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Scientists Control Plasma Bullets
Feb 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On the nanoscale, things aren’t always what they seem. What first looked like a continuous plasma jet has turned out to be a train of tiny, high-velocity plasma bullets. Using a camera with ...
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Scientists find signs of liquid water in Saturn's moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 08, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists working on the Cassini mission to Saturn have found evidence of liquid water on the planet's icy moon Enceladus, suggesting the possibility of life below its surface.
Texas entrepreneur hopes to turn mesquite into power
Feb 05, 2010 |
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Randy Hill lives amid the fossil fuels of America, a place where natural gas and crude oil made millionaires and the landscape is dotted with pump jacks. But Hill, who lives outside Abilene in West Texas, is spending much ...
Solar Dynamics Observatory: The 'Variable Sun' Mission
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 05, 2010 |
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For some years now, an unorthodox idea has been gaining favor among astronomers. It contradicts old teachings and unsettles thoughtful observers, especially climatologists.
First journey for Alphabus spacecraft
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 05, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The service module of the new Alphabus generation of telecommunication satellites has completed its first journey ? from Cannes to Toulouse, in France. The three-day trip was completed ...
Record-breaking LHC collisions offer first glimpse of physics at new energy frontier
Feb 05, 2010 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In December, the Large Hadron Collider, the world?s largest particle accelerator, shattered the world record for highest energy particle collisions.
CU-Boulder instrument package to study space weather set for NASA launch Feb. 9
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Feb 04, 2010 |
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A $32 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument package set for launch Feb. 9 by NASA should help scientists better understand the violent effects of the sun on near-Earth space weather that can affect satellites, ...
Researchers identify regulator of human sperm cells
Feb 04, 2010 |
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UCSF researchers have identified an elusive molecular regulator that controls the ability of human sperm to reach and fertilize the egg, a finding that has implications on both treating male infertility and preventing pregnancy.
Nano for the senses
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Pin-sharp projections, light that's whiter than white, varnishes that make sounds if the temperature changes: at nano tech 2010 in Tokyo, Fraunhofer researchers present nanotechnology that is a veritable feast for the senses.
To be or to become: That's the question for advertisers
Feb 02, 2010 |
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If you won a million dollars today, what would you do? Say "sayonara" to your boss and head to Bora Bora, or invest your newfound wealth in a long-term T-bill?
Biomarker could help doctors tailor treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Investigators have identified a biomarker that could help doctors select patients with rheumatoid arthritis who will benefit from therapy with drugs such as Enbrel, a tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-antagonist drug. The study, ...
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