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Researcher studies the universe through quantum electrodynamics

Physics / Quantum Physics

created 8 hours ago | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fundamental constants, such as the standards for length and mass, are a given in our society. However, research has shown that these constants might be changing slightly with the expansion of the universe.


UNSW students sequence genome of the Wollemi Pine

UNSW students sequence genome of the Wollemi Pine

Biology / Biotechnology

created 9 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- UNSW students have sequenced the chloroplast genome of the ancient Wollemi Pine - a world first that could reveal how a "dinosaur" of the tree kingdom survived 200 million years of shifting ...


Within a cell, actin keeps things moving

Within a cell, actin keeps things moving

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using new technology developed in his University of Oregon lab, chemist Andrew H. Marcus and his doctoral student Eric N. Senning have captured what they describe as well-orchestrated, actin-driven, ...


ROV Jason images the discovery of the deepest explosive eruption on the sea floor (w/ Video)

Oceanographers image the discovery of the deepest explosive eruption on the sea floor (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 8 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor.


Taiwan has developed tiny microchips that could lead to lighter and cheaper laptops or mobile phones

Taiwan unveils super-tiny microchip

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Taiwan has developed tiny microchips that could lead to lighter and cheaper laptops or mobile phones, researchers and observers said Wednesday.


STEM gets greener: Promoting critical thinking using renewable energy technology

Technology / Energy

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Can building model cars really help create the next generation of electric vehicle designers and engineers? Researchers at North Carolina State University think so. Through a recent grant, they will develop a curriculum that ...


Next-Generation Air Transportation System to Ultimately Succeed, Computer Scientist Predicts

Technology / Other

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Next Generation Air Transportation System, known as NextGen, is due for national implementation in stages between now and 2018. "I am predicting ultimate success and a system that will provide a much ...


NASA, Google offer more precise emissions tracking (AP)

NASA, Google offer more precise emissions tracking

Space & Earth / Environment

created 17 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The question is a potential deal-killer: If nations ever agree to slash greenhouse gas emissions, how will the world know if they live up to their pledges?


Headwater stream nutrient enrichment disrupts food web

Biology / Ecology

created 7 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Human activity is increasing the supply of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, to stream systems all over the world. The conventional wisdom -- bolstered by earlier research -- has held that these additional nutrients ...


Ardi

Science's breakthrough of the year: Uncovering 'Ardi'

Other Sciences / Other

created 10 hours ago | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

The research that brought to light the fossils of Ardipithecus ramidus, a hominid species that lived 4.4 million years ago in what is now Ethiopia, has topped Science's list of this year's most significant s ...



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