(PhysOrg.com) -- Planning a trip to Mars? Take plenty of shielding. According to sensors on NASA's ACE (Advanced Composition Explorer) spacecraft, galactic cosmic rays have just hit a Space Age high.
Astronomy
Sep 29, 2009
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A team of Université de Montréal researchers, led by physics PhD student Olivier Daigle, has developed the world's most sensitive astronomical camera. Marketed by Photon etc., a young Quebec firm, the camera ...
Astronomy
Sep 29, 2009
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Plumes of harmful air pollutants can be transported across oceans and continents -- from Asia to the United States and from the United States to Europe -- and have a negative impact on air quality far from their original ...
Environment
Sep 29, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.
Nanophysics
Sep 29, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When pondering the demise of a famous dinosaur such as 'Sue,' the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex whose fossilized remains are a star attraction of the Field Museum in Chicago, it is hard to avoid the image of clashing ...
Archaeology
Sep 29, 2009
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Converting the trash that fills the world's landfills into biofuel may be the answer to both the growing energy crisis and to tackling carbon emissions, claim scientists in Singapore and Switzerland. New research published ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 29, 2009
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A spoonful of herbicide helps the sugar break down in a most delightful way.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 29, 2009
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If you are planning to do some Oktoberfesting in Germany, you may want to pay attention to how you order your beverages. The server is not giving you a three-for-the-price-of-two beer special; you're holding up the wrong ...
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2009
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A new genetic tool will enable scientists to study vocal learning and neurogenesis at the molecular level in songbirds.
Biotechnology
Sep 29, 2009
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(AP) -- After more than a year of delays, Garmin Ltd.'s GPS unit/wireless device hybrid nuvifone is finally going on sale in the U.S.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 29, 2009
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