New research shows that while higher education student numbers for physics degrees may not be falling as drastically as some reports suggest, chemistry and material based subjects are in real danger.
Other
Aug 15, 2006
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In a tightly enclosed area, such as an airplane, the quality and safety of the air is of utmost importance. In addition to concerns about general air quality, added recent concerns have included accidental contamination of ...
Other
Aug 15, 2006
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When the United States stepped up efforts to thwart terrorism after Sept. 11, 2001, it was moving into what has become familiar territory for Russians, according to a foreign policy expert at Kansas State University.
Other
Aug 15, 2006
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For most people, soap bubbles are little more than ethereal, ephemeral childhood amusements, or a bit of kitsch associated with the Lawrence Welk Show. But for Johns Hopkins University mathematician William Minicozzi, the ...
Mathematics
Aug 15, 2006
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Biomedical and computational scientists at The University if Queensland have combined forces to create a powerful new tool that will greatly increase the amount of data bio-scientists can expect to process in a week.
Software
Aug 15, 2006
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Thanks to a new and improved imaging instrument at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), scientists now can conduct detailed surveillance on the comings and goings of water inside ...
General Physics
Aug 15, 2006
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The mass extinction of dinosaurs occurred about 66 million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period (K) and the beginning of the Tertiary Period, known as the K-T boundary. A massive asteroid slammed into what is now ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 15, 2006
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New research from a University of Alberta optics expert is shining a light on some of the challenges facing lab-on-a-chip technology. Electrical engineering professor Dr. Jim McMullin has developed a new type of biochip, ...
Engineering
Aug 15, 2006
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The Orion nebula is one of the most famous and easily viewed deep-sky sights. Located in the sword of Orion the Hunter, this distant cloud of gas and dust holds hundreds of young stars. At its center, a cluster of four bright, ...
Astronomy
Aug 15, 2006
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University of Oregon biologist Nathan Tublitz talked about moths, flies and cephalopods, telling an audience of scientists meeting in Australia this week that research on these spineless creatures is unveiling the mechanics ...
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