Black holes, frozen worlds, the "big bang," supernovae -- when it comes to telling strange and compelling stories, astronomy and space science educators can draw upon these and other denizens of a celestial zoo more outlandish ...
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2010
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Recent research at the DUBBLE beamline has proved the existence of liquid crystals with two main axes. Liquid crystals with a single main axis are already used in LCDs (liquid crystal displays), but crystals with two main ...
General Physics
Feb 12, 2010
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With awiloc, the WLAN positioning technology, Fraunhofer researchers present new tools and an adaptable portfolio of services for building reference databases to be used throughout Europe. The technology will enable partners ...
Telecom
Feb 12, 2010
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The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) left CERN this morning on the first leg of its journey to the International Space Station (ISS). A special convoy carrying the experiment is due to arrive at the European Space Agency’s ...
Space Exploration
Feb 12, 2010
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The European Commission on Friday cleared the purchase by US computer giant Hewlett-Packard of networking company 3Com, saying it would not harm competition in Europe.
Business
Feb 12, 2010
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For more than two decades, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have been developing new grasses and forages that can hold their own on the rugged rangelands of the western United States. As a result of that work, ...
Ecology
Feb 12, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a layer of noble gas "bubbles," scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory devised a straightforward way to measure how fast molecules diffuse in supercooled liquids. Working at temperatures ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 12, 2010
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(AP) -- As it introduced a new social hub, Google quickly learned that people's most frequent e-mail contacts are not necessarily their best friends.
Internet
Feb 12, 2010
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New research suggests that the act of voluntarily sharing something with another may not be entirely exclusive to the human experience. A study published in the March 9th issue of Current Biology observed that bonobos - a ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2010
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Thinking about a typical victim of college dating violence, you're probably imagining her, not him.
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2010
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