'Incredibly lucky' find yields important fish fossil
Searching for a different kind of riches in the ground, an oil company made a priceless find it never expected.
Archaeology
Sep 7, 2007
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Quantum Criticality Found in a Simple Liquid
A team from the Low Temperature Laboratory, Royal Holloway, University of London, has discovered a breakdown of the standard theoretical model of strongly interacting fermions in liquid 3He films.
General Physics
Sep 7, 2007
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XXL Cages: Organometallic lattice with unusually large pores can house gases and ferrocene molecules
It’s full of holes and yet it holds together: Whether as a place to store gas molecules; for the separation of substances; as sensors, catalysts, and nanoreactors; or materials for optoelectronics, porous crystalline solids ...
Sep 7, 2007
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Akari's observations of galaxy M101
M101 is a spiral galaxy, 170 000 light-years in diameter. AKARI’s new observations reveal differing populations of stars spread across its spiral arms.
Astronomy
Sep 7, 2007
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Females promiscuous for the good of their grandchildren
Female animals that mate with multiple partners may be doing so to ensure the optimum health of their grandchildren, according to researchers at the universities of Leeds and Exeter.
Sep 7, 2007
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Physics discovers the secrets of Saint Francis
The tunic believed to have been worn by Saint Francis of Assisi preserved in the Church of Saint Francis in Cortona (Province of Arezzo) dates back to the period in which the saint lived, whereas the tunic preserved in the ...
General Physics
Sep 7, 2007
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New optical microcavity could lead to more efficient quantum computing
Right now, there is no shortage of proposed architectures for quantum computers. Scientists are constantly looking for, and developing viable candidates for quantum information processing. And with the production of an open ...
New method reveals substances on surfaces of any kind
Last August German police discovered about 50 tons of rotten meat on the premises of a wholesaler in Bavaria. Because the risk of rotten meat turning up in grocery stores everywhere is not to be underestimated, the importance ...
Sep 7, 2007
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Old developmental pathways spawn revolutionary evolutionary changes
When the larvae of the primitive social insect Polistes metricus, a paper wasp, slips into the quiet pupal stage, she doesn’t know if she’ll arise a worker or gyne (future queen) – unless she consults with Arizona State ...
Sep 7, 2007
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Australia and China partner for a low-emission energy future
Australia and China today signed a partnership agreement that will pave the way for the installation of low-emission coal energy technology in Beijing next year.
Environment
Sep 7, 2007
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