Archive: 06/6/2005

The evolutionary triumph of flower power

Flowers have flourished - their beauty evolving over time - simply because we like them, says Terry McGuire, associate professor of genetics at Rutgers and co-author of a paper that examines for the first time the whys and ...

Jun 06, 2005 4 / 5 (3) 0

Exploding Star Left No Visible Core

In 1987, earthbound observers saw a star explode in the nearby dwarf galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astronomers eagerly studied this supernova-the closest seen in the past 300 years-and have continued ...

Jun 06, 2005 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

Permanent deep-sea seismic sensors

A submarine seismic sensor was recently set in place at 2400 m depth, off Toulon. The instrument was attached to a neutrino telescope developed by the international scientific programme Antares. For the first time in Europe, ...

Jun 06, 2005 2 / 5 (1) 0

Innovative magnesium sheet production process licensed

CSIRO has signed an exclusive option to license its magnesium sheet production process with Magnesium International Limited's subsidiary Magnesium International (No 1) Pty Ltd. The CSIRO technology is one of only a few tec ...

Jun 06, 2005 2 / 5 (1) 0
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