(Phys.org) —In a breakthrough described by one international expert as 'a wonderful piece of lateral thinking', a team of researchers from The University of Western Australia has helped develop a novel nanoparticle light ...
Materials Science
Oct 29, 2013
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(Phys.org) —In the spirit of Halloween, scientists are releasing a trio of stellar ghosts caught in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. All three spooky structures, called planetary nebulas, are in fact material ...
Astronomy
Oct 29, 2013
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A new collaborative science program is pioneering the development of ultra-sensitive methane-sensing technology.
Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2013
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(Phys.org) —For physicist Clarence Chang at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, looking backward in time to the earliest ages of the universe is all in a day's work.
Astronomy
Oct 29, 2013
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Caltech professor of physics Rana Adhikari has been on a singular quest for 15 years: to detect gravitational waves.
General Physics
Oct 29, 2013
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William Anderson, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Environment and the Marine Sciences Program, recently spent two months aboard the research vessel JOIDES Resolution in the Pacific Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2013
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LG Electronics Inc. said it will offer a smartphone featuring a curved display and battery in South Korea from next month.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 29, 2013
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(Phys.org) —An international team of researchers has found that bees use a simple visual technique when landing, either horizontally or vertically. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
At first, Chris Dick thought the persistent ache in his ankle was caused by a thorn embedded in his skin. Made sense, seeing as he had done some work on a Pennsylvania farm around that time. An X-ray revealed nothing unusual, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2013
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The Galaxy Round created some buzz in tech circles when Samsung announced it earlier this month, but no one in the downtown Seoul cafe where I played with the curved screen smartphone asked me about it or even gave a curious ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 29, 2013
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