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New Law of Physics Could Explain Quantum Mysteries

(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the early days of quantum mechanics, scientists have been trying to understand the many strange implications of the theory: superpositions, wave-particle duality, and the observer’s ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (98) | comments 162 feature




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Finding fingerprints in sea level rise

It was used to help Apollo astronauts navigate in space, and has since been applied to problems as diverse as economics and weather forecasting, but Harvard scientists are now using a powerful statistical tool to not only ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

In the early universe, rapid expansion or something very weird

(PhysOrg.com) -- The widely-accepted theory of cosmic inflation states that our universe expanded rapidly in the moments after its birth, resulting in the immense expanse we see today.

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 141 | with audio podcast

New compound defeats drug-resistant bacteria

It's no wonder that medicine's effort to combat bacterial infections is often described as an arms race. When new drugs are developed to combat infections, the bacterial target invariably comes up with a deterrent.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Redefining the SI base units

(PhysOrg.com) -- Metrology is poised to undergo a profound change that will benefit scientists, engineers, industry and commerce – but which almost no one will notice in daily life.

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

'QB3 Startup In A Box' helps UC entrepreneurs launch companies

Biophysicist Adam Abate showed up seven months late to his new faculty position at UCSF with an unusual excuse: he was busy setting up the technology for a new company based on one of the 10 patents he had ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Managing intellectual property a challenge for firms, innovators

The increasing complexity of multi-invention technologies such as laptops and smartphones raises serious challenges for firms looking to cash in with the "next big thing," and points to a need for businesses to integrate ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digital health push woos tech firms, pains doctors

Two years ago, Dr. Gonzalo Venegas decided to bring his medical practice into the Information Age.

Technology / Business

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Great snipe is the fastest migratory bird ever discovered

Apart from its long, elegant beak, the great snipe looks just like any other wading bird. But researchers have found that this ordinary-looking creature could well be the fastest bird on Earth – over ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Biodiversity improves water quality in streams through a division of labor

Biologically diverse streams are better at cleaning up pollutants than less rich waterways, and a University of Michigan ecologist says he has uncovered the long-sought mechanism that explains why this is ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Repulsion more important than cohesion in embryonic tissue separation

Until now, adherence was thought to be the principle force responsible for the separation of the ectoderm from the mesoderm in embryonic cells. But by using high resolution imaging, researchers have now discovered ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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