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Venus found to have aurora type magnetotails
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers studying the planet Venus have found that despite a lack of a magnetic field, the planet has magnetotails, which on Earth are part of the process known as the Northern and Southern ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 06, 2012 |
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Long term North Atlantic surface temperature fluctuations linked to aerosols
(PhysOrg.com) -- Manmade pollution doesn’t always cause atmospheric warming, a group of researchers from Britain’s Met Office Hadley Centre, write in their paper published in the journal Nature, someti ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Well preserved mammoth from Siberia shows signs of early man stealing from lions
(PhysOrg.com) -- An exceedingly well preserved juvenile mammoth carcass has been found in Siberia near the Arctic Ocean and it shows signs of having been attacked by a cave lion and then partially butchered ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Linux Foundation takes Linux pulse in progress report
(PhysOrg.com) -- A white paper updating 2011 highlights and progress in Linux kernel development has been released by The Linux Foundation, the vendor-neutral base for collaborations on the Linux kernel. "Linux ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Cornell researchers striving to understand memorable movie quotes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some movie quotes stand out and stick not just in our minds, but in the minds of many? “I’ll be back,” spoken by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the original Terminator movie, ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Researchers develop glowing probes to detect germs via RNA
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the Boston area have developed a “glowing probe” molecule that is able to detect the presence of many common types of bacteria, viruses and even fungi. The results of ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Company develops conductive yarn for soldier uniforms
(PhysOrg.com) -- Modern military uniforms for servicemen from some countries such as those that serve Great Britain have evolved to the point that batteries and cables are needed for electronic devices that are carried; the ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Team develops most sensitive scale ever
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Spanish research team in Barcelona working out of the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology, has succeeded in building the most sensitive scale ever created. It’s capable, as the team describes in their ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Researchers use Facebook to dispel notion that social contagion is like biological contagion
(PhysOrg.com) -- Historically, diseases tend to spread most quickly when introduced into a crowded environment. The more neighbors there are, the more easily viruses can hop from person to person. More recently, ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Quad-core Snapdragon S4 is firing up for laptop wars
(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is moving toward social; Facebook is moving to search; and now the chip kings are doing a similar dance into different territory. Intel is muscling in on smartphones and Qualcomm wants ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Google tries new approach with real time traffic estimates for Google Maps
(PhysOrg.com) -- It used to be when using Google Maps to plan your route, i.e. driving from one destination to another, Google Maps would also try to give you an estimate for how long it would really take ...
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Epson's 3-D glasses simulate 80-inch screen
(PhysOrg.com) -- Epson America is now shipping Android-powered projector glasses that place your favorite videos, or games, literally in your face, Epson’s Moverio BT-100 wearable display glasses can ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 01, 2012 |
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Facebook sets engineers to work on grown-up search
(PhysOrg.com) -- Facebook is planning to get serious about its search engine. Sources tipped off reporters this week about Facebook plans to upgrade its search engine and run toward the money that can be gained ...
Mar 31, 2012 |
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Simulations unravel mysteries of 2009 Jupiter impact
(PhysOrg.com) -- During July of 1994, both amateur and professional astronomers were captivated as comet Shoemaker/Levy 9 broke apart and slammed into the atmosphere of Jupiter. While these types of impacts ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 30, 2012 |
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Cognitive researcher designs and builds a real-world modular working tricorder
(PhysOrg.com) -- To say it’s about copying the tricorder from Star Trek, of television and movie fame, is to belittle the ingenuity and thought that has gone into the devices that Peter Jansen has cr ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 30, 2012 |
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