Internet via power lines set to launch
A plan to offer consumers Internet access through their home's power lines may soon come to fruition for residents of Grand Ledge, Mich.
Telecom
Jul 20, 2007
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NASA Robots Practice Moon Survey in the Arctic Circle
Two NASA robots are surveying a rocky, isolated polar desert within a crater in the Arctic Circle. The study will help scientists learn how robots could evaluate potential outposts on the moon or Mars.
Robotics
Jul 20, 2007
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Mars Rovers Braving Severe Dust Storms
Having explored Mars for three-and-a-half years in what were missions originally designed for three months, NASA's Mars rovers are facing perhaps their biggest challenge.
Space Exploration
Jul 20, 2007
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Physicists get ultra-sharp glimpse of electrons
MIT physicists have developed a spectroscopy technique that allows researchers to inspect the world of electrons confined to a two-dimensional plane more clearly than ever before.
General Physics
Jul 20, 2007
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One species, many genomes
Faster growth, darker leaves, a different way of branching - wild varieties of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana are often substantially different from the laboratory strain of this small mustard plant, a favorite of many plant ...
Jul 20, 2007
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Art and music for the birds
Nature is a valued source of inspiration for artists. But what have artists offered the natural world? Would a bird even like rock and roll?
Other
Jul 20, 2007
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Trapped, Imaged Single Atoms May Enable Powerful Quantum Computing
Quantum computers have the potential to vastly out-perform present-day “classical” computers – if scientists can identify and manipulate promising quantum bits, or “qubits,” the basic information-storing units of ...
By ice floe to the North Pole
At the end of August, an unusual expedition under Russian leadership will leave for the Arctic Ocean.
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2007
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Genetic diversity in honeybee colonies boosts productivity
Why do queen honeybees mate with dozens of males? Does their extreme promiscuity, perhaps, serve a purpose?
Jul 20, 2007
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Researchers plumb mysteries of Antarctic Mountains
The 3,000-kilometer-long Transantarctic Mountains are a dominant feature of the Antarctic continent, yet up to now scientists have been unable to adequately explain how they formed.
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2007
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