Grad student researches improvised explosive devices by making his own
(PhysOrg.com) -- Phillip Mulligan is trying to make improvised explosive devices more powerful with the idea of eventually making them less deadly.
Engineering
Jul 29, 2009
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Time Warner beats 2Q estimates; outlook steady
(AP) -- Time Warner Inc.'s second-quarter earnings beat Wall Street forecasts Wednesday despite a declining advertising market, as its Turner cable networks held up better than expected and "The Hangover" became a sleeper ...
Business
Jul 29, 2009
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Video game site lets players bet on their skills
(AP) -- Although you can win or lose real money, BringIt.com is not considered online gambling, and it's legal in 39 states.
Internet
Jul 29, 2009
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Graphene Shows High Current Capacity and Thermal Conductivity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent research into the properties of graphene nanoribbons provides two new reasons for using the material as interconnects in future computer chips. In widths as narrow as 16 nanometers, graphene has a ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 29, 2009
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Want responsible robotics? Start with responsible humans
(PhysOrg.com) -- When the legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov penned the "Three Laws of Responsible Robotics," he forever changed the way humans think about artificial intelligence, and inspired generations of engineers ...
Other
Jul 29, 2009
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Breaking the Planck's law, at the nanoscale
(PhysOrg.com) -- A well-established physical law describes the transfer of heat between two objects, but some physicists have long predicted that the law should break down when the objects are very close together. Scientists ...
General Physics
Jul 29, 2009
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45-nanometer chips for ultra-fast WiFi
(PhysOrg.com) -- Powerful new radio technologies that promise blisteringly fast WiFi have been given a boost by a team of European researchers’ cutting-edge work on miniscule microchips.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jul 29, 2009
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Improving AF situational awareness with smart satellite imagery
Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) and small business Geosemble Technologies are improving Air Force situational awareness with software that presents vast amounts of map data in a more manageable ...
Other
Jul 29, 2009
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Gene developed through conventional breeding to improve cowpea aphid resistance
The cowpea or black-eyed pea, as it is more commonly known, is a New Year's tradition for good luck. But disease and particularly aphids, which can wreck a crop within a few a days, are especially bad luck for the cowpea, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2009
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Reprogramming Human Cells Without Inserting Genes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team comprised of faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI) Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center (LSBC) and investigators at CellThera, a private company also located at the LSBC, has ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 29, 2009
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