simulation helps explain folding in important cellular protein
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most parts of living organisms come packaged with ribbons. The ribbons are proteins—chains of amino acids that must fold into three-dimensional structures to work properly. But when for any reason the ribbons ...
A new calculation code opens new possibilities in nuclear reactor modelling
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Research Scientist Jaakko Leppänen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new calculation code in his doctoral thesis, for the modelling of neutron physics in nuclear reactors. The so-called Monte Carlo ...
Global increase of warmer years is no accident
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Between 1880 and 2006 the average global annual temperature was about 15°C. However, in the years after 1990 the frequency of years when this average value was exceeded increased.
Study Links Photosynthesis Genes to Marine Virus Fitness
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Feb 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent Northeastern University study has shown, for the first time, the effect of individual genes on the fitness of a marine species at the ecosystem level. Using his innovative computer simulation model, ...
How Martian winds make rocks walk
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Rocks on Mars are on the move, rolling into the wind and forming organized patterns, according to new research.
Can you hear me now? Not on Mars
Jun 30, 2006 |
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It may be difficult for two people to have a conversation on Mars, according to a research paper by Penn State graduate student in acoustics Amanda Hanford and Lyle Long, professor of aerospace engineering.
Drier, warmer springs in US Southwest stem from human-caused changes in winds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 2008 |
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Human-driven changes in the westerly winds are bringing hotter and drier springs to the American Southwest, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.
Physics education improves when students make their own computer models
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 02, 2009 |
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A current trend in secondary science education is for students to learn by discovering for themselves how things work. Computer modelling is a teaching method that fits in nicely with this trend and also with new learning ...
Shift in simulation superiority
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 01, 2009 |
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Science and engineering are advancing rapidly in part due to ever more powerful computer simulations, yet the most advanced supercomputers require programming skills that all too few U.S. researchers possess. ...
Defectors take the car, cooperators go by bus
Feb 03, 2009 |
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National economies are driven by the automobile, even during an economic downturn. Every day, hundreds of millions of people take their cars to visit remote places, to commute, and to reach the supermarket.
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