What does a 1980s experimental aircraft have to do with state-of-the art quantum technology? Lots, as shown by new research from the Quantum Control Laboratory at the University of Sydney, and published in Nature Physics ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 20, 2014
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Giant spiders are invading Britain's homes - if media reports this year are anything to go by. But are they dangerous? Museum expert Stuart Hine explains why we are seeing more spiders this autumn, and what you should do ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2014
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IBM will pay $1.5 billion to Globalfoundries in order to shed its costly chip division.
Business
Oct 20, 2014
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(Phys.org) —The Sun is more spirited than previously thought. Apart from the solar eruptions, huge bursts of particles and radiation from the outer atmosphere of our star, also the cooler layer right below can be the site ...
Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2014
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The mindset of shoppers can be divided into two groups, say researchers: those focused on avoiding risk and opportunity-seekers who respond to messages about maximising pleasure.
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2014
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Small business owners over-estimate the burden of providing maternity protection to their staff a new review, conducted by a team of experts from Middlesex University for the International Labour Organization, has revealed ...
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2014
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The longest-lived robot ever sent to Mars came through its latest challenge in good health, reporting home on schedule after sheltering behind Mars from possible comet dust.
Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2014
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A free-floating image created by firing lasers into thin air was unveiled in Japan on Monday, offering the possibility one day of projecting messages into a cloudless sky, as seen in Batman.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 20, 2014
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Head Start programs may help low-income parents improve their educational status, according to a new study by Northwestern University researchers.
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2014
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Contracts were signed today to build three pairs of MetOp Second Generation satellites, ensuring the continuity of essential information for global weather forecasting and climate monitoring for decades to come.
Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2014
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