News tagged with quiet experiment
QUIET team to deploy new gravity-wave probe in June
A tiny fraction of a second following the big bang, the universe allegedly experienced the most inflationary period it has ever known.
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Caregivers must keep "a slice of selfishness," UW social worker
Several years ago, Wendy Lustbader cut back her counseling, teaching and writing career to spend one year as a caregiver. Her mother-in-law, in the final stages of colon cancer, moved from Florida to be looked after by Lustbader ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 09, 2012 |
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Researches quiet combustion with patented 'noise sponge'
(Phys.org) -- A sponge-like material employed by a University of Alabama engineering professor can significantly quiet combustion, possibly making work environments safer and extending the life of equipment.
May 01, 2012 |
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Facebook insiders stay pals
All eyes are on Facebook Inc., which is on the verge of a $100-billion initial public stock offering.
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Space tourist is just one way to describe Simonyi
(AP) -- Charles Simonyi may still be described as a space tourist even though the Microsoft billionaire has no plans to take a third vacation on the International Space Station and hasn't hung out in outer ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Nokia feels out haptic feedback tattoo system for phones
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nokia, the Finnish smartphone maker, has filed a patent for a haptic communication system where tattoos will send you vibrations so you know who is calling. Your ferromagnetic ink tattoo would ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Not just for the birds: Man-made noise has ripple effects on plants, too
A growing body of research shows that birds and other animals change their behavior in response to manmade noise, such as the din of traffic or the hum of machinery. But human clamor doesn't just affect animals. ...
Mar 20, 2012 |
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The carriers of memory
Almost 100 years after the outbreak of World War I, public opinion about war in many of the countries that fought appears to have shifted completely. Historian Jay Winter explains how poetry, art and film ...
Mar 07, 2012 |
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O, Pioneers! (part 2): The derelicts of space
Before the Pioneer 11 spacecraft could venture beyond our solar system, it had to pass through the rings of Saturn. At the time, the rings were not well characterized and some thought the spacecraft could ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 06, 2012 |
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App turns tablet into math aid for visually impaired students (w/ video)
Without looking down, Kira runs her index finger across the screen of an Android tablet that she is holding in her lap. For the occasion, she has painted her fingernails bright pink. When her finger touches ...
Mar 05, 2012 |
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From caves to Stonehenge, ancient peoples painted with sound
Stone Age cave paintings evoke reverent silence in most people. But David Lubman, Miriam Kolar, and Steve Waller prefer to shout and clap instead.
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Feb 27, 2012 |
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