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Scientists make quantum leap in developing faster computers

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (22) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have created a molecular device which could act as a building block for future generations of superfast computers.


New kind of MRI enables study of magnets for computer memory

New kind of MRI enables study of magnets for computer memory

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- What is there to see inside a magnet that's smaller than the head of a pin? Quite a lot, say physicists who've invented a new kind of MRI technique to do just that.





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Scientists Create World's Smallest Snowman (w/ Video)

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created 18 hours ago | popularity 3.1 / 5 (9) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- David Cox, a scientist in the Quantum Detection group at the National Physical Laboratory in the UK, is an expert in nanofabrication techniques. Recently, using the tools of his trade and ...


Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less (AP)

Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 19 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo, here are a handful of our ...


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Fine-tuned: A wholly new approach to tuning a laser's frequency

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created 20 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than 30 years, scientists have been trying to harness the power of terahertz radiation. Tucked between microwaves and infrared rays on the electromagnetic spectrum, terahertz rays ...


Physicist Jack Harris Is Honored by DARPA as One of Nation's 'Rising Stars'

Physics / General Physics

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Jack Harris, an associate professor of physics, has received one of this year's Young Faculty Awards (YFA) from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). He is one of 33 "rising stars" across ...


Nature's fine designs: Scientists find modern lessons in ancient creations

Nature's fine designs: Scientists find modern lessons in ancient creations

Biology / Other

created 23 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nature and its bottom-up processes for creating robust and responsive materials are inspiring new generations of synthetic materials and creative design.


Wizard at circuits, physics

Wizard at circuits, physics

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Donhee Ham, Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, uses his personal energy and understanding of physics to design innovative integrated circuits.


Loves Me, Loves Me Not: Researchers Discover New Method for Measuring Hydrophobicity at the Nanoscale

Loves Me, Loves Me Not: Researchers Discover New Method for Measuring Hydrophobicity at the Nanoscale

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a new, more precise method for measuring how much — or how little - nanoscale interfaces love water.


Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup (AP)

Gift Guide: Touch and Windows 7 in fresh PC lineup

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- This holiday season is a great time to buy a PC. There's a nice new version of Windows out, and computer manufacturers are adding interesting new technologies. Here's a guide to what's fresh in PCs, ...


Lifelong memories linked to stable nerve connections

Lifelong memories linked to stable nerve connections

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Our ability to learn new information and adapt to changes in our daily environment, as well as to retain lifelong memories, appears to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate, according to ...


Tahoe faces new development battle: green vs. green

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

As snow begins to blanket Lake Tahoe, the region finds itself facing a new kind of development battle: green vs. green.



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