Self-segregation of races in public areas
English-speaking white people are more likely to 'self-segregate' or 'stick together', new research has found.
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2014
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Smaller microchips that keep their cool
Temperatures often over 200 degrees C occur in geothermal and oil production – conventional microelectronics hit their limits there. Researchers have now fabricated compact microchips that can keep their cool even at 300 ...
Engineering
Apr 2, 2014
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World's oldest weather report could revise Bronze Age chronology
(Phys.org) —An inscription on a 3,500-year-old stone block from Egypt may be one of the world's oldest weather reports—and could provide new evidence about the chronology of events in the ancient Middle East.
Archaeology
Apr 2, 2014
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Phage 'cocktail' wipes out 99 percent of E. coli in meat, spinach
(Phys.org) —Treating food products with select bacteriophages - viruses that target and kill bacteria - could significantly reduce concentrations of E. coli, a Purdue University study shows.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 2, 2014
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Image: Galactic serial killer
This new image from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile shows two contrasting galaxies: NGC 1316, and its smaller neighbour NGC 1317. These two are quite close to each other in space, but ...
Astronomy
Apr 2, 2014
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New field of "strain engineering" could open up areas of materials research
In the ongoing search for new materials for fuel cells, batteries, photovoltaics, separation membranes, and electronic devices, one newer approach involves applying and managing stresses within known materials to give them ...
Materials Science
Apr 2, 2014
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High-pressure cryocooler prepares proteins for X-ray crystallography
A technology developed by Cornell scientists that prepares proteins for X-ray crystallography has made its way into the world marketplace: ADC Inc., a maker of scientific instruments located just outside Ithaca, has licensed ...
General Physics
Apr 2, 2014
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Detecting diamonds with X-ray technology
X-rays penetrate objects and reveal information about its contents. Using two X-ray spectra, you can identify different materials. And now, a new algorithm is making it possible to find diamonds in the rock.
Engineering
Apr 2, 2014
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A bound on the natural width of the Higgs boson
CMS has improved the constraints on the Higgs width, a fundamental property of this unique new particle, by more than two orders of magnitude.
General Physics
Apr 2, 2014
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Remotely operated aircraft successfully tested as tool for measuring changes in polar ice sheets
(Phys.org) —Scientists studying the behavior of the world's ice sheets—and the future implications of ice sheet behavior for global sea-level rise—may soon have a new airborne tool that will allow radar measurements ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 2, 2014
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