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Walney offshore wind farm is world's biggest (for now)

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Walney wind farm on the Irish Sea--characterized by high tides, waves and windy weather--officially opened this week. The farm is treated in the press as a very big deal as the Walney ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 11, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (16) | comments 88 | with audio podcast weblog

Chip makers start joint venture for improving Linux distribution

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new software engineering joint venture called Linaro has been set up by six major chip making companies including IBM, ARM Holdings, Texas Instruments and Samsung Electronics, with the aim ...

Technology / Software

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

Reptiles stood upright after mass extinction

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reptiles changed their walking posture from sprawling to upright immediately after the end-Permian mass extinction, the biggest crisis in the history of life that occurred some 250 million ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 1

Japan's Softbank ties up with eBay in online billing

Internet auction giant eBay and mobile phone operator Softbank said Wednesday they were teaming up to bring the US firm's PayPal online billing system to Japan for the first time.

Technology / Business

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Bats save energy by drawing in wings on upstroke: study

(Phys.org) -- Bat wings are like hands: meaty, bony and full of joints. A new Brown University study finds that bats take advantage of their flexibility by folding in their wings on the upstroke to save inertial ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Pulp NonFiction: Fungal analysis reveals clues for targeted biomass deconstruction

Without fungi and microbes to break down dead trees and leaf litter in nature, the forest floor might look like a scene from TV's "Hoarders."

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nanodiamond coatings safe for implants: study

Nanodiamonds designed to toughen artificial joints also might prevent the inflammation caused when hardworking metal joints shed debris into the body, according to an early study published this week in the ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Study examines how diving marine mammals manage decompression

Any diver returning from ocean depths knows about the hazard of decompression sickness (DCS) or "the bends." As the diver ascends and the ocean pressure decreases, gases that were absorbed by the body during ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research offers new way to target shape-shifting proteins

(PhysOrg.com) -- A molecule which can stop the formation of long protein strands, known as amyloid fibrils, that cause joint pain in kidney dialysis patients has been identified by researchers at the University ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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It's alive! Space station's humanoid robot awake

NASA's humanoid robot has finally awakened in space.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 9

1 species of pathogen can produce 2 distinct biofilms

Many medical devices, ranging from artificial hip joints to dentures and catheters, can come with unwelcome guests – complex communities of microbial pathogens called biofilms that are resistant to the human immune system ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

NY MoMath museum aims to add to math appreciation

(AP) -- Mathematics. It's a subject that can elicit groans and exclamations of "boring." But Glen Whitney, a former hedge-fund quantitative analyst, is betting he can change that with a formula that looks ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 22, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Biological joints could replace artificial joints soon

Artificial joint replacements can drastically change a patient's quality of life. Painful, arthritic knees, shoulders and hips can be replaced with state-of-the-art metal or ceramic implants, eliminating pain and giving a ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 05, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Billionaire unveils Russia's first hybrid car (w/ Video)

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov on Monday unveiled a new hybrid car that is due to come on the market in 2012, a first in a country where motorists often show scant regard for the environment.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Neuroscientists: Two heads are better than one -- with the right partner

In the new age of coalition governments, the question of whether two heads are better than one is more relevant than ever. A study published today in the journal Science, neuroscientists from UCL (University College London ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Joint

A joint is the location at which two or more bones make contact. They are constructed to allow movement and provide mechanical support, and are classified structurally and functionally.

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