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Lancets Flights Probe Supersonic Shockwaves

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is concluding a series of flight tests to measure shock waves generated by an F-15 jet in an effort to validate computer models that could be used in designing quieter supersonic aircraft.





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American scriptwriters increasingly incorporating Spanish in their dialogues

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nieves Jiménez Carra, a researcher and lecturer at the Pablo de Olavide (UPO) University in Seville has studied how scripts swap from one language to another in American television series and cinema. One of her conclusions ...


Disability may be on the rise again after 20-year decline

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Disability rates among non-institutionalized older Americans increased between 2000 and 2005, a trend that could seriously impact the quality of life of seniors in the coming decades if it continues, according ...


Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows (AP)

Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows

Technology / Internet

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Web sites that buy original video clips often pay so little that "The Bannen Way," a flashy crime thriller debuting online, looked destined to be made poorly if it could be made at all.


An undated photo shows then director of Sukhumi's monkey nursery, Sergei Ardzimba, feeding his monkeys

War-torn 'nursery' hopes to send monkeys to Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (7) | comments 5

The monkeys at this run-down research centre which was once the pride of Soviet science have seen it all -- a brutal civil war, freezing winters and starvation.


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China Building 30-Mile Bridge Connecting Hong Kong to Guangdong Province

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 3 weblog

China Daily reports the commencement of the 30-mile Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the longest sea bridge under construction world-wide. The six-lane expressway will cut travel time from three-hours to around ...


Everlasting Quantum Wave: Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases

Everlasting Quantum Wave: Physicists Predict New Form of Soliton in Ultracold Gases

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solitary waves that run a long distance without losing their shape or dying out are a special class of waves called solitons. These everlasting waves are exotic enough, but theoreticians at ...


YouTube has tripled the number of "monetized views" and earns ad revenue on more than a billion online videos

YouTube leads Google charge in display ad market

Technology / Internet

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google on Tuesday outlined a strategy for seizing a bigger share of online display advertising that has long been a key stronghold for rival Yahoo!


Scientists Investigate Cause of 'Singing Dunes'

Scientists Investigate Cause of 'Singing Dunes'

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (21) | comments 7 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- In more than 30 locations around the world, the phenomenon of singing sand dunes has intrigued explorers, tourists, and scientists. When an avalanche occurs or even when the sand is pushed ...


NVIDIA Demonstrates 3D Blu-ray Playback Accelerated On GeForce And 3D Vision Technologies

NVIDIA Demonstrates 3D Blu-ray Playback Accelerated On GeForce And 3D Vision Technologies

Electronics / Hardware

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

2010 is poised to be the year where consumers can enjoy stunning 3D experiences across all entertainment mediums, including gaming, photographs, Web browsing, and of course, movies. And, with the forthcoming ...


Syntax in our primate cousins

Syntax in our primate cousins

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study carried out in Ivory Coast has shown that monkeys of a certain forest-dwelling species called Campbell's monkeys emit six types of alert calls. The primates combine these calls into ...



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