Supermassive black holes in some giant galaxies create such a hostile environment, they shut down the formation of new stars, according to NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer findings published in the August 24 issue of Nature.
Astronomy
Aug 23, 2006
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Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made an important step toward solving a critical puzzle relating to a chemical reaction that leads to DNA mutation, which underlies many forms of cancer. The research, ...
Aug 23, 2006
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Gamers have a lot to be excited about as today ATI announced its new flagship graphics card family, the Radeon X1950 series.
Hardware
Aug 23, 2006
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A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has received $1.8 million in federal funding to improve the energy efficiency of green light-emitting diodes (LEDs). As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 23, 2006
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University of Washington researchers have succeeded in building a cooling device tiny enough to fit on a computer chip that could work reliably and efficiently with the smallest microelectronic components.
General Physics
Aug 23, 2006
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A new family of molecules used to detect hydrogen peroxide and other reactive chemicals in living cells could be a useful addition to anti-terrorist arsenals, says the University of California, Berkeley, chemist who developed ...
Aug 23, 2006
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Samsung Electronics, a leading provider and innovator of mobile phones, today announced its launch of the ‘Super music phone’ in Korea.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 23, 2006
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One of Australia’s top science prizes has been awarded to researchers based at The Australian National University who have developed a fast and totally secure way to transmit information using laser beams.
General Physics
Aug 23, 2006
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Astronomers using CSIRO's Parkes telescope in eastern Australia have detected radio "heartbeats" from a star that was not expected to have them. A US-Australian research team found that a "magnetar" -- a kind of star with ...
Astronomy
Aug 23, 2006
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Free-electron lasers (FEL) are large and expensive, but they can deliver unique light for research and applications. On August 21, 2006, at the Forschungszentrum Rossendorf (FZR) in Dresden, Germany, the second undulator ...
General Physics
Aug 23, 2006
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