(PhysOrg.com) -- Black holes get their name because they absorb all incoming light, and are so dense that none of that light can escape their event horizon. In a new study, scientists have created a sonic analogue of a black ...
A potentially ‘green’ energy storage device which will help to power electric transport is to be officially launched at The University of Nottingham’s Malaysia Campus (UNMC) this week.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 10, 2011
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On January 4, the Hinode satellite captured these breathtaking images of an annular solar eclipse.
Space Exploration
Jan 10, 2011
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No one thinks twice about picking up a cup of coffee, but this task has vexed robots for three decades. A new type of mechanical hand developed by researchers at Harvard and Yale promises to solve this problem.
Robotics
Jan 10, 2011
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For all the detailed tools developed to study finance in past decades, relatively few scholars have brought those methods to bear on a pressing social question: How do poor people manage their finances?
Economics & Business
Jan 10, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lake Vostok, an untouched lake in Antarctica, is soon to be reached for the first time. Russian scientists are drilling down to the oxygen-rich lake, which is buried beneath a sheet of ice almost four kilometers ...
US-based iGate and a British private equity firm announced a 1.2-billion-dollar deal on Monday to buy one of India's oldest software firms in a major move into the outsourcing business.
Business
Jan 10, 2011
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Slick touchscreen tablet computers and smarter devices for the home and the car took center stage as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wrapped up on Sunday.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The magnetic north pole is slowly moving, and the shift is affecting runways at airports in Tampa, Florida, with the major runway at Tampa International Airport closed until January 13th to allow for the ...
Lovers of PlayStation 3 console shooter video games are being armed with assault rifle controllers by accessory makers playing into battle hero fantasies.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 10, 2011
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