When an international team of scientists working at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) announced the discovery of the most massive antinucleus to date — and the first containing an anti-strange quark — it ...
General Physics
Feb 14, 2011
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On an outcrop near this town's lighthouse, a woman in stone perpetually scans the horizon for the fishing fleet returning home. To the dismay of townspeople, her view may soon be obscured by some of the world's tallest wind ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 14, 2011
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Two scientific publications report on improved methods for determining the amounts of flavanol antioxidants in cocoa and chocolate. The research, sponsored by The Hershey Center for Health and Nutrition, was a collaboration ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 14, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Pure organic compounds that glow in jewel tones could potentially lead to cheaper, more efficient and flexible display screens, among other applications.
Materials Science
Feb 14, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An international group of astronomers and physicists – including Dr Gabriel Molina-Terriza of Macquarie University Sydney has found that rotating black holes leave an imprint on passing radiation that ...
Astronomy
Feb 14, 2011
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In recent years, topological insulators have become one of the hottest topics in physics. These new materials act as both insulators and conductors, with their interior preventing the flow of electrical currents while their ...
Nanophysics
Feb 14, 2011
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The more humanity acidifies and warms the world's oceans with carbon emissions, the harder we will have to work to save our coral reefs.
Environment
Feb 14, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The average temperature is -50 F, and the sun has just begun to make an appearance, but University of Idaho doctoral student Chris Cox doesn’t really mind: it’s the chance of a lifetime to study ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2011
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During about 30 percent of all heart attacks, the patient experiences no symptoms. However, unmistakable signs of the attack remain in the bloodstream for days. MIT researchers, working with Massachusetts General Hospital’s ...
Biotechnology
Feb 14, 2011
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“Love and marriage, go together like the horse and carriage.”
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2011
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