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Scientists produce archaeological 'time machine'

Researchers at Queen's University have helped produce a new archaeological tool which could answer key questions in human evolution.

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 11, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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Beaming up on the way to space

(Phys.org) -- Space may be the final frontier. But often a few trips to PML are necessary before things can get off the ground. One recent case in point is the test of an instrument called the Extreme Ultraviolet ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Folding light: Wrinkles and twists boost power from solar panels

Taking their cue from the humble leaf, researchers have used microscopic folds on the surface of photovoltaic material to significantly increase the power output of flexible, low-cost solar cells.

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Fighter jet training dome shows 360-degree view

(PhysOrg.com) -- The word "simulation" can never be taken lightly in preparing fighter-jet pilots for combat. Training needs to provide simulated experiences that can bring the pilot closer to the scenarios ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 16, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 37 | with audio podcast report

Visualizing the future: Lab team develops better, simpler, cheaper display technologies

It appears that Aditi Majumder really can be in two places at once. On a late September afternoon, she stands in Arches National Park, its signature red rock and blue sky unfurling around her. But Majumder ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Kepler closes quarter nine, moves onto quarter 10

Summer has been quite busy with the Kepler project team. The mission operations team successfully completed the summer quarterly roll of the spacecraft over June 26-27. The spacecraft is rolled 90 degrees every three months ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NREL invention speeds solar cell quality tests

To come up with a way to do something 1,000 times faster than it had been done in the past, you have to count on some serendipity -- not to mention hard work, collaboration and good timing.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Learn to run a biorefinery in a virtual control room developed by Iowa State researchers

David Grewell flipped on the augers that carry corn from a truck to a biorefinery.

Technology / Other

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The warped ways of cosmic light

Albert Einstein predicted them, modern giant telescopes detected them – and Klaus Dolag simulates them on a computer: gravitational lenses. The academic staff member at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 2

RFID chip monitors blood, sensitive freight

In cooperation with partners, Siemens has developed a system that continuously monitors highly sensitive products with the help of RFID chips. Originally conceived for use with banked blood, the chips are ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Typhoon Megi unleashes its wrath

Though a storm’s strength is gauged by wind speed, tropical cyclones also pose a hazard because of the intense rain they bring to a region. This image shows the heavy rain Super-typhoon Megi unleashed ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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