Cosmic strings might emit cosmic sparks, answer cosmological questions October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 51 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For astronomers, understanding what happened in the early moments of the universe could answer many questions in physics and astronomy. One possible player in the early universe is cosmic strings, which arise ... | |
 Long-Lasting Quantum Memory Leads to Long-Distance Quantum Communication October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have taken a step closer to realizing long-distance quantum communication, in which a quantum state is transferred from one location to another by becoming entangled with a traveling ... | |
Polls may underestimate Obama's support by 3 to 4 percent, researchers say October 10, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Current polls of the presidential election may be underestimating Barack Obama's support by 3 to 4 percent nationally and possibly larger margins in the Southeast and some strongly Republican states, according ... | |
 New spintronics effect could lead to magnetic batteries October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 76 vote(s)
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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" ... | |
Making waves: Mathematicians crack quantum chaos conjecture October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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The American Institute of Mathematics announces that Soundararajan and Roman Holowinsky have proven a significant version of the quantum unique ergodicity conjecture. Their work, based in the pure mathematics area of number ... | |
Scientists Find First Immune Responses to HIV Infection Ineffective October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified the very first antibodies to appear in the wake of HIV infection and have concluded that they are virtually impotent in mounting a meaningful defense against the invading virus. | |
 At 2.8 km down, a 1-of-a-kind microorganism lives all alone October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 59 vote(s)
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The first ecosystem ever found having only a single biological species has been discovered 2.8 kilometers (1.74 miles) beneath the surface of the earth in the Mponeng gold mine near Johannesburg, South Africa. ... | |
Computer mouse driven by sound October 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Say "ahh" and the cursor zips toward the northeast corner of the computer screen. "Ooo" sends it shooting straight south. Want it to head southeast? Say "ohh." To make the cursor do a circle or figure 8, let vowel sounds ... | |
Researchers design artificial cells that could power medical implants October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Researchers at Yale University have created a blueprint for artificial cells that are more powerful and efficient than the natural cells they mimic and could one day be used to power tiny medical implants. | |
 Scientists create superconducting thin films October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One major goal on the path toward making useful superconducting devices has been engineering materials that act as superconductors at the nanoscale -- the realm of billionths of a meter. Such ... | |
 Japanese duo, US scientist win Nobel for particle physics October 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa of Japan and Yoichiro Nambu of the United States won the 2008 Nobel Physics Prize Tuesday for groundbreaking theoretical work in fundamental particles. | |
 Fuzziness on the road to physics' grand unification theory October 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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Leave it to hypothesized gravity to weigh down what physicists have thought for 30 years. If theoretical physicists, led by the University of Oregon's Stephen Hsu, are right, the idea that nature's forces ... | |
First evidence that a common pollutant may reduce iodine levels in breast milk 2 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers in Texas are reporting the first evidence from human studies that perchlorate, a common pollutant increasingly found in food and water, may interfere with an infant's availability of iodine in breast milk. Iodine ... | |
UK university holds artificial intelligence test 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
(AP) -- Computers argued, cracked jokes and parried trick questions, all part of an annual test of artificial intelligence carried out at the University of Reading. | |
 Griffin 3-in-1 USB Dock For iPod and iPhone Users 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The Griffin Simplifi is a charger and sync dock that adds some additional features some computer users may not use. The Simplifi dock integrates a media card reader and a USB hub. Supported memory card ... | |
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