 NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars Is Colder May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought. | |
 IBM Research Unveils Breakthrough In Solar Farm Technology May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 57 vote(s)
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IBM today announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the Sun's power for electricity. | |
 Fuel cells: distant dream, but burning with promise May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Some day, fuel cells may power your car and exhaust only water and perhaps carbon dioxide. More efficient and cleaner than an internal combustion engine, their emissions will be much lower. They may also run ... | |
 Eccentric pulsar system challenges theories of binary formation May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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An ongoing sky survey using the Cornell-managed Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico has turned up a massive, fast-spinning binary pulsar with a mysterious elongated orbit, researchers say. The pulsar and ... | |
Study takes a step toward better defining fatigue May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
In an effort to better define and ultimately address fatigue more effectively, a qualitative study from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has identified three primary themes - loss of strength or energy, ... | |
 First evidence of native dendritic cells in brain May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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In a finding that has the potential to change the way researchers think about the brain, scientists at Rockefeller University have found dendritic cells where they’ve never been seen before: among this organ’s ... | |
 Astronomers use new model of dust in galaxies to remeasure the total energy output of stars in the universe May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Anyone gazing up on a dark clear night is greeted by the spectacle of thousands of powerful fusion reactors - the stars. These balls of extremely hot gas are generating unimaginably large quantities of energy. ... | |
 Women want bargains but men prefer brand names May 15, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Women are better bargain hunters than men, with male shoppers seeking known brand names when deciding which store to go to, a Massey University study of consumers has found. | |
 First measurement of entangled states in nitrogen May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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When atoms form molecules, they share their outer electrons and this creates a negatively charged cloud. Here, electrons buzz around between the two positively charged nuclei, making it impossible to tell ... | |
Addressing the 'nitrogen cascade' May 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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While human-caused global climate change has long been a concern for environmental scientists and is a well-known public policy issue, the problem of excessive reactive nitrogen in the environment is little-known beyond a ... | |
New study reveals hidden neotropical diversity May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Evidence of physically similar species hidden within plant tissues suggest that diversity of neotropical herbivorous insects may not simply be a function of plant architecture, but may also reflect the great age and area ... | |
Jaguar upgrade brings ORNL closer to petascale computing May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Upgrades to Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jaguar supercomputer have more than doubled its performance, increasing the system’s ability to deliver far-reaching advances in climate studies, energy research, and a wide range ... | |
 Scientists solve gravity-defying bird beak mystery May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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As Charles Darwin showed nearly 150 years ago, bird beaks are exquisitely adapted to the birds' feeding strategy. A team of MIT mathematicians and engineers has now explained exactly how some shorebirds use ... | |
 Research puts new wrinkle in study of materials folding under pressure May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Scientists at the University of Chicago and the University of Santiago in Chile have explained, for the first time, the physics that governs how thin materials at scales millions of times different in thickness ... | |
Small primate ancestors had a leg up May 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Smaller primates expend no more energy climbing than they do walking, Duke University researchers have found. This surprising discovery may explain the evolutionary edge that encouraged the tiny ancestors of modern humans, ... | |
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