The world's largest ice sheet could be more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than previously thought, according to new research from Durham University.
Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2013
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A team of scientists has reported direct visualization of magnetic charge crystallization in an artificial spin ice material, a first in the study of a relatively new class of frustrated artificial magnetic materials-by-design ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 28, 2013
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Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday that it is cutting the price of its Wii U video-game system as it braces for the fall release of competing consoles from Sony and Microsoft.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 28, 2013
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Over the years, as I've added laptops, smartphones and tablet computers to the collection of desktop machines I use at home and work, it's become a chore to keep track of which files are where. Once I bring in friends and ...
Software
Aug 28, 2013
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In the latest advance in efforts to find an inexpensive way to make hydrogen from ordinary water—one of the keys to the much-discussed "hydrogen economy"—scientists are reporting that powder from high-grade charcoal and ...
Materials Science
Aug 28, 2013
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For online and print audiences deep into lazy late-summer-day reading, yearning for diversions from everyday cares, how about a glimpse 400 years back in time at a famous clash between Galileo and an arch-enemy over why ice ...
Materials Science
Aug 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Anil Nanduri, director of perceptual products and solutions at Intel has revealed to IDG News that the company is hard at work developing camera systems that will not only replicate what users have come to expect ...
An international research team has analysed the relationship between the amount of phosphorus recorded in 1,500 European lakes and reservoirs, and the growth of cyanobacteria, a toxin-producing microorganism. The results ...
Environment
Aug 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A team of researchers at the University of St Andrews has created the world's fastest spinning man-made object.
General Physics
Aug 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —An international team led by astronomers in Brazil has used ESO's Very Large Telescope to identify and study the oldest solar twin known to date. Located 250 light-years from Earth, the star HIP 102152 is more ...
Astronomy
Aug 28, 2013
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