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Quantum doughnuts slow and freeze light at will: 'fast computing & slow glass'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research led by the University of Warwick has found a way to use doughnuts shaped by-products of quantum dots to slow and even freeze light, opening up a wide range of possibilities from reliable and effective ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 2




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A quantum connection between light and motion

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have demonstrated a system in which light is used to control the motion of an object that is large enough to be seen with the naked eye at the level where quantum mechanics governs ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (22) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

A glass of milk a day could benefit your brain

Pouring at least one glass of milk each day could not only boost your intake of much-needed key nutrients, but it could also positively impact your brain and mental performance, according to a recent study in the International Da ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New Vizio HD-TV breaks wide-screen barrier for movies, apps

The shape of TVs to come might be even wider than wide-screen. Today's high-definition sets evolved to a rectangular 16-by-9 shape from the more square analog TVs. But a wider 21-by-9 display standard is in ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

UA makes mirrors for world's largest telescope

(PhysOrg.com) -- The second of seven 27-foot diameter mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope was cast on Jan. 14 inside a rotating furnace at the UA's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Gadget Watch: HP Envy 14 PC has smart-tag sensor

(AP) -- Thin, light laptops -known as "ultrabooks"- are a much-hyped category at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show, an annual showcase for the latest smartphones, tablet computers and other ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Intel exploring ways to help Stephen Hawking speak

Intel Corp. is looking for ways to help famed British physicist Stephen Hawking reverse the slowing of his speech, according to a senior executive with the American chipmaker.

Technology / Other

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Stephen Hawking to turn 70, defying disease

British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved: How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 17

Pentagon-backed 'time cloak' stops the clock (Update)

Pentagon-supported physicists on Wednesday said they had devised a "time cloak" that briefly makes an event undetectable.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (64) | comments 43 | with audio podcast

Stanford archaeologist questions the role of human rights in site preservation

In the arid, rural plains of central Turkey sits one of the most important archaeological sites on earth. Sheltered by an expansive glass canopy, dozens of archaeologists and students work year-round to unearth ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 02, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 4

How to prevent, treat a New Year's hangover

(Medical Xpress) -- New Year’s Eve is fast approaching and many plan on ringing in the new year with a few drinks.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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