 Physicists Seek Answers to Quantum Correlations August 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 116 vote(s)
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After performing multiple tests on two entangled photons, physicists have yet again found that the photons seem to be communicating faster than the speed of light - at least 100,000 times faster. The researchers ... | |
 Robot with a Biological Brain: new research provides insights into how the brain works August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 113 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A multidisciplinary team at the University of Reading has developed a robot which is controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. This cutting edge research is the first ... | |
New theory for latest high-temperature superconductors August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 44 vote(s)
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Physicists from Rice and Rutgers universities have published a new theory that explains some of the complex electronic and magnetic properties of iron "pnictides." In a series of startling discoveries this spring, pnictides ... | |
 Strange molecule in the sky cleans acid rain, scientists discover August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain. It's the unusual chemistry facilitated ... | |
 Invisibility cloak now within sight: scientists (Update 2) August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 78 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time engineered 3-D materials that can reverse the natural direction of visible and near-infrared light, a development ... | |
 From 3-D to 6-D: Researchers developing super-realistic image system August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 46 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By producing "6-D" images, an MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, ... | |
 Quantum Chaos Unveiled? August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 73 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Utah study is shedding light on an important, unsolved physics problem: the relationship between chaos theory - which is based on 300-year-old Newtonian physics - and the modern ... | |
 Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye. | |
 Researchers make milestone discovery in quantum mechanics August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 85 vote(s)
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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have recently reached what they are calling a milestone in experimental quantum mechanics. | |
Human brains pay a price for being big August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal ... | |
 Martian soil may contain detrimental substance August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy. | |
 A first in integrated nanowire sensor circuitry August 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley have created the world's first all-integrated sensor circuit based on nanowire ... | |
 Phoenix Mars Lander Confirms Martian Water July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 87 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced ... | |
 Neurons created from skin cells of elderly ALS patients July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Less than 27 months after announcing that he had institutional permission to attempt the creation of patient and disease-specific stem cell lines, Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) Principal Faculty member ... | |
 Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 298 vote(s)
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In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing ... | |
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