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Integral satellite disproves dark matter origin for mystery radiation
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers working with data from ESA’s Integral gamma-ray observatory has disproved theories that some form of dark matter explains mysterious radiation in the Milky Way.
Young stellar objects: The source of gas emission around Herbig Ae/Be stars
Oct 10, 2008 |
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This week, Astronomy & Astrophysics is publishing new observations with AMBER/VLTI of the gas component in the vicinity of young stars. An international team of astronomers led by E. Tatulli (Grenoble, France) and S. Kra ...
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Our brain looks at eyes first to identify a face
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A study by the University of Barcelona (Spain) has analysed which facial features our brain examines to identify faces. Our brain adapts in order to obtain the maximum amount of information possible from each ...
A look into the nanoscale
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have captured time-series snapshots of a solid as it evolves on the ultra-fast timescale.
Are existing large-scale simulations of water dynamics wrong?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Soils are complicated porous media that are highly relevant for the sustainable use of water resources. Not only the essential basis for agriculture, soils also act as a filter for clean drinking water, and, depending on ...
First semiconductor-based PET scanner demonstrates potential to aid in early diagnosis of disease
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Evaluations of the first-ever prototype positron emission tomography (PET) brain scanner that uses semiconductor detectors indicate that the scanner could advance the quality and spatial resolution of PET imaging, according ...
Microscopic structure of quantum gases made visible
Oct 20, 2008 |
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Scientists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, have, for the first time, succeeded in rendering the spatial distribution of individual atoms in a Bose-Einstein condensate visible.
Can three-photon absorption lead to better bio-imaging?
Apr 18, 2008 |
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One of the more interesting concepts being looked at in terms of quantum chemistry is that of three-photon absorption (3PA). 3PA works when three photons are simultaneously absorbed in one event. Because three photon absorption ...
'Immersive Dome' -- don't just watch, join the action
Aug 14, 2009 |
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The "Immersive Dome" puts viewers at the heart of the action and lets them actively participate. Instead of the conventional surround sound, a three-dimensional aural experience awaits visitors. At IBC, the ...
Scientists Create Quantum Cascade Laser Nanoantenna
Oct 23, 2007 |
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In a major feat of nanotechnology engineering researchers from Harvard University have demonstrated a laser with a wide-range of potential applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. Called a quantum ...
New technique to optimize computer speed
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Who doesn’t dream of increasingly fast computers that consume less and less energy? To design these computers of the future, it is important to be able to control nanoscale strain in the processors. Until now, ...
Cracking the spatial memory code
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Researchers have shown that they can tell where a person is "standing" within a virtual reality room on the basis of the pattern of activity in the brain alone. The findings, published online on March 12th in Current Biology, a Cell ...
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