Symmetry is a fundamental concept in physics. Our ‘standard model’ of particle physics, for example, predicts that matter and anti-matter should have been created in equal amounts at the big bang, yet our existing universe ...
General Physics
Sep 20, 2010
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Healthy reefs with more corals and fish generate predictably greater levels of noise, according to researchers working in Panama. This has important implications for understanding the behaviour of young fish, and provides ...
Environment
Sep 20, 2010
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Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid are coordinating an international project to develop a new concept of mechanical transmission without contact between parts, based on magnetic forces, which prevents friction ...
Engineering
Sep 20, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The rocks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta—the highest coastal mountain on Earth—tell a fascinating tale: The mountain collides and then separates from former super-continents. Volcanoes are ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 20, 2010
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Super-sized electromagnetic coils are helping explain how aquatic life might be affected by renewable energy devices being considered for placement along America's coastal waters and in the nation's rivers.
Ecology
Sep 20, 2010
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Spain's government Monday approved the construction of the country's largest biomass plant, the renewable energy group Ence announced Monday.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 20, 2010
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(AP) -- Google is making it tougher for computer hackers and other imposters to break into e-mail accounts and other password-protected services.
Internet
Sep 20, 2010
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Young people are reading less and failing to build vocabulary amid a sea of text messaging and cyber chat, says literacy and child development specialist Professor Tom Nicholson.
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2010
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Earlier this year, Harvard cultural historian, Katharine Park, sat in a hotel room in Rome with an intellectual puzzle in front of her.
Other
Sep 20, 2010
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A new type of nanoparticle resembling the six-pointed Star of David (Magen David) that is the symbol on the flag of Israel has been discovered by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The discovery, the researchers ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 20, 2010
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