News tagged with fifth dimension

All your movies on a single DVD: study

Scientists unveiled new DVD technology on Wednesday that stores data in five dimensions, making it possible to pack more than 2,000 movies onto a single disc.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (33) | comments 8




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'Bed-of-nails' breast implant deters cancer cells

One in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer. Of those, many will undergo surgery to remove the tumor and will require some kind of breast reconstruction afterward, often involving implants. ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery of three smallest exoplanets: The Barnard's star connection

The discovery of the three smallest planets yet orbiting a distant star, which was announced today at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society, has an unusual connection to Barnard's star, one ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cyberattacks on South Korea-US a test run: McAfee (Update 2)

Cyberattacks on US and South Korean military websites in March may have been a test by North Korea or sympathizers, according to a report released Tuesday by computer security firm McAfee.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Getting ready for the next big solar storm

(PhysOrg.com) -- In Sept. 1859, on the eve of a below-average1 solar cycle, the sun unleashed one of the most powerful storms in centuries. The underlying flare was so unusual, researchers still aren't sure ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Hubble views the star that changed the universe

(PhysOrg.com) -- Though the universe is filled with billions upon billions of stars, the discovery of a single variable star in 1923 altered the course of modern astronomy. And, at least one famous astronomer ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 51 | with audio podcast

Biodiversity must be restored

The global extinction of species is rapidly accelerating. We still have a chance to stop it – at least in Germany. But time is of the essence. A simple strategy based on the biotope network model at Lake ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dwarf planet Haumea shines with crystalline ice

The fifth dwarf planet of the Solar System, Haumea, and at least one of its two satellites, are covered in crystalline water-ice due to the tidal forces between them and the heat of radiogenic elements. This ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

See you on the International Space Station, said the spider to the fly

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thousands of K-12 students will be paying close attention when NASA's space shuttle Endeavour rumbles off the launch pad April 29 from Florida on its final flight, which will be toting a payload ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Can we fix it -- yes we can

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Measurement Institute are working on a project to develop a new, lighter weight beverage can punch with improved wear resistance. The ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An elegant multiverse? Professor Brian Greene considers the possibilities

You might think it’s hard to have a conversation with theoretical physicist Brian Greene. His research specialty is superstring theory, the hypothesis that everything in the universe is made up of miniscule, vibrating ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (25) | comments 26 | with audio podcast


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