News tagged with robert patterson

The solution to a 200-year-old encryption

(PhysOrg.com) -- The mathematician who deciphered the final, encrypted page of a letter sent to President Thomas Jefferson in 1801 will visit the University of Oregon to tell how he did it.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (22) | comments 0 | with audio podcast




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Scientists find evidence for 'great lake' on Jupiter's moon Europa, potential new habitat for life

In a significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere have discovered what appears to be a body of liquid water the volume of the North ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (38) | comments 30 | with audio podcast

Study: Eastern wolves are hybrids with coyotes

Wolves in the eastern United States are hybrids of gray wolves and coyotes, while the region's coyotes actually are wolf-coyote-dog hybrids, according to a new genetic study that is adding fuel to a longstanding ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ancient fossils hold clues for predicting future climate change, scientists report

(PhysOrg.com) -- By studying fossilized mollusks from some 3.5 million years ago, UCLA geoscientists and colleagues have been able to construct an ancient climate record that holds clues about the long-term ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 08, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

What will Webb see? Supercomputer models yield sneak previews

As scientists and engineers work to make NASA's James Webb Space Telescope a reality, they find themselves wondering what new sights the largest space-based observatory ever constructed will reveal. With Webb, astronomers ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7

Scientists complete first geological global map of Jupiter's satellite Ganymede

Scientists have assembled the first global geological map of the Solar System’s largest moon - and in doing so have gathered new evidence into the formation of the large, icy satellite.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Playing with numbers is baseball's No. 1 problem

While Barry Bonds pursues baseball's home run record, a cloud of steroid accusations has settled over the national pastime, says a Purdue University sports history expert.

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created Apr 13, 2006 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Rice Refining Production of Pure Nanotube Fibers

Rice University scientists are refining pioneering chemical production methods used to make pure carbon nanotube fibers. Research appearing in tomorrow's issue of the journal Science describes the scalable production techniques, which yield highly alig ...

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created Sep 05, 2004 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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