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High-temperature superconductivity starts at nanoscale

(Phys.org) -- High-temperature superconductivity doesn't happen all it once. It starts in isolated nanoscale patches that gradually expand until they take over.

Physics / Superconductivity

created 20 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (16) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Sky's no limit in high-аlying goose chase

Jessica Meir turns around and looks at the gaggle of geese behind her and asks "Are you guys ready?"

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Flapping protective wings increase lift

New research from Lund University in Sweden reveals the value of carrying two layers of wings around. The researchers studied dung beetles and the way their protective forewings actually function. These wings do not only ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stunning image of smallest possible five-ringed structure

Scientists have created and imaged the smallest possible five-ringed structure – about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair – and you'll probably recognise its shape.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Nasa concludes wind tunnel testing to aid in SpaceX reusable launch system design

(Phys.org) -- NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., completed wind tunnel testing for Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorn, Calif., to provide Falcon 9 first stage re-entry data for the company's ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Chile's vanishing Patagonian lake

In less than 24 hours Lake Cachet II in Chile's southern Patagonia vanished, leaving behind just some large puddles and chunks of ice in the vast lake bed.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Sequence it ... and they will come

Rapid DNA sequencing may soon become a routine part of each individual’s medical record, providing enormous information previously sequestered in the human genome’s 3 billion nucleotide bases. This ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Wild blue yonder: Engineers tackle challenges of hypersonic flight

(Phys.org) -- Aeronautical engineers believe hypersonic planes flying at seven to 15 times the speed of sound will someday change the face of air and space travel. That is, if they can master such flight's known unknowns.

Technology / Engineering

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

T-ray madness: Scientists score wireless data record

(Phys.org) -- Wednesday headlines trumpeted how "Japanese researchers smash Wi-Fi records" and "Scientists show off the future of Wi-Fi." The excitement is for good reason. A team of scientists have broken ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 9 | with audio podcast weblog

Testing for Dream Chaser Space System completed

NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., successfully completed wind tunnel testing for Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) Space Systems of Louisville, Colo. The test will provide aerodynamic data that will aid in ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New point for dew point

Peter Huang of the Sensor Science Division’s Temperature and Humidity group has devised a new humidity generator that enables dew-point measurements up to 98 °C – a substantial extension above ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laser scan at full speed

Is a contact wire missing or is it faulty? What‘s the situation in front of the entrance to a railway station or a tunnel? A 3D laser scanner can increase the train‘s safety and reliability.

Physics / General Physics

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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