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Fermilab's CDF Result Sparks Rumors of New Physics
Nov 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Where are the muon-muon pairs coming from?
Boston Dynamics: Quadruped Rough Terrain Robot Prototype
Mar 27, 2008 |
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Boston Dynamics has released a prototype of an all-terrain robot, BigDog. The quadruped robot is equipped with a computer featuring sensors that aid its movements over harsh terrain. The robot is powered by ...
Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas
Jul 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In an attempt to understand the extent of cow flatulence on global warming, scientists in Argentina are strapping plastic bags to the backs of cows to capture their emissions.
Light Source Lasts 12 Years - No Electricity Needed
Dec 13, 2007 |
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A company called MPK is designing a light source that will glow continuously for more than 12 years without any additional energy.
New spintronics effect could lead to magnetic batteries
Oct 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have recently discovered that heating one side of a magnetized nickel-iron rod causes electrons to rearrange themselves according to their spins. This so-called "spin Seebeck effect" ...
Make Ethanol in Your Own Backyard
May 09, 2008 |
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A Silicon Valley start-up called E-Fuel is showing exactly how ethanol can live up to its name as "the people´s fuel." The company recently announced that it will soon start selling a home ethanol system, ...
Quiet wind turbine could provide up to 30% of a home's power
Oct 31, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A quiet wind turbine developed in Scotland is now available in the US and Canada. Its developers say that the roof-based turbine can provide significant power for homes and commercial buildings ...
sQuba: World's First Underwater Car
Dec 20, 2007 |
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A Swiss company called Rinspeed has recently announced its newest project: an underwater car. Named "sQuba," the car can both drive on roads, and then - at the push of a button - dive up to 10 meters (33 feet) ...
Tiny Brain-Like Transistor Controls Nanobots
Mar 12, 2008 |
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For years, researchers have been building tiny nanobots that could one day serve a variety of purposes. But, until now, nanobots couldn't work together.
'Mind Gaming' Could Enter Market This Year
Mar 14, 2008 |
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In an adapted version of the Harry Potter video game, players lift boulders and throw lightning bolts using only their minds. Just as physical movement changed the interface of gaming with Nintendo's Wii, ...
3D Display Offers Glimpse of Future Media
Nov 10, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The 3D objects in the display box may at first look like a product of smoke-and-mirrors trickery. That impression would be about half right, as a rapidly spinning mirror is one important component ...
80-mph electric car to go on sale this summer in the US
May 08, 2008 |
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Green Vehicles, a company based in San Jose, California, has recently revealed that it will begin selling two lithium-ion-powered electric vehicles early this summer. The three-wheeled TRIAC is a highway-capable ...
New Florida City To Run On Solar Power
Apr 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Florida city, Babcock Ranch, will power 19,500 homes by solar power and cost the average customer's monthly bill an additional 31 cents. This will be the first city on earth powered ...
MIT spin-off plans to manufacture cheap, efficient solar cells
Mar 27, 2008 |
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Researchers from MIT have improved commercial solar cells that will soon be significantly cheaper and more efficient than those available today. Ely Sachs, a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, predicts ...
Nearly Waterless Washing Machine to Debut in 2009
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 29, 2008 |
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A new washing machine that uses just a cup of water, a pinch of detergent, and about 1,000 small plastic chips to clean clothes may be available for consumers in the UK next year.
