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Flipping a photonic shock wave

Flipping a photonic shock wave

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

A team of physicists has directly observed a reverse shock wave of light in a specially tailored structure known as a left-handed metamaterial. Although it was first predicted over forty years ago, this is ...





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Winds drive icebergs away from New Zealand

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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(AP) -- Strong westerly winds in the southern Pacific Ocean have driven scores of icebergs originally headed toward New Zealand to the east, away from the country, an oceanographer said Tuesday.


NASA captures Typhoon Nida's clouds from 2 angles

NASA captures Typhoon Nida's clouds from 2 angles

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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NASA satellites capture amazing views of tropical cyclones, and the Aqua and CloudSat satellites captured a top-down look at temperatures in Typhoon Nida's clouds, and an image of what they look like from ...


Scientists gain new understanding of disease-causing bacteria

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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A team of scientists from The Forsyth Institute, the University of Connecticut Health Center, the CDC and the Wadsworth Center, have used state-of-the-art technology to elucidate the molecular architecture of Treponema pallidum, ...


Super Typhoon Nida to pass east of Iwo To and Chichi Jima

Super Typhoon Nida to pass east of Iwo To and Chichi Jima

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Nida is still holding on to Super Typhoon status in the Western Pacific Ocean, and over the weekend, is forecast to pass east of both Iwo To and Chichi Jima islands. Although the center of Nida will remain ...


Galician waves are best for producing energy

Galician waves are best for producing energy

Technology / Energy

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The best coastal areas in the Iberian Peninsula in terms of harnessing wave energy are the Costa da Morte and Estaca de Bares, in La Coruña, Galicia, according to two pioneering studies by researchers from ...


Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul (AP)

Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul

Medicine & Health / Health

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

(AP) -- Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question:


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Cellphone powers back pain chip in Taiwan

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Taiwanese researchers have developed a chip to treat backpain that is powered by mobile phone, a member of the team said Friday.


Holiday Web shopping looks brighter than last year

Technology / Internet

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales.


Monster Waves on the Sun are Real

Monster Waves on the Sun are Real (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (20) | comments 2

Sometimes you really can believe your eyes. That's what NASA's STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) spacecraft are telling researchers about a controversial phenomenon on the sun known as the "solar ...


Image: Prometheus Plays Tug of War with One of Saturn's Rings

Image: Prometheus Plays Tug of War with One of Saturn's Rings

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The diminutive moon Prometheus whips gossamer ice particles out of Saturn's F ring in this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft on Aug. 21, 2009.



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