Silicon microparticles, gadonanotubes promise big advance for medical imaging
A nest for nanotubes may help magnetic resonance imaging become better than ever at finding evidence of disease.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 10, 2010
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Ultrafast imaging of electron waves in graphene (w/ Video)
The fastest "movies" ever made of electron motion have been captured by researchers using the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne and the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 10, 2010
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ALICE shines at STFC Daresbury Laboratory
A light source of unprecedented brilliance, the technology of which is poised to be responsible for significant advancements in fields such as healthcare, materials science and sustainable energy and to open up vast new areas ...
General Physics
Nov 10, 2010
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Mars Rover sensor to measure radiation environment
About eight months before the NASA rover Curiosity touches down on Mars in August 2012, the mission's science measurements will begin much closer to Earth.
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2010
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Cassini to resume nominal operations
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., expect the Cassini spacecraft will resume normal operations on Nov. 24. They have traced the steps taken by an onboard computer before Cassini put itself in ...
Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2010
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Role of melt in arctic sea ice loss found by NASA study
A NASA analysis of satellite data has quantified, for the first time, the amount of older and thicker "multiyear" sea ice lost from the Arctic Ocean due to melting.
Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2010
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Atoms-for-Peace: A galactic collision in action (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- European Southern Observatory astronomers have produced a spectacular new image of the famous Atoms-for-Peace galaxy (NGC 7252). This galactic pile-up, formed by the collision of two galaxies, provides an ...
Astronomy
Nov 10, 2010
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New chip technology makes way for exploding number of internet users
IBM announced a new chip-making technology that can be used to create advanced semiconductors that can keep pace with the exploding number of internet-connected devices and the tidal wave of data they are generating.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Nov 10, 2010
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A love game: Fish courtship more complex than thought
Monash University researchers have discovered that male Australian desert goby fish are surprisingly strategic when it comes to courtship, adapting their tactics depending on the frequency of their contact with females.
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2010
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Retail sector improves as consumers open their wallets
Retail sales for the upcoming holiday season should echo the nation's struggling economic recovery as consumers increase buying by 2.3 percent over last year, says a new report from Ball State University.
Economics & Business
Nov 10, 2010
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