News tagged with noble gases
What goes down, must come up: Geoscientists offer new model for degassing of Earth's mantle
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 27, 2009 |
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A new analysis of the processes that constantly stir the Earth's deep mantle is helping to explain how the mantle holds onto a portion of ancient noble gases that were trapped during the Earth's formation.
We owe it all to comets
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Comets have always fascinated us. A mysterious appearance could symbolize God's displeasure or mean a sure failure in battle, at least for one side. Now Tel Aviv University justifies our fascination -- comets ...
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Scientists reveal fate of Earth's oceans
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 10, 2006 |
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Scientists at The University of Manchester have uncovered the first evidence of seawater deep inside the Earth shedding new light on the fate of the planet's oceans, according to research published in Nature this week (May 1 ...
Researchers reassess theories on formation of Earth's atmosphere
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Sep 19, 2007 |
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Geochemists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are challenging commonly held ideas about how gases are expelled from the Earth. Their theory, which is described in the Sept. 20 issue of the journal Nature, could ...
B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders
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Nov 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.
Barnes & Noble reports 2Q loss, cuts guidance
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Barnes & Noble on Tuesday posted a larger second-quarter loss than last year and lowered its profit forecast for this quarter in anticipation of weak holiday sales and high costs of launching its ...
New noble gas chemical compounds created
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Mar 23, 2005 |
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Chemical compounds consisting of noble gases combined with hydrocarbon molecules – a feat previously thought to be unattainable – have been created as the result of the work of researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This ach ...
Barnes & Noble unveils new e-reader: the 'nook' (w/ Video)
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Oct 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Barnes & Noble Inc. unveiled a new electronic-book reader Tuesday that will compete with Amazon.com's Kindle in a still-small arena where some see bookselling's future.
WU scientists analyze solar wind samples from Genesis Mission
Oct 30, 2007 |
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As reservoirs of valuable information go, nothing beats the sun. This sphere of heat and energy holds 99.9 percent of the solar system, saved in all original proportions after planets and meteorites formed. ...
Lava provides window on early Earth
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Nov 02, 2007 |
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Researchers at Harvard and the University of Hawaii believe they’ve resolved a long-standing controversy over the roots of islands — volcanoes in the middle of tectonic plates — showing that the islands’ lava ...
IREX latest entrant in US e-reader field
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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Dutch company IREX Technologies, a spinoff of Royal Philips Electronics, unveiled a new electronic reader for the US market on Wednesday, the latest entrant in an increasingly crowded field.
Researchers light up lungs to help diagnose disease
Apr 28, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed innovative technology which illuminates a person’s lungs and helps clinicians identify if they are functioning correctly. The new technology could ...
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