Astronomical fireworks: On the origins of Type Ia supernova
(PhysOrg.com) -- A little luck and a lot of hard work can really light up the sky.
Astronomy
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'Power Felt' uses body heat to generate electricity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Among the many applications of flexible thermoelectric materials is a wristwatch powered by the temperature difference between the human body and the surrounding environment. But if you wanted this watch ...
NEC breaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
NEC Corporation introduced today the latest breakthrough in capacity performance of microwave radio systems used in mobile backhaul and other types of networking applications. NEC will implement 2048 Quadrature Amplitude ...
Telecom
Feb 28, 2012
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NXP propels NFC technology into 4G age
Today at Mobile World Congress NXP Semiconductors announced its newest flagship NFC solution, the PN547. Following on from the overwhelming success of the PN544, by far the industry’s most widely adopted Mobile Transactions ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Feb 28, 2012
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Seeking cheaper, nimbler satellites and safer disposal of space debris
A new research program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks to define the next-generation of low-orbit satellites that are more maneuverable, cheaper to launch, easier to hide, and longer lived. Additionally, this research ...
Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2012
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New diffraction phenomenon observed and explained
'Sub-Bragg diffraction' is what researchers at the Complex Photonic Systems group of the University of Twente’s MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology call their surprising observations. An ‘energy dip’ can also ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 28, 2012
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New research links crop disease and climate change
Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire have investigated links between crop disease and climate change which impact our food growth and production - affecting our food security today and for future generations. ...
Ecology
Feb 28, 2012
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Powerful new astronomy tool arrives on Mauna Kea
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 10,000-pound package was delivered on Feb. 16 to the W. M. Keck Observatory near the summit of Mauna Kea. Inside is a powerful new scientific instrument that will dramatically increase the cosmic data gathering ...
Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2012
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Gene found to have jumped from gut bacteria to beetle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Genes jumping between bacteria are rather common which in part explains their ability to rapidly develop immunity to antibacterial agents. What’s not so common are examples of genes jumping between animals ...
Can you keep up with the dance music that accelerates forever?
A scientist from Queen Mary has produced a dance track that sounds like it is accelerating forever.
Other
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