Should the periodic table bear a warning label in the 21st century or be revised with a lesson about elemental supply and demand? If so, that lesson could start with one element considered a staple of life – but growing ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 14, 2011
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Solar sails, much like anti-matter and ion engines appear at first glance to only exist in science fiction. Many technologies from science fiction however, become science fact.
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2011
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Nestle Purina’s latest commercial for its Beneful dog food, aimed directly at canines by using high-frequency noises inaudible to humans, should serve to increase the bond owners feel with their pets, says a marketing ...
Economics & Business
Oct 14, 2011
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Steve Wozniak stepped triumphantly from his local Apple store on Friday caressing a new iPhone 4S and promptly told the gadget's robotic assistant to ring up his wife.
Other
Oct 14, 2011
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In the developing field of spintronics, physicists are designing devices to transmit data using the inherent axial rotation, or spin, of electrons rather than their charge as is used in electronics. Weak coupling of electron ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 14, 2011
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An innovative solar-thermal heating and cooling system installed on top of the UA's Student Recreation Center is expected to harvest almost 200 million kilowatt hours of solar energy per year – enough to power more than ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 14, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since 1995, scientists have discovered approximately 600 planets around other stars, including 50 planets last month alone, and one that orbits two stars, like Tatooine in Star Wars. Detection of the first ...
Astronomy
Oct 14, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The subtropical Canary Islands off Africa’s west coast are pictured in this Envisat image.
Earth Sciences
Oct 14, 2011
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International space cooperation will be highlighted in a historic event on 20 October: the launch of Europe’s first Galileo navigation satellites on Russia’s first Soyuz rocket to depart from Europe’s Spaceport ...
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2011
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German computer chip giant Infineon said Friday that high economic uncertainty had hurt its fourth-quarter earnings and would weigh on sales in the coming months as well.
Business
Oct 14, 2011
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