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Physicists show way to count sweets in a jar -- from inside the jar

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- How many sweets fit into a jar? This question depends on the shapes and sizes of the sweets, the size of the jar, and how it is filled. Surprisingly, this ancient question remains unanswered because of the ...


Rabies ‘barrier’ to save rare wolf

Rabies 'barrier' to save rare wolf

Biology /

created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Oxford University and Ethiopian conservationists are battling to save the world’s rarest wolf from a rabies outbreak by creating a ‘barrier’ of vaccinated wolf packs.





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10 unusual gadgets and gifts for geeks

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 1.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone ...


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Dell Launches World's Fastest Office Color Laser Printer

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dell today announced three new commercial workgroup printers to help businesses of all sizes increase productivity and lower their total cost of printing.


'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.


Science begins at the world's most powerful X-ray laser

Science Begins at the World's Most Powerful X-ray Laser (w/ Video)

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first experiments are now underway using the world's most powerful X-ray laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. ...


Exploring the final frontier: Disease proposed as major barrier to Mars and beyond

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

A new report appearing in The Journal of Leukocyte Biology argues that human missions to Mars, as well as all other long-term space flights might be compromised by microbial hitchhikers, such as bacteria.


Gadgets: Picks from the PhotoPlus Expo

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

This past weekend at the 2009 PDN PhotoPlus Expo, companies from all over showed off the latest and greatest in digital photography gear. Here is a sampling of items that caught my attention while walking the floor at the ...


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Be cautious upgrading to Windows 7

Technology / Software

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (15) | comments 4

Before you buy a copy of Windows 7, you'd do well to check whether your computer -- and you -- are ready for the upgrade.


Things To Ponder While Eating Halloween Candy

Things To Ponder While Eating Halloween Candy

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

For kids, ringing a neighbor's doorbell, yelling "trick or treat," and receiving candy brings plenty of smiles, but for many the real fun of Halloween happens when you turn your plastic jack-o'-lantern candy ...


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Wolves lose their predatory edge in mid-life, study shows

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Although most wolves in Yellowstone National Park live to be nearly six years old, their ability to kill prey peaks when they are two to three, according to a study led by Dan MacNulty and recently published ...


Robotic perception, on purpose

Robotic perception, on purpose

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers developed technology that enables a robot to combine data from both sound and vision to create combined, purposeful perception. In the process, they have taken the field ...



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