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World's longest superconductor cable

The "AmpaCity" project has been kicked off: The RWE Group and its partners are just about to replace a 1-kilometre-long high-voltage cable connecting two transformer stations in the Ruhr city of Essen with ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 9

Evolving ovarian cancer cells 'dodge' treatment with chemotherapy

(Medical Xpress) -- Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that the commonest type of ovarian cancer evolves at a startling rate, which may allow cancer cells to ‘dodge’ the current standard treatment, reveals ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How atoms behave: Characteristics of microstructural avalanches

(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigating how atoms move and rearrange themselves is fundamental to our understanding of the behavior of materials, in particular efforts aimed at engineering materials with enhanced functionality. ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Lessons from the Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake

Details of an earthquake that rocked the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand in February 2011 may transform the way scientists assess the potential threat of fault lines that run through urban centers.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New data shows El MayorCucapah earthquake was simple on surface, complicated at depth

(PhysOrg.com) -- Like scars that remain on the skin long after a wound has healed, earthquake fault lines can be traced on Earth's surface long after their initial rupture. Typically, this line of intersection ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ancient rock under Haiti came from 1,000+ miles away, 1 billion years older than previously thought

(PhysOrg.com) -- Earthquakes and volcanoes are known for their ability to transform Earth's surface, but new research in the Caribbean has found they can also move ancient Earth rock foundations more than 1,000 miles.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers observe structural transformations in single nanocrystals

While a movie about giant robots that undergo structural transformations is breaking box office records this summer, a scientific study about structural transformations within single nanocrystals is breaking ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Yahoo! board re-elected, Bartz comes under fire

Yahoo! chief executive Carol Bartz defended her turnaround efforts at the Internet pioneer Thursday and won the endorsement of the company's chairman and shareholders.

Technology / Business

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Advanced power grid slowly takes shape at NC research hub

It takes up enough space to cover a billiards table, but next year it will fit inside a backpack.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Scientists track motions of shifting plates using GPS sensors

The Pacific Northwest is a restless place. The ground is being shoved by tectonic plates. Snow-capped volcanoes inflate and deflate in concert with the creep of molten rock. Coastlines bulge as tension builds on an offshore ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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