News tagged with concepts
What if there is only one universe?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lee Smolin, author of the bestselling science book The Trouble with Physics and a founding member and research physicist at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada, ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Scientists suggest spacetime has no time dimension
(PhysOrg.com) -- The concept of time as a way to measure the duration of events is not only deeply intuitive, it also plays an important role in our mathematical descriptions of physical systems. For instance, ...
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Introducing Cornucopia, the food printer
(PhysOrg.com) -- US scientists have introduced a concept design of the "Cornucopia" or Digital Fabricator, a "personal food factory" able to print food from specified ingredients, with no waste at the point ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 23, 2010 |
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'Inlet Outlet' Lets Users Give Power Back To Wall Sockets
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever wish you could you power your home's electrical appliances with the energy you generate on your exercise bike? A new concept called an "inlet outlet" could allow homeowners to put power ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Researcher Uses Graphene Quilts to Keep Things Cool
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Riverside Professor of Electrical Engineering and Chair of Materials Science and Engineering Alexander Balandin is leading several projects to explore ways to use ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 21, 2009 |
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YeZ: The Car that Acts Like a Plant
(PhysOrg.com) -- What if there was an eco-friendly car that acted like a plant? It would take in CO2, and its exhaust would be oxygen. That's exactly what the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation unveiled ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 21, 2010 |
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Scots engineers prove space pioneer's 25-year-old theory
When American space pioneer, Dr Robert L Forward, proposed in 1984 a way of greatly improving satellite telecommunications using a new family of orbits, some claimed it was impossible.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Nissan's new concept car 'feels like flying' (w/ Video)
Nissan unveiled Thursday a futuristic concept car that tilts to the side when going around bends to make drivers feel like they are gliding through the air.
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Japanese car makers out to electrify Tokyo show
Move over hybrids -- the biggest buzz at this year's Tokyo Motor Show looks set to come from electric cars as the dream of affordable zero-emission vehicles moves closer to reality.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Our brains are confused about time
(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study published in the journal Psychological Science has found our concept of time is distorted, and we consistently underestimate how much time has passed since events in the pa ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 08, 2010 |
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US students need new way of learning science
American students need a dramatically new approach to improve how they learn science, says a noted group of scientists and educators led by Michigan State University professor William Schmidt.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Their infinite wisdom
(PhysOrg.com) -- Hotel guests come and go. But in the first decade of the 1900s, a pair of frequent Russian visitors to the Hotel Parisiana, near the Sorbonne on Paris' Left Bank, stood out vividly. The children ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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The Honda 3R-C: Designed For The NOW
By 2050, it is estimated that 70 percent of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. In industrialized countries, urban areas already account for 74 percent of their total populations. Can y ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Mathematicians set world record in packing puzzle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Finding the best way to pack the greatest quantity of a specifically shaped object into a confined space may sound simple, yet it consistently has led to deep mathematical concepts and practical ...
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Words help people form mathematical concepts (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Language may play an important role in learning the meanings of numbers, scholars at the University of Chicago report.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 07, 2011 |
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